But prasidh

Pacer Prasidh Krishna: Pacer Prasidh Krishna picked three wickets to keep India in the hunt of defending 162 as Australia reached 71/3 in 13 overs at lunch on day three of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.

After Australia took 7.5 overs to end India’s second innings at 157 in 39.5 overs, with Scott Boland taking 6-45, Prasidh picked 3-27 to lead the charge for visitors’ in captain Jasprit Bumrah’s absence.

The enthralling play in the first session, where seven wickets fell overall, means Australia need 91 more runs to win the match and series, with Usman Khawaja and Travis Head unbeaten on 19 and 5 respectively. On the other hand, India require seven wickets to win the game and retain the trophy.