Australia require 76 runs to win the 3rd Test after bowling out India for 163 on Day 2

[MenInG]

Australia are ahead by 47 runs but we all know that quick wickets in the morning could change the complexion of the game.

So what will it be?

Australia build a lead of over 250?
Australia bowled out cheaply

Regardless an intriguing days play ahead

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[Justcrazy]

If India can wrap this up within another 50 runs , they will be confident . Aussies need 150 runs lead to put India under real pressure.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies need a few solid cameos here , you will get out at some point of time , before that any you need to make as much as runs as possible.

 

[Justcrazy]

India is bowling tight line here , not giving away much.

 

[Adijazz1706]

Australia getting a lead of 150 should be enough I think

 

[RamLakhan]

Karun Nair should have played in this match and got 300...! OR Jadeja should replicate one of his Ranji triple centuries.... I think the pitch is doing OK, just that Aussie bowlers took advantage over our pathetic Indian Batsmen! Also looks like one should never bat first on these pitches!

Indian batting is capable of these 36 a/o, 100+ a/o every now and then! Without middle order batting this is bound to happen! Middle order (No.3 to No.6) is key for Test Cricket!

 

[boomboomcheema]

Aussies batting very slow. Don't want to end up playing too many overs for too few runs.

 

[dravidthewall]

Magician arrived and got the wicket: Ashwin

 

[MP2011]

Ashwin gets Handscomb.

 

[Smbhayi]

Handscomb gone, Carey in, it'll be interesting Carey vs spinners..

 

[MP2011]

Aussies leading by 77 runs.

This is a good enough lead to at least get our top-5 batsmen out.

 

[Smbhayi]

Umesh got Green, looked plumb..

 

[Smbhayi]

Umesh got Green, looked plumb..

And it stays out, umpires call .

 

[Justcrazy]

82 runs lead by Australia here. They need some good hits here , quick runs required .

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies leading by 77 runs.

This is a good enough lead to at least get our top-5 batsmen out.

You never know , India can get a good total in second innings , anything below 100 runs will not bother India much.

 

[JattMaula]

Need to wrap up tail quickly to have a chance to come back!

 

[dravidthewall]

Out starc gone to umesh

 

[VForVendetta]

Horrible stuff from Green/Comb. This is what I was doubting. They don't need to go bazball, playing reverse sweep/scoop paddle, but they needed to keep the scoreboard ticking.All this blockathon stuff gets nowhere. Now they are on the verge of getting bundled out within 200.Knowing their batting depth, even 100 will be impossible for them to chase down! You can't succeed in these pitches with classic textbook approach.

 

[MP2011]

Carey gone too

 

[Justcrazy]

87 runs lead , just two wickets in hand , India will be pleased here.

 

[dravidthewall]

Wonder why ashwin came soo late to bowl .Almost after 1 hour

 

[Adijazz1706]

Typical Aussie collapse in India

 

[boomboomcheema]

As expected, Australia have squandered away the advantage gained from the first innings. How ridiculous were Handscomb and Green batting, boring tuk tuk tuk not looking to get any runs. A run rate around 2.5 runs. They have wasted the chance to accumulate another 50 runs with their extremely slow batting .

Now India may get a lead of 100 runs and that will be enough to win the match by 50 runs. Australia will be sitting ducks in the final innings.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies required some small cameos , which they failed .

 

[dravidthewall]

WOW Umesh is AAg. We dont need bumrah.

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Umesh strikes .

 

[Smbhayi]

Ashwin got Carey, looked plumb again..

 

[Devadwal]

This is serious spell by Umesh .

 

[Adijazz1706]

Rohit must be very upset he didn't have Umesh bowl yesterday

 

[Smbhayi]

Ashwin got Carey, looked plumb again..

Lol what's that.. it was happened 5 mins ago..

 

[Smbhayi]

Ashwin finished things off..

 

[boomboomcheema]

What was Handscomb doing with the bat ? Played almost a 100 balls and just one boundary, how are you ever going to accumulate a big lead with that approach ? The Aussies were just looking to survive and they have secured whatever lead due to that reason only, no urgency shown.

 

[JattMaula]

Rohit must be very upset he didn't have Umesh bowl yesterday

Nah. They looked for reverse but it wasn't there when 2nd wicket partnership was booming.

 

[Smbhayi]

Australia did favors India by seeing off 1st hour..

 

[MP2011]

All out for 197

 

[MP2011]

Australia lost their last 6 wickets for 12 runs.

