IND vs AUS 3rd Test Day 2 highlights: India 96/2 at stumps, trails by 242
India made a solid start with Rohit Sharma (26) and Shubman Gill (50) stitching a 70-run opening stand. Gill went on to score his maiden half-century
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Shubman Gill his maiden test fifty on Day 2 of third Test. Photo: @cricketcomau
India was 96 for two at stumps on day two, trailing Australia by 242 runs in the third Test at Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Cheteshwar Pujara and skipper Ajinkya Rahane were batting 9 and 5 respectively at close of play.
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India made a solid start with Rohit Sharma (26) and Shubman Gill (50) stitching a 70-run opening stand. Gill went on to score his maiden half-century. Australia rode on Steve Smith's gritty 131-run knock and half centuries by debutant Will Pucovski (62) and Marnus Labuschagne (91) to come up with their strongest batting performance of the ongoing series. Australia scored 338 runs in its first innings as Ravindra Jadeja picked 4 wickets while Bumrah and Saini took two wickets each
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IND vs AUS 3rd Test Day 2: India's scorecard after Day 2| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rohit Sharma | c & b Hazlewood | 26 | 77 | 3 | 1 |
| Shubman Gill | c Geen b Cummins | 50 | 101 | 8 | 0 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | not out | 9 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | not out | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 96-2 in 45 Overs | |||||
| Bowlers | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | |
| Mitchell Starc | 7 | 4 | 19 | 0 | |
| Josh Hazlewood | 10 | 5 | 23 | 1 | |
| Pat Cummins | 12 | 6 | 19 | 1 | |
| Nathan Lyon | 16 | 7 | 35 | 0 | |
IND vs AUS 3rd Test scorecard: Australia 1st innings
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Will Pucovski | lbw b Saini | 62 | 110 | 4 | 0 |
| David Warner | c Pujara b Siraj | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Rahane b Jadeja | 91 | 196 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | runout (Jadeja) | 131 | 226 | 16 | 0 |
| Mathew Wade | c Bumrah b Jadeja | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | lbw b Bumrah | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Paine | b Bumrah | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | b Jadeja | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Gill b Saini | 24 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| Nathan Lyon | lbw b Jadeja | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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Total: 338-10 in 105.4 overs
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| Bowlers | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 25.4 | 7 | 66 | 2 | |
| Mohammed Siraj | 25 | 4 | 67 | 1 | |
| R Ashwin | 24 | 1 | 74 | 0 | |
| Navdeep Saini | 13 | 0 | 65 | 2 | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 18 | 3 | 62 | 4 | |
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IND vs AUS live score after 45 Overs: 96-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 96-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (9), Ajinkya Rahane (5)
Starc bowls the last over of the day...
Pujara sees off the over succesfully and it is STUMPS on Day 2.
Starc bowls the last over of the day...
Pujara sees off the over succesfully and it is STUMPS on Day 2.
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Lyon continues and bowls a MAIDEN over to Rahane.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 44 Overs: 96-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 96-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (9), Ajinkya Rahane (5)
Lyon continues and bowls a MAIDEN over to Rahane.
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Starc continues and bowls a MAIDEN over to Pujara.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 43 Overs: 96-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 96-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (9), Ajinkya Rahane (5)
Starc continues and bowls a MAIDEN over to Pujara.
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IND vs AUS live score after 42 Overs: 96-2
Over Summary: 3 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 96-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (9), Ajinkya Rahane (5)
Lyon continues and Pujara collects three runs off the first delivery.
Lyon continues and Pujara collects three runs off the first delivery.
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Starc continues and concedes four runs, including a triple to Cheteshwar Pujara.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 41 Overs: 93-2
Over Summary: 0 1 0 0 0 3 ; India 1st innings: 93-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (6), Ajinkya Rahane (5)
Starc continues and concedes four runs, including a triple to Cheteshwar Pujara.
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IND vs AUS live score after 40 Overs: 89-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 1 ; India 1st innings: 89-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (3), Ajinkya Rahane (4)
Lyon continues and concedes a single to Rahane.
Lyon continues and concedes a single to Rahane.
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IND vs AUS live score after 39 Overs: 88-2
Over Summary: 0 0 2 0 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 88-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (3), Ajinkya Rahane (3)
Mitchell Starc [3.0-1-15-0] is back into the attack and bowls a MAIDEN over to Cheteshwar Pujara.
Mitchell Starc [3.0-1-15-0] is back into the attack and bowls a MAIDEN over to Cheteshwar Pujara.
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Lyon continues and Rahane collects a couple of runs off the third delivery towards cover region.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 38 Overs: 88-2
Over Summary: 0 0 2 0 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 88-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (3), Ajinkya Rahane (3)
Lyon continues and Rahane collects a couple of runs off the third delivery towards cover region.
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IND vs AUS live score after 37 Overs: 86-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 86-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (3), Ajinkya Rahane (1)
Cummins bowls a MAIDEN over to Pujara.
Cummins bowls a MAIDEN over to Pujara.
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Lyon bowls a MAIDEN over to Ajinkya Rahane.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 36 Overs: 86-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 86-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (3), Ajinkya Rahane (1)
Lyon bowls a MAIDEN over to Ajinkya Rahane.
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IND vs AUS live score after 35 Overs: 86-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 86-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (3), Ajinkya Rahane (1)
Cummins continues and bowls a MAIDEN over to Cheteshwar Pujara.
Cummins continues and bowls a MAIDEN over to Cheteshwar Pujara.
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IND vs AUS live score after 34 Overs: 86-2
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 86-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (3), Ajinkya Rahane (1)
Lyon continues and bowls a MAIDEN over Rahane.
Lyon continues and bowls a MAIDEN over Rahane.
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IND vs AUS live score after 33 Overs: 86-2
Over Summary: W 0 0 1 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 86-2 ; Cheteshwar Pujara (3), Ajinkya Rahane (1)
Cummins continues and Gill edges the first ball to gully and Green completes the catch. Shubman Gill c Green b Cummins 50(101) [4s-8]
Ajinkya Rahane, right handed bat, comes to the crease and collects a single off the 4th ball.
Cummins continues and Gill edges the first ball to gully and Green completes the catch. Shubman Gill c Green b Cummins 50(101) [4s-8]
Ajinkya Rahane, right handed bat, comes to the crease and collects a single off the 4th ball.
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IND vs AUS live score after 32 Overs: 85-1 | Gill hits maiden fifty
Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 0 0 ; India 1st innings: 85-1 ; Shubman Gill (50), Cheteshwar Pujara (3)
Lyon continues and Shubman Gill collects a single off the 3rd delivery to complete his maiden Test FIFTY.
Lyon continues and Shubman Gill collects a single off the 3rd delivery to complete his maiden Test FIFTY.
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First Published: Jan 08 2021 | 3:15 AM IST
