India vs Australia, Highlights, 3rd Test Day 2 in Indore: Lyon's 8/64 restricts India to 163; AUS need 76 to win

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Stumps have been declared at the Holkar Stadium following Nathan Lyon's dismissal of Mohammed Siraj, bringing to an end a whirlwind Day 2 that witnessed 16 wickets fall for just 204 runs.

Australia will begin their chase of the modest 76-run target tomorrow and will back themselves to get those runs in a little over a session even if the ball is turning a country mile on this pitch at the moment. India, on the other hand, will need a miracle if they are to clinch the series with a game to spare.

That also brings us to the end of our coverage of the second day's play. See you tomorrow morning for what should be the final day of this match.

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Can Team India buck the trend?

Three previous targets of 76 in Tests.
Eng d Ind by 8 wkts in 1951-52
Ind d Pak by 10 wkts in 1979-80
Pak d Eng by 10 wkts in 1982#roundrobin— Ric Finlay (@RicFinlay) March 2, 2023

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Did India miss a trick by not sending Axar up the order?

Indian think tank missed a trick by not sending Axar up the order in both the inns. He's ran out of partners in both inns. Should have batted at no. 6/7 and not no.9 with the kind of form he's in. #INDvAUS #BGT2023— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 2, 2023

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IND vs AUS 3rd Test LIVE Score

BOWLED! Lyon finishes with 8/64 as Siraj is the last man to fall — missing the ball completely after charging down the ground, getting his stumps shattered as a result!

With that, India have been bowled out for 163, leaving Australia needing just 76 to collect their first win of the tour!

Siraj b Lyon 0(7)

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SIX! Axar gets down on one knee and smashes the ball into the stands beyond deep midwicket off Lyon's bowling, adding crucial runs to the Indian total! Even the batter did not know where he hit the ball, and was asking Siraj. IND 162/9
 

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After 57 overs,India 155/9 ( Axar Patel 7 , Mohammed Siraj 0)

Lyon suddenly turns the game on its head with a double-wicket maiden, getting the key wicket of Pujara that automatically makes Australia favourites to win this Test. Mohammed Siraj walks to the centre, and Axar Patel will hope he's able to hold on to his wicket and allows him to make valuable additons to the Indian total.

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OUT! Two wickets in three balls for Nathan Lyon — who now has seven wickets to his name! Umesh Yadav looks to smash the ball out of the park, but unfortunaly for him, he hits it in the direction of the tallest member of the oppostion, resulting in an easy catch for Cameron Green. IND 155/9

Umesh c Green b Lyon 0(2)

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OUT! WHAT A GRAB BY STEVE SMITH! The stand-in Australian skipper pulls off a one-handed stunner at leg slip, reacting in a fraction of a second as Cheteshwar Pujara's long vigil finally comes to an end. Major blow for the hosts, for whom setting a target in excess of 100 just got a lot more difficult! IND 155/8

Pujara c Smith b Lyon 59(142)

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Did you know?

Pujara's second Test six since October 2019...— Lawrence Booth (@BoothCricket) March 2, 2023

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SIX! Pujara dances down the track and smashes the ball into the stands beyond midwicket for his first six of the innings! Rohit had been having an animated chat with substitute Kishan just before the latter dashed out to the centre with drinks in hand, perhaps asking him to tell Pujara and Axar to accelerate, with the former responding in style. Also brings up the 150 for India in the process. IND 151/7

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Definition of elegance

Vintage Pujara fifty -- all grit, all class. 100 Tests old and taking guard again. Typical. #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/2EjmZeqQGU— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) March 2, 2023

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After 52 overs,India 144/7 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 52 , Axar Patel 3)

Big appeal for stumping against Pujara off Murphy’s bowling but his back foot remains firmly planted inside the crease when the stumps are broken. ChePu, meanwhile, has slowed down a bit after getting to his half-century with Axar Patel too taking his time in collecting runs.

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OUT! Another on-field decision by Joel Wilson that the Aussies manage to overturn, as Nathan Lyon ends up trapping Ravichandran Ashwin to complete his 23rd Test five-for — his ninth against the Indians. This also turns out to be his 50th Test wicket in India. Drinks called on the field after Ashwin's dismissal. IND 140/7

Ashwin LBW Lyon 16(28)

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After 48 overs,India 140/6 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 51 , Ravichandran Ashwin 16)

FOUR! Not the best of shots from Ashwin as he decides to take the aerial route over midwicket off Kuhnemann's bowling, and it would've been an easy grab had the field placing been a bit better. However, this falls safely in no man's land and rolls away to the boundary rope. IND 139/6

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Fifty for Cheteshwar Pujara in 108 deliveries — his 35th in the Test format and arguably one of his better knocks, given the nature of the surface on which he has scored it. IND 133/6

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After 45 overs,India 132/6 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 49 , Ravichandran Ashwin 10)

Bowling change from both ends as Kuhnemann and Murphy replace Lyon and Starc with the game once again tilting back in Australia's favour. The good news for India is that Pujara is still standing tall at the moment and is batting on 49 at the end of the 45th.

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FOUR! First boundary for Ashwin as he leans into a full delivery from Starc and drives it through the cover region for four! IND 125/6

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BOWLED! Bharat misses the ball completely while attempting to block it as Lyon gets wicket number four! Pujara's starting to run out of partners now, and he sure needs someone to stick around for a while if the hosts are to get to 200 and beyond. IND 118/6

Bharat b Lyon 3(8)

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After 40 overs,India 118/5 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 46 , Srikar Bharat (W) 3)

Starc's dismissal of Iyer certainly has slowed the Indians down, with the hosts suddenly batting a lot more cautiously. Starc welcomes new batter Srikar Bharat with a full length delivery that's almost a yorker spearing the ball in from round the wicket. Lyon continues from the other end, and looks like it will be the senior pros operating in tandem for now.

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The resemblance is uncanny!

Nice pic of Usman Khawaja taking the catch at midwicket. pic.twitter.com/GoOaov93Jh— Nitin Sundar