 

[Energy]

India are back in the game, lol. Dumb feffed up cricket from the Aussies. It will be a sight to behold if they lose this test as well.

 

[MP2011]

Now pls don't spoil the hard work of Umesh, Jadeja and Ashwin.

 

[Justcrazy]

So Aussies have lead of 88 runs .

They will need to bowl really well now. If India get to 200 here , the game will be on.

 

[JattMaula]

Now pls don't spoil the hard work of Umesh, Jadeja and Ashwin.

Asking too much of our batters.

 

[Savak]

It's incredible to see the mental block this Australian side has against India. They give so much respect to the Indian side and you can tell by the defensive approach they adopt against India which you will not see them adopt against any other team.

 

[JattMaula]

We need 250+ to have a shot at winning. 2 innings of substance will do.

 

[MenInG]

Australia lost their last 6 wickets for 11 runs

Amazing fightback from India. Deserve to win now.

 

[dravidthewall]

It's incredible to see the mental block this Australian side has against India. They give so much respect to the Indian side and you can tell by the defensive approach they adopt against India which you will not see them adopt against any other team.

That is because it is not easy to play ashwin and jadeja. You have to be very skillfull to face them in indian condition.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies need early wickets here.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Indians would look to erase the lead asap. They would be smart to know there's no point trying to settle on this wicket and play the waiting game.

 

[Justcrazy]

It's incredible to see the mental block this Australian side has against India. They give so much respect to the Indian side and you can tell by the defensive approach they adopt against India which you will not see them adopt against any other team.

Only England have defeated India in india in 2012 If I am not mistaken. India have defeated Aussies twice in a row in Australia.

Which Team has done that ? In fact India won despite 10 plus main players injured. India command respect because of performances in test.

 

[JattMaula]

Australia lost their last 6 wickets for 11 runs

Amazing fightback from India. Deserve to win now.

Aussies too did fightback to dismiss India cheaply. Both teams deserve win but Australia are still ahead.

 

[Justcrazy]

That is because it is not easy to play ashwin and jadeja. You have to be very skillfull to face them in indian condition.

Ashwin and jadeja are not the most skilful , they are very intelligent , they use the conditions perfectly. Ony team that can come close to beating India in India is England. But still would not beat India , becaus ethey lack proper spinners.

 

[Varun]

The pitches we create make test matches happen way too quickly for anyone's liking.

Once in a while is fine - but not every game.

 

[Energy]

India will wipe off the deficit with at least 8 wickets in hand. Australia will only dance around near the bat.

 

[sindhiboy]

India will wipe off the deficit with at least 8 wickets in hand. Australia will only dance around near the bat.

Very unlikely, the ball is turning miles
8 degrees of spin is no joke

 

[sweep_shot]

India are kind of back in the game.

Aussies failed to bat well again.

 

[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

India are kind of back in the game.

Aussies failed with batting again.

Game for India to lose now.

 

[MP2011]

Game for India to lose now.

Only if we erase the deficit without losing a wicket.

 

[jattafridi]

If India score 210

India will win
Sorry Cameron green your team in big big trouble

 

[RamLakhan]

The contribution of these three workhorses in "Indian Tests in India" is immense (Shami, Ishant, Umesh)...! For this sake (success in pace bowling in India) should give them the ATG tag! It is not a joke really...! Bumrah has fitness issues and Siraj has just started, so these trios score ahead of them!

 

[RamLakhan]

This partnership is the key really, if they wipe off this lead, then (even if Pujara & Kohli get out cheaply) the rest of the batsmen will get the confidence to hurt Aussies...

 

[RamLakhan]

As I suspected Aussies bottled in the morning session instead of seeing off and capitalizing! They are once again under immense pressure!

 

[MP2011]

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhimanyu Easwaran have made big hundreds for Rest of India in the Irani Cup.

 

[Devadwal]

Australia is way ahead in this game .India will not cross 170 runs in 2nd innings . Australia to win by 6 wickets in tomorrow morning session

 

[Devadwal]

Fast bowlers with 100 Test wickets in India, sorted by

average
24.5 Umesh
26.5 Kapil
26.6 Srinath
31.6 Ishant
35.9 Zaheer

SR
46 Umesh
56 Kapil
56 Srinath
66 Ishant
70 Zaheer

Umesh isn't a default pick in the Test XI when everyone is fit.

