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Big total for India on the third day in New Delhi. Number 1 ranked Test batsman Marnus Labuschagne is also in the middle with 16 runs in his account so far.
Australia lost the crucial wicket of Usman Khawaja late on the second day. After Khawaja was piled over deep mid-wicket, Ravindra Jadeja struck the very next ball as the left-hander went straight to his left. ,
Meanwhile, for India, left-arm spin all-rounder Axar Patel scored his second successive half-century in the series as the hosts were bundled out for 262 in their first innings. At one point it looked like Australia would have a big lead, as India were 139/7 in 50.5 overs.
But Axar scored 74 off 115 balls and stitched a crucial eighth-wicket partnership of 114 off 177 balls with Ravichandran Ashwin, who scored 37 off 71 balls to put India on the brink of taking the lead.
Despite the stand, they narrowly missed out on the lead by a solitary run as Australia wrapped up the Indian first innings within 3.3 overs of taking the second new ball. For Australia, premier off-spinner Nathan Lyon took 5/60, including a four-wicket haul in the morning session.
Patel believes in restricting Australia to 220-250 on the third day of the second Test.
‘The faster we get them out, the better it is for us. If we can restrict them to 220-250, that would be a good target to bat on the third or fourth day. For that we have to bowl well as the pitch is getting slower. We will have to work hard to restrict them to that score as it will not be easy to get quick wickets. You have to bowl in good areas consistently to make things successful.
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