India vs Australia LIVE Score, 5th Test, Day 3: Prasidh Krishna Claims 3rd Wicket As India Run Riot, Australia Need…

IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 3, Live: Lunch

This marks the end of the first session on Day 3 of the fifth Test between India and Australia at Sydney. At Lunch, Australia’s score read 71/3 with Usman Khawaja (19*) and Travis Head (5*) standing unbeaten at the crease. The hosts still need 91 runs to win the match. In the first session, Australia bundled out India for 157, taking a target of 162 . Later, Australia also lost three wickets and all of them were taken by Prasidh Krishna. 

IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 3, Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Travis Head hits a terrific boundary off Prasidh Krishna. Head patiently waits for the delivery and then easily hammers it towards the long-on and steals four runs. Despite losing three wickets, Australia are in a comfortable position as Usman Khawaja and Head are forming a good partnership. They still need 92 runs to win the match. 

AUS 70/3 (12 overs)

IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 3, Live: OUT

OUT!!! What a twist in the tale this is and Prasidh Krishna is just at his absolute best today. He has now taken his third wicket of the day and sent Steve Smith back to the dugout with only four runs in his account. Krishna offers extra bounce, leavimg Smith clueless as he tries to go for a defensive shot. The ball hits the bat and Yashasvi Jaiswal takes an excellent catch at the third slip. Currently scored 9,999 runs in Test cricket, Smith misses his 10,000 run mark with only one run. Hard luck! 

AUS 58/3 (10 overs)

IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 3, Live: OUT

OUT!!! WOAHH!!! Prasidh Krishna once again provides India with a big breakthrough and this time, Marnus Labuschagne departs for 6. Krishna traps Labuschagne by bowling a widish delivery. The Australia batters tries to slash it for a boundary but ends up giving it straight into the hands of Yashasvi Jaiswal at the third slip. Second wicket gone for Australia as they still need 110 runs to win. 

AUS 52/2 (8 overs) 

IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 3, Live: 4 runs off the over

The duo of Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne is forming a good partnership and the match is slowly slipping away from India’s hands. In the previous over of Mohammed Siraj, the duo scores four runs as Australia are inching closer towards the target. The visitors need to scalp another wicket at the earliest, in order to remain in the game. 

AUS 51/1 (7 overs)

IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 3, Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Despite losing the wicket of Sam Konstas, Australia are holding the momentum. Marnus Labuschagne has joined hands with Usman Khawaja at the crease. In the previous over of Prasidh Krishna, Labuschagne hits a terrific boundary. He gets across and creams the flick all along the ground through mid-wicket as the ball races across the line for a four. 

AUS 47/1 (5.2 overs)

IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 3, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Phew!!!! India finally get their first breakthrough of the day as Prasidh Krishna dismissed Sam Konstas for 22. After the attacking start, the Australian teenager tries to go for a big hit but fails to time it properly. Hence, the ball goes up in the air and lands into the hands of Washington Sundar at the mid-off. First wicket gone for Australia in the chase of 162. 

AUS 39/1 (3.5 overs)

IND vs AUS 5th Test Live: Another Expensive Over From Siraj

Another expensive over from Mohammed Siraj as he concedes  runs. Sam Konstas hits two boundaries in the over to continue Australia’s flying start to the chase of 162 runs. 

AUS 35/0 (3 overs)

India vs Australia 5th Test Live: Prasidh Joins Siraj In Attack

Prasidh Krishna joins Mohammed Siraj in attack with the ball. Quite a wayward line from Prasidh as he concedes 13 runs in the over to give Australia a flying start. 

AUS 26/0 (2 overs)

India vs Australia 5th Test, Day 3 Live: Siraj Starts Bowling Attack, No Bumrah On Field

Not good news for India as Mohammed Siraj is made to start the attack with the ball. Jasprit Bumrah hasn’t even arrived on the field yet. It isn’t yet known if Bumrah is even fit enough to bowl. 13 runs from Siraj’s first over.

AUS 13/0 (1 over)

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 3 Live: Boland Claims 6, India Bowled Out For 157

WICKET and it’s a wrap! Scott Boland claims his 6th wicket of the innings in the form of Jasprit Bumrah as India get bowled out for 157. Australia only have 162 runs to chase but it won’t be that easy on a tricky SCG surface.

IND vs AUS 5th Test: Mohammed Siraj Becomes Scott Boland’s 5th Wicket

WICKET and it is a fifer for Scott Boland. Mohammed Siraj looked to defend the 5th stump line from Boland but ended up giving a catch in the slip cordon. The third umpire did check if there was a bump before the fielder grabbed the catch but found it was a clean one. India 9 down now.

India vs Australia 5th Test Live: India Lose Washington Sundar Too

WICKET! Pat Cummins leaves Washington Sundar stunned with an incredible inswinger. Stumps shattered as India lose their 8th wicket.

India vs Australia 5th Test, Day 3 Live: Maiden Over From Boland

Jasprit Bumrah is padded up in the Indian dressing room which means he would come out to bat. However, there’s no official information about his fitness with regards to bowling yet. The seam movement on the Day 3 pitch at SCG is still too much to make the batters feel comfortable. Scott Boland completes an almost unplayable over to Washington Sundar.

IND 155/7 (38 overs)

India vs Australia 5th Test, Day 3 Live: Boland Testing Siraj, Injured Bumrah Demoted

Edged but the ball just lands before the second slip fielder. Siraj flirting with the outside off delivery isn’t a good thing at the moment. No news on Jasprit Bumrah yet as it is Siraj who came ahead of him in the batting order. India might only be preserving the skipper because of his back issue. If that’s not the reason, it’s not a good news for the team.

IND 150/7 (36 overs)

India vs Australia 5th Test, Day 3 Live: Pat Cummins Fights Back, Ravindra Jadeja Departs

Terrific square-cut from Ravindra Jadeja as India get their first boundary of the day. But just two deliveries later, Pat Cummins gets the all-rounder caught behind. India lose their 7th wicket.

IND vs AUS 5th Test Live: Scott Boland Joins Pat Cummins in Attack

Two runs from Pat Cummins’ over and its Scott Boland who joins him in attack. He was the most successful bowler yesterday with 4 scalps to his name. A fifer could just be around the corner.

IND 143/6 (33 overs)

India vs Australia 5th Test, Day 3 Live: We Are Underway!

Pat Cummins begins Australia’s attack with the ball as play on Day 3 gets underway. India’s approach this morning will be under the microscope as a 200+ target is a necessity at the moment. 

India vs Australia 5th Test Live: Will SCG Pitch Be Questioned?

With the match heading for a 3-day finish, questions arise on the nature of the Sydney pitch. Batters from both teams have struggled to sustain themselves on the pitch, with most going attacking route to get runs. With a result a likely possibility, questions remain whether ICC would call this surface satisfactory.

IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 3 Live: Patience The Way Forward For Jadeja, Sundar

Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar remain India’s last recognised batting pair. The top and middle-order showed a bit of a rush to score runs. While the strategy worked out well for Rishabh Pant, the same can’t be said about any of the other batters dismissed on Day 2. However, expect Sundar and Jadeja to play with patience today.

India vs Australia 5th Test, Day 3 Live: Can India Put 200+ Total On Board?

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Day 3 of the 5th and final Test between India and Australia from Sydney. Rishabh Pant’s fiery half-century on Saturday lifted India’s hopes of getting a favourable result from the match. However, the team still has a long way to go, especially if stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah isn’t deemed fit enough to bowl. Bumrah is expected to bat today despite his visit to the hospital yesterday over back spasms. But, a decision on bowling is yet to be taken.