 

[MP2011]

Gill bowled by Lyon

 

[Devadwal]

What the need of that shot . pathetic shot selection

 

[MP2011]

Gill has really disappointed in this test.

 

[RamLakhan]

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhimanyu Easwaran have made big hundreds for Rest of India in the Irani Cup.

They are the modern FTBs then! That's why they are not getting into national team because there are veterans in the side who have achieved in all testing and overseas conditions!

 

[RamLakhan]

Fast bowlers with 100 Test wickets in India, sorted by

average
24.5 Umesh
26.5 Kapil
26.6 Srinath
31.6 Ishant
35.9 Zaheer

SR
46 Umesh
56 Kapil
56 Srinath
66 Ishant
70 Zaheer

Umesh isn't a default pick in the Test XI when everyone is fit.

Good point! I always felt he should be the first choice for tests in India! He gets you a wicket from nowhere! (That's what is needed when things are not going your way). You need this kind of a bowler in the team! I think he is overlooked for the way he leaks runs in LOIs (that's correct - he should not play LOIs)... Even Ishant was mistaken like this in the past!

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

just tuned in
what a collapse - so heartening to see Umesh sending them stumps for a walk, so sick of the same old spin low bouncy wicket diet fed in and out 24/7.
Umesh justified his place instead of mo shami who should be back in ahmd but i do feel he has undeachieved by heaps overall in his carrers, i'd think a lack of hunger might be it for him.
gill lost his wicket to a horrible shot
I sense a collapse here as well, hoping our guys play with intensity and focus and not go for the spectacular.
aussie spinners will not be easy to get away.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Good point! I always felt he should be the first choice for tests in India! He gets you a wicket from nowhere! (That's what is needed when things are not going your way). You need this kind of a bowler in the team! I think he is overlooked for the way he leaks runs in LOIs (that's correct - he should not play LOIs)... Even Ishant was mistaken like this in the past!

So who would you drop for him considering our pathetic pitches we can only have 2 quicks else our batting would be weakened?
Cant drop Shami, Cant drop Jazzboom if he is fit and firing, Siraj is the next cab off the rank if the other two are injured. Unless we play ona real bouncy green wicket like Dharmshala once in 4 years, his chances are limited. however he has put in a good performance in this game, hope he does well in the 2nd dig as well

 

[Mamoon]

Absolute bottle-job by Australia. They should have been 2-1 up after this Test but they will probably be 3-0 down.

 

[Devadwal]

So who would you drop for him considering our pathetic pitches we can only have 2 quicks else our batting would be weakened?
Cant drop Shami, Cant drop Jazzboom if he is fit and firing, Siraj is the next cab off the rank if the other two are injured. Unless we play ona real bouncy green wicket like Dharmshala once in 4 years, his chances are limited. however he has put in a good performance in this game, hope he does well in the 2nd dig as well

You can drop whoever but Umesh should be first choice in playing eleven in India and he can bat

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Absolute bottle-job by Australia. They should have been 2-1 up after this Test but they will probably be 3-0 down.

India are too good. 4-0 was inevitable as predicted.

 

[MP2011]

Now pls do not lose any more wickets till you erase the deficit.

 

[MP2011]

What a selfish review from Rohit?

 

[MP2011]

For all the talk of misfiring seniors, Rohit is in miserable form himself except for that 100 at Nagpur.

 

[MP2011]

Easy Kohli, easy!

 

[RamLakhan]

For all the talk of misfiring seniors, Rohit is in miserable form himself except for that 100 at Nagpur.

Its a team game and we should have the combinations right (experienced players + seasoned players + budding players). At the moment only 1 out of Rohit/Kohli/Pujara should be in the team, and Rohit scores over them on form! If we have right players in the team, these hiccups (Rohit's two failures in this match) can be covered if other players step up, then Rohit can come back strongly in the next match! This is how it works... But if everyone fails, then it puts pressure on everyone else! Indian test team badly needs blooding young batsmen who are in red hot form in domestics, that is the way to give confidence to them + building the team (and home tests are the perfect platform for them to settle) Also it is not a good idea to fire Gill based on these failures, he is a seasoned player now (performed in some overseas tests + great form in LOIs - the next all format player).

This is the problem when you don't take bold step against passengers in the team (Pujara, Kohli...) It affects other guys in the team as well.... Its like a spreading disease!

 

[AAli98]

Creating pitches that the ball barley bounces ankle high.. what good Does that do to improve anyone’s cricket ?

 

[MP2011]

Miserable Kohli gone cheaply again!