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Australia vs India | 2nd Test | Perth | Dec 14-18, 2018 | Day 3 Thread

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India finished day two of Perth Test comfortably placed at 172/3 after captain Virat Kohli (82*) and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (51*) put on an unbroken 90-run stand to post a strong riposte to Australia's 326 on Saturday, 15 December.

Resuming the day on 277/6, Tim Paine and Pat Cummins frustrated the Indian bowlers, adding 33 runs to take the score past 300 before Cummins was cleaned up by an Umesh Yadav delivery that found the top of his off stump.

That triggered a collapse, and Ishant Sharma made short work of the tail. He dismissed Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood off consecutive balls and Australia were bundled out for 326.

The session belonged to Australia, though, after Starc had Vijay dismissed for nought at the stroke of lunch to send India in at 6/1. Their post-lunch session didn't look promising either, as Hazlewood went through KL Rahul with a yorker and reduced India to 8/2.

That is when Kohli joined Cheteshwar Pujara in the middle. The duo rescued India in a fine display of gritty batting, adding 62 hard-earned runs in the remainder of the session.

Kohli displayed controlled aggression – he picked three boundaries off one Hazlewood over, with flicks through mid-wicket, drives down the ground – even as Pujara absorbed the pressure, playing out 103 balls for his 24.

Not long into the final session, however, Starc had Pujara flaying down leg and induced an edge. Paine pouched it, and India's match-winner in Adelaide was back in the dressing room.

Rahane came in and showed plenty of intent early on, taking on the short balls and playing his shots. There was an intense period in which Cummins and Starc barraged him with short balls, but Rahane gradually became more assured in his stroke-making, even sending an upper-cut through third man for his first boundary.

Kohli joined in, pushing one to cover to bring up India's 100, and Rahane then cut another short delivery from Starc for six. The two carried on and Kohli soon brought up his first half-century of the series, off 109 balls.

Paine rung in the changes, bringing Nathan Lyon and Hazlewood into the attack, and the move nearly had the desired effect when Rahane outside-edged one off Hazlewood. It fell just short of the slip fielders, though, and when Hazlewood tried another short delivery, Rahane rocked back and cut it to the fence.

The duo brought up their 50-stand in 17.4 overs, and as the session wore on and the bowlers tired, Kohli unleashed the drives, sending a couple beautifully through covers.

Rahane then brought up his own half-century, off 92 balls shortly before stumps, and India will begin the third morning hoping for more of the same.

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Australia will need to get early wickets here , if they do not , India will win this test
 
Watched Chak De India today. I am sure that must be the kind of vibe in the whole India today
 
Australia scoring at 3 rpo and India at less than 2.5 suggests that the wicket is still really difficult to bat on. Any sort of first innings lead for India will be crucial. India have a long tail in Shami, Ishant, Umesh and Bumrah so it’s all down to the current two plus Vihari and Pant.
 
Wow, first over wicket from Lyon and he is not bowling second over...
 
What a champ. Kohli now has the 3rd highest number of international centuries (63), tied with Sanga.
 
Fastest to 25 Test centuries: 68 innings Bradman 127 Kohli 130 Tendulkar 138 Gavaskar 139 Hayden
 
Irrespective of the outcome, this is an ATG inning from Kohls. One of the best ever played in Australia by a foreign bat.
 
Irrespective of the outcome, this is an ATG inning from Kohls. One of the best ever played in Australia by a foreign bat.

Absolutely, keeping in mind it was scored on a very difficult wicket for batting.
 
Irrespective of the outcome, this is an ATG inning from Kohls. One of the best ever played in Australia by a foreign bat.

Watching cricket from the 80s. I agree with you there. This was high quality bowling. No respite from any of the bowler. Came after a mad collapse at the top.
 
Irrespective of the outcome, this is an ATG inning from Kohls. One of the best ever played in Australia by a foreign bat.

Tough pitch and gun bowling. He has played solid defensive period and then attacking one as well. A top knock.
 
