Team India is in a spot of bother as they have lost four wickets for 79 runs in second innings going into Tea trailing Australia by 9 runs with six wickets in hand here at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. Cheteshwar Pujara fights a lone battle for India batting on 36.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Umesh Yadav bagged three wickets each on day-2 to bowl out Australia for 197 runs in the first innings allowing them to take an 88-run lead here at the Holkar Cricket Stadium.
Electing to bat first, India were bundled out for just 109 runs. Indian batters looked helpless in front of Australian spinners. Matthew Kuhnemann (5/16) registered his career-best figures, while spin veteran Nathan Lyon (3/35) also made merry on a pitch that offered a lot of turn to spinner
Ravi Shastri believes that Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin can make it into India's all-time XI. Indian spinners have dominated the entire Australian team in the first two test matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy
Ashwin claims the top spot among bowlers after taking six wickets in his most recent performance, in India's emphatic victory over Australia in the second Test, with Anderson dropping to second place after England's stunning loss to New Zealand in the Wellington Test.
The hosts resumed the innings at 84/7 with Axar Patel 6(13) and Ravichandran Ashwin 1(5) at the crease but could only add 25 runs to the total as the team was skittled out for 109.
India made two changes with Shubhman Gill replacing KL Rahul and pacer Mohammed Shami was rested to bring in Umesh Yadav. Australia also made two changes with Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc making a comeback.