India vs Australia LIVE 3rd Test Day 5: India in trouble Lyon removes Rahane early on Day 5

January 11, 2021

Ind vs Aus LIVE Score, India vs Australia 3rd Test, Day 5: After impressive performances by Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne in both the innings, a collective bowling effort by the Aussie quicks to dismantle Indian on the fourth day of third test at SCG.

Australia are in a commanding position with a big total on the scoreboard. But the intent shown by both Indian openers yesterday might have earned them at least a hundred thousand fans and has given few others a ray of hope. Something that was missing in the first innings. What that kind of a start has also done is that India can now entertain thoughts of saving this Test. And who better than Pujara and Rahane to show them the way?

Ind vs Aus 3rd Test, Day 5 LIVE:

5:29: 47th over: India 116-3 (Pujara 22, Pant 5) Hazlewood to Pujara, the Indian batsman does what he does best, defend. Just like a wall. Has to play every ball of the over bar the bouncer.

46th over: India 116-3 (Pujara 22, Pant 5) Lyon will bowl all day. Pujara backs away and cuts fine of the gully fieldsman, who has to run around to the ball and thus gives them time for a quick single. Pant sees out the next four balls.

4:30: WICKET! Rahane c Wade b Lyon 4, India 102-3

The early wicket falls! All of India’s overnight hopes sag along with it, as the stand-in captain goes. Nathan ‘Nathan’ Lyon in his first over the day, always with the idea that the spinner should take wickets on day five, and after a wicketless match so far he gets career victim 395 at last. Pretty straightforward, he bowls an off-break with lots of loop, Rahane doesn’t time his forward defensive press, he’s too early on it and it takes a thick inside edge that goes directly to short leg, travelling fast but Wade holds it.