What a knock by the living legend, 89 more runs for his daddy ton. I said it yesterday Kohli is going to score a double ton :kohli
 
India 103 runs behind.

This Test will go down the wire , Advantage for India is that Kohli still out there
 
India 103 runs behind.

This Test will go down the wire , Advantage for India is that Kohli still out there

No advantage seeing the batting remaining ,4 useless bats and Pant isn't that great either.
 
Please Pant, play responsibly.

At least until Kohli is there.
 
Aus should take 50 runs lead here. Just need to pick one wicket.
 
There are some wonderful things to admire in this India team.

Kohli is wonderful, Rahane is a joy to watch, Pant is exciting and the quicks are very functional, sort of like Neil Foster and Graham Dilley.

I’m actually enjoying watching them go about their business very professionally, dismantling an Aussie team with good bowlers but rubbish batting.
 
I didnt watch Tendulkar master class in Perth..

But I am so fortunate to watch a Kohli masterclass in Perth.
 
Ind is not likely to score more than 20-25 runs from here.
 
Am I blind or did that ball bounce off the ground? How was that given out ?

I've seen close catches with the fingers underneath but that looked as suspect as it possibly could. The biggest give away was the catcher's reaction. He sort of didn't celebrate but did after watching his teammates. That's at least a dead give away most of the time...
 
Kohli actually played a very good knock,didn't rely on luck and thats good coz when it came to luck Dharmasena made sure it wasn't on his side.
 
What got Kohli out was the confidence shown from Handscomb in claiming the catch. Soft signal would have been not out otherwise and not be overturned.
 
Okay Pant. You have permission to unleash now.

The other end is always going to be a ticking time bomb.
 
Am I blind or did that ball bounce off the ground? How was that given out ?

I've seen close catches with the fingers underneath but that looked as suspect as it possibly could. The biggest give away was the catcher's reaction. He sort of didn't celebrate but did after watching his teammates. That's at least a dead give away most of the time...

Soft Signal was out, Third Umpire needs to have enough evidence(kinda he did) to rule it N O
 
Here you go. Aus may even take 70 runs lead here. That should be enough to win this test.
 
******** soft signal lol Ball is touching the ground and he is picking it. Last angle confirmed it.
 
Am I blind or did that ball bounce off the ground? How was that given out ?

I've seen close catches with the fingers underneath but that looked as suspect as it possibly could. The biggest give away was the catcher's reaction. He sort of didn't celebrate but did after watching his teammates. That's at least a dead give away most of the time...

3rd umpire needs conclusive evidence to go against on field decision it looked the way it did because who you were supporting if it's an Aussie batting that would look out to you, problem is cricket needs high resolution cameras to clear the doubt here and no wants to spend the money.
 
Am I blind or did that ball bounce off the ground? How was that given out ?

I've seen close catches with the fingers underneath but that looked as suspect as it possibly could. The biggest give away was the catcher's reaction. He sort of didn't celebrate but did after watching his teammates. That's at least a dead give away most of the time...

Probably it bounced , but soft signal was out and that's sealed the deal. Probably a decision which may impact the series result.
 
Is Shami the Ajit Agarkar of ducks in Aus ?.... Pant needs to start opening up his arms, Indians need to go past and get some lead to have a chance..
 
Soft Signal was out, Third Umpire needs to have enough evidence(kinda he did) to rule it N O

Like ball touching the ground? Last piece of close up shot showed it did touch the ground there was no finger involved.
 
Probably it bounced , but soft signal was out and that's sealed the deal. Probably a decision which may impact the series result.

That clearly touched the ground. How can morons give soft signal when they are not sure whether it is out or not.
 
Like ball touching the ground? Last piece of close up shot showed it did touch the ground there was no finger involved.

Every thing looks touching the ground when they zoom that much, there could have been fingers underneath or may be not easy to tell either way.
 
Every thing looks touching the ground when they zoom that much, there could have been fingers underneath or may be not easy to tell either way.

When you don't see no gap between ball and ground it means there is no finger there. Infact he was late to grab it.
 
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