IND vs AUS 3rd Test highlights: India pulls off draw in Sydney Test
Vihari (23 not out off 161) and Ashwin (39 not out off 128), who got together in the 89th over of India's second innings, wore down Australia by batting for more than 42 overs
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R Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari play out the entire evening session to pull off a draw against Australia. Photo: @cricketcomau
Hanuma Vihari and R Ashwin batted out the entire evening session on day five to eke out a memorable draw against Australia in third Test at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Monday.
Vihari (23 not out off 161) and Ashwin (39 not out off 128), who got together in the 89th over of India's second innings, wore down Australia by batting for more than 42 overs. India ended up with 334 for five in 131 overs.
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Starting the day at 98 for two and needing 309 for victory, Cheteshwar Pujara (77 off 205) and Rishabh Pant (97 off 118) kept the fight going for India with a 148-run stand after losing skipper Ajinkya Rahane (4) early.
Vihari, who was limping for major part of his innings due to a hamstring injury, and Ashwin kept the Australians at bay with a marathon match-saving effort. The duo batted for 42.4 overs.
The series remains tied at 1-1 going into the fourth and final Test, beginning at the Gabba on January 15.
India vs Australia 3rd Test scorecard
Australia first innings scorecard| 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 | |
India first innings scorecard
| 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 | c Paine b Cummins | 50 | 176 | 5 | 0 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | b Cummins | 22 | 70 | 1 | 1 |
| Hanuma Vihari | runout (Hazlewood) | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Warner b Hazlewood | 36 | 67 | 4 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | not out | 28 | 37 | 5 | 0 |
| R Ashwin | runout (Cummins/Labuschagne | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Navdeep Saini | c Wade b Starc | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | runout (Labuschagne) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj | c Paine b Cummins | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Total: 244-10 in 100.4 Overs | |||||
| Bowlers | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | |
| Mitchell Starc | 19 | 7 | 61 | 1 | |
| Josh Hazlewood | 21 | 10 | 43 | 2 | |
| Pat Cummins | 21.4 | 10 | 29 | 4 | |
| Nathan Lyon | 31 | 8 | 87 | 0 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Cameron Green | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
Australia second innings
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| David Warner | lbw b Ashwin | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Pucovski | c (sub) Saha b Siraj | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c (sub) Saha b Saini | 73 | 118 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | lbw b Ashwin | 81 | 167 | 8 | 0 |
| Mathew Wade | c (sub) Saha b Saini | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | c (sub) Saha b Bumrah | 84 | 132 | 8 | 4 |
| Tim Paine | not out | 39 | 52 | 6 | 0 |
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Total: 312-6 (dec) in 87 Overs
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| Bowlers | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 21 | 4 | 68 | 1 | |
| Mohammed Siraj | 25 | 5 | 90 | 1 | |
| Navdeep Saini | 16 | 2 | 54 | 2 | |
| R Ashwin | 25 | 1 | 95 | 2 | |
India 2nd innings scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rohit Sharma | c Starc b Cummins | 52 | 98 | 5 | 1 |
| Shubman Gill | c Paine b Hazlewood | 31 | 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | b Hazlewood | 77 | 205 | 12 | 0 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Wade b Lyon | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Cummins b Lyon | 97 | 118 | 12 | 3 |
| Hanuma Vihari | not out | 23 | 161 | 4 | 0 |
| R Ashwin | not out | 39 | 128 | 7 | 0 |
| Total: 334-5 in 131 Overs | |||||
| Bowlers | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | |
| Mitchell Starc | 22 | 6 | 66 | 0 | |
| Josh Hzlewood | 26 | 12 | 39 | 2 | |
| Pat Cummins | 26 | 6 | 72 | 1 | |
| Nathan Lyon | 46 | 17 | 114 | 2 | |
| Cameron Green | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |
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12:57 PM
Steve Smith: Man of the match
Steve Smith adjudged player of the match. Smith reckons India fought well. We felt few kept a low on day three, but there was not much today. Always means a lot when you score a hundred for your country. Looking forward to play the next Test in a few days time.
