Sydney Test: India 98/2 On Day 4 In Chase Of Australia's 407 (Report)
India lost openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill on Sunday in their pursuit of a 407-run target set by Australia in the ongoing third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Brief scores: India 244 a
Resuming the post-lunch session at 182/4, Smith and Green collected runs at a brisk pace and scored boundaries at will, thus adding pressure on the Indian bowlers. Smith (81), however, missed out on his second century of the match as he got out lbw against off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for the third time in the series.
Green, 21, again showed composure to help solidify his place in the team, bringing up his 50 with a boundary then smacking three huge sixes before getting caught by Saha off Bumrah as he swung the bat again.
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Australia's declaration came after Green fell on the stroke of tea for an entertaining 84, his maiden Test half-century, with captain Tim Paine unbeaten on 39.
Chasing a mammoth target, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill once again provided India with a good start as the duo added 71-runs for the opening wicket. Both the batters collected runs at a brisk pace.
Second consecutive innings fifty runs partnership between Rohit & Gill
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Gill, who has cemented his place in the side after making a debut this series, again looked at home until he nicked a Hazlewood delivery to Tim Paine behind the stumps on 31. Sharma brought up his 11th Test 50 before being caught at fine leg hooking a Cummins short ball.
Cheteshwar Pujara survived some nervy moments in the initial stage of his innings. Criticized heavily for his slow batting in the first innings, he continued to bat in the same manner. Pujara (9*) and skipper Ajinkya Rahane (4*) made sure India didn't lose any further wicket till the end of the day's play.
Scorecard: Australia vs India
