super jili India Vs Australia 3rd Test Day 4 Session 1 Report: Rahul's 84 Steadies IND But Follow-on Threat Looms
Opener KL Rahul hit a solid 84 as India reached 167-6 at lunch on day four of the third Test against Australia in Brisbane on Tuesday.super jili
Resuming at 51 for 4, India lost their skipper Rohit Sharma (10) early but opener Rahul held on to the other end, bringing up his 17th Test half-century off 85 balls.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (41) and Nitish Reddy (7) were at the crease during the lunch break with India still trailing by 278 runs.
Dropped on the first ball of the day by Steve Smith off Pat Cummins, Rahul hit 8 fours during his 139-ball knock. He was dismissed by Nathan Lyon with Smith redeeming himself with a blinder at slip.
The five-match series is locked at 1-1.
Brief Scores:
Australia 1st Innings: 445
Ahmad Nadeem, standing right on the left edge of the goal mouth, found the ball from inside the D just in the sixth minute of the opening whistle. He was in the perfect position to execute a slight deflection into the Indian goal and that is what he did to push Pakistan ahead in the match.
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India 1st innings: 167 for 6 in 49 overs (KL Rahul 84 batting ; Pat Cummins 2/41).super jili