Big praise for Shubman Gill! Meanwhile, India are 50-0.
For someone playing only his 2nd test match @RealShubmanGill looks very assured at the wicket. Good solid defence, positive stroke play and clarity of thought. Definitely has a very bright future for India in all the 3 formats. #AUSvsIND
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 8, 2021
India vs Australia live score, IND 46-0. Rohit Sharma has decided to take the attack to Nathan Lyon. Steps down and smashes a six over long on. And then gently guides one to the fine leg boundary. 10 off the over.
India vs Australia live score, IND 34-0. Shubman Gill with a beautiful upper cut off Pat Cummins in the previous over. Paine immediately turns to Lyon. Off-spin vs these two batsmen should be a good contest.
India vs Australia live score, IND 28-0. Meanwhile, Marnus Labuschagne is enjoying himself on the field
.@marnus3cricket was enjoying being back under the helmet for the Aussies! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/GaCWPkTthl
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 8, 2021
India vs Australia live score, IND 26-0: Play resumes after tea with Josh Hazlewood bowling to Rohit Sharma. A good probing over first up but Rohit gets through.
India vs Australia live score, IND 26-0: It's tea time now. Cummins bowls yet another maiden here and Indians have managed to block him well. That is a decent start for the Indians in this short passage of play.
India vs Australia live score, IND 26-0: Another maiden by Hazlewood and he has gotten good lines. India on the other hand have blocked well. This is a good battle between bat and ball here.
India vs Australia live score, IND 26-0: So Rohit gets going now. Hazlewood bowls a short one to him and he pulls it for a four. We might see a lot of it in the coming overs.
India vs Australia live score, IND 21-0: A productive over for India comes to an end here. Gill gets two fours in the over and is looking solid here at the moment.
IND 15-0
Marnus just wants to know who Gill's favourite player is! 😂 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/VvW7MixbQR
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 8, 2021
India vs Australia live score, IND 9-0: So after a period of three overs India leave for tea at 5-0. The batsmen would have gotten a little feel of the wicket. But wait, there's another over from Hazlewood here. Rohit gets a four through point.
India vs Australia live score, IND 5-0: A full delivery by Mitchell Starc and Gill gets it for a four through long off. This is a positive start by the youngster.
So the Aussie fielders have their way to the middle. And so have Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. This will be a very short passage of play, just before tea.
India vs Australia live score, AUS 338: Jadeja ends the innings with a spectacular run-out. Smith is out for 131 and Australia is all out for 338. Excellent cricket all around and it's time for a quick change-over break.
India vs Australia live score, AUS 326-9: Smith is now taking on the Indian bowlers, as he smashes Bumrah for an overhead four. Still India has given far more runs to the tail. They have added 71 already.
India vs Australia live score, AUS 315-9: Jadeja has been using a lot of yorkers here. Nathan Lyon is struck on the pads and is trapped plumb in front of the wickets. Jadeja has his fourth as Lyon is out for a duck.
India vs Australia live score, AUS 310-8: Saini has a wicket here as Starc looks to clear the fence on every ball. Finally he pays the price. But he has scored 24. Another good partnership for the Aussies, now comes to an end as Saini has his second wicket.
India vs Australia, live score, AUS 301-7: So Australia has brought up 300 in 100 overs here. One would get a feeling that the Aussies are still on top, and India need to get remaining wickets quickly.
India vs Australia live score, AUS 292-7: These partnerships lower down the order by Australia are a regular feature. India still haven't managed to put a check on them. And one wonders why Rahane hasn't introduced Ashwin for tail-enders.
India vs Australia, live score, AUS 288-7: Starc has shown a lot of confidence with the bat here. He drives Saini for a four and is looking good. At the other end, Smith is stuck on 99. And Smith has hundred no 27, his eight against India.
India vs Australia live score, AUS 278-7: So Jadeja comes back into the attack now. And Pat Cummins is yorked by a spinner for a duck. This is good bowling by the left-armer. Smith is on 99 now.