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131 overs is the most number of overs India has batted in the fourth innings of a Test since 1980.
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India vs Australia 3rd Test highlights: India 334-5
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India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 5 live match updates
Players shake hands and India saves the Test match. A brilliant partnership betweem Vihari and Ashwin did it for India.
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IND vs AUS live score after 130 Overs: 334-5 | Overs Left: 1
Over Summary: 4 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 334-5 ; Hanuma Vihari (19), R Ashwin (39)
Starc continues and Hanuma Vihari glances the first ball towards fine leg for FOUR.
Starc continues and Hanuma Vihari glances the first ball towards fine leg for FOUR.
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IND vs AUS live score after 129 Overs: 330-5 | Overs Left: 2
Over Summary: 4 0 2 0 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 330-5 ; Hanuma Vihari (19), R Ashwin (39)
Hazlewood continues and concedes six runs, including a boundary, to R Ashwin.
Hazlewood continues and concedes six runs, including a boundary, to R Ashwin.
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IND vs AUS live score after 128 Overs: 324-5 | Overs Left: 3
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 4 ; India 2nd innings: 324-5 ; Hanuma Vihari (19), R Ashwin (33)
Starc continues and Hanuma Vihari cuts towards point for FOUR.
Starc continues and Hanuma Vihari cuts towards point for FOUR.
12:25 PM
Josh Hazlewood [24.0-11-33-2] is back into the attack and bowls a MAIDEN to Ashwin.
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IND vs AUS live score after 127 Overs: 320-5 | Overs Left: 4
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 320-5 ; Hanuma Vihari (15), R Ashwin (33)
Josh Hazlewood [24.0-11-33-2] is back into the attack and bowls a MAIDEN to Ashwin.
12:21 PM
Starc continues and concedes a run in form of NO BALL.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 126 Overs: 320-5 | Overs Left: 5
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 320-5 ; Hanuma Vihari (15), R Ashwin (33)
Starc continues and concedes a run in form of NO BALL.
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IND vs AUS live score after 126 Overs: 319-5 | Overs Left: 6
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 319-5 ; Hanuma Vihari (15), R Ashwin (33)
Nathan Lyon continues and Ashwin defends the over successfully.
Nathan Lyon continues and Ashwin defends the over successfully.
12:11 PM
Starc continues and Hanuma Vihari survives the over.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 125 Overs: 319-5 | Overs Left: 7
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 319-5 ; Hanuma Vihari (15), R Ashwin (33)
Starc continues and Hanuma Vihari survives the over.
12:07 PM
Lyon continues and bowls a MAIDEN over to Ashwin.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 124 Overs: 319-5 | Overs Left: 8
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 319-5 ; Hanuma Vihari (15), R Ashwin (33)
Lyon continues and bowls a MAIDEN over to Ashwin.
12:04 PM
Mitchell Starc [17.0-4-57-0] is back into the attack and does find a edge but Paine puts down the catch. Hanuma Vihari gets the lifeline and India's resistance persists.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 123 Overs: 319-5 | Paine drops Vihari
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 319-5 ; Hanuma Vihari (15), R Ashwin (33)
Mitchell Starc [17.0-4-57-0] is back into the attack and does find a edge but Paine puts down the catch. Hanuma Vihari gets the lifeline and India's resistance persists.
11:58 AM
Lyon continues and Ashwin sees off the over amid too much of chatter from Tim Paine.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 122 Overs: 319-5 | Overs Left: 10
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 319-5 ; Hanuma Vihari (15), R Ashwin (33)
Lyon continues and Ashwin sees off the over amid too much of chatter from Tim Paine.
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IND vs AUS live score after 121 Overs: 319-5 | Overs Left: 11
Over Summary: 4 0 0 4 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 319-5 ; Hanuma Vihari (15), R Ashwin (33)
Cummins continues...
Hanuma Vihari guides the first ball over gully for FOUR while edges the 4th ball to third man boundary for FOUR.
Cummins continues...
Hanuma Vihari guides the first ball over gully for FOUR while edges the 4th ball to third man boundary for FOUR.
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First Published: Jan 11 2021 | 4:37 AM IST