India vs Australia live score, AUS 273-6: Smith is into the 90s now. He looks certain of getting a ton, and also he has managed to keep Cummins off strike. Another over comes to an end. This partnership is worth 18 already.
AUS 268-6
Pat Cummins averages 12.96 with the bat in the last two years, his last 23 Tests. #AUSvIND
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) January 8, 2021
India vs Australia live score, AUS 263-6: Smith gets a four off Smith and then a couple of runs off Bumrah. He is inching closer to yet another ton. How does one get him out? India need to keep targeting Cummins here.
India vs Australia live score, AUS 255-6: Jasprit Bumrah strikes. A full ball on the off stump and Paine misses the ball. He is castled for one and India would like to believe that they are back in the match.
India vs Australia, live score, AUS 252-5: India sticking to a middle and leg stump line that is not creating a lot of problems for the Aussies. The need to bowl on off or outside off. Smith gets three from Siraj's over. Last ball of the over Paine leaves the ball is hit on the pads. He is saved by the height.
India vs Australia live score, AUS 249-5: Bumrah takes on Paine now. The Indian has been bowling well here. And here is another maiden. Despite the Aussies scoring all these runs in the morning, it has been a much better bowling effort till now.
India vs Australia live score, AUS 249-5: So Siraj continues after lunch here. Smith looks really set here, and India would like to bowl more to the new man in -- Tim Paine. And India start with a maiden after lunch here.
India would just be eyeing the big fish, Steve Smith. If they can get him early after lunch, it will be a huge plus for the Indian team. Let's move forward to the second session of the day.
India vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 2 Live Score: Aus 249/5. WICKET - Cameron Green lbw Jasprit Bumrah. Nips in a little from outside off, strikes right in front. No review from Green and India get another wicket before lunch. Superb bowling from Bumrah. Steve Smith still around, but India will be very happy as they go into the break.
India vs Australia Live Cricket Score, 3rd Test at Sydney, Day 2 Latest Updates: Rohit Sharma has decided to take the attack to Nathan Lyon. Steps down and smashes a six over long on. And then gently guides one to the fine leg boundary.
Day 1 report: After struggling in the first two Tests and a rain-delay in the third Test, Australian batsmen finally shone bright at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. While as many as 35 overs were lost on day one due to the rain, debutant Will Pucovski gave ample of reasons to the hosts to smile about. The 22-year-old slammed his maiden fifty, while Marnus Labuschagne returned unbeaten on 67, to take Australia to 166-2 at stumps. After Aussie skipper Tim Paine won the toss and opted to bat on a flat SCG deck, he would have hoped his batsmen to fire, and that is exactly what they did. Playing his first match in the series, opener David Warner looked in good touch before he was caught by Cheteshwar Pujara for 5, off Mohammad Siraj. But the early breakthrough didn't change things much for Australia, as they kept on getting runs at a steady pace.
Labuschagne joined Pucovski and looked like wanting to make use of a good batting track. The duo started hitting boundaries at will and struck 100-run partnership in no time. Meanwhile, India was pushed on the back foot because of two missed chances by wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant -- first on the bowling of R Ashwin, and then Mohammad Siraj. But after getting two reprieves, debutant Navdeep Saini got rid of Pucovski for 62. A fuller-length delivery came back in sharply to the batsman, and struck right in the middle of centre.
With the score reading 106-2, India would have hoped to pull a few things back, but that was not to be. Steve Smith, who had looked rusty so far in the Test series, smacked a few boundaries against Saini, and then R Ashwin as well. Combining well with Smith, Labushagne too brought up his ninth fifty. With no purchase from the pitch, Indian bowlers, though kept it tight, but struggled to create chances. In a surprise move, India skipper Ajinkya Rahane under-bowled Ravindra Jadeja, who got some spin in the last few overs of the day. He only bowled three and gave away two runs.
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 6877 | 275 |
| 2 | Australia | 6800 | 272 |
| 3 | India | 10186 | 268 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 7516 | 259 |
| 5 | South Africa | 5047 | 252 |
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