India vs Australia, Highlights, 3rd Test Day 3 in Indore: Australia thrash India by nine wickets

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Nathan Lyon is the Player of the Match

Lyon: It’s been a pretty remarkable Test series. To come out here and put in a performance like this is something I’m very proud of. I don’t have all the tricks in the trade, but one thing I do is believe in myself. I’ve been lucky enough to challenge some of the best players, the likes of Virat and Pujara. I just love a challenge myself.

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Steve Smith, Australia captain: Our bowlers bowled in the right areas, put India under pressure. Kuhnemann was really good on the first day. All the bowlers bowled well today. Usman was great in the first innings. Yesterday India fought back with the ball. Umesh bowled really nicely. I thought Pujji played an outstanding innings, but we really stuck at it. The bowlers as a collective were really good. We’re thinking of Patty back home. Our thoughts are with him. I really enjoyed this week, and I like captaining in this part of the world. It’s a lot different from other parts of the world. We’ll wait and see what the conditions will be like. It’s just about playing really good cricket. Hopefully we can put up a similar performance and finish the series well.

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Rohit Sharma, India captain: When you lose a Test match, there are a lot of things that didn’t go our way. We didn’t bat well obviously. We understand how important it is to put runs on the board. When they got a 90-run lead, we had to produce another innings with the bat, but we couldn’t do it. We’re not thinking about it. We need to understand, no matter what the pitches are, we need to come out and do our job. When you’re playing on challenging pitches, you have got to be brave. Nathan Lyon was brilliant. Kept challenging us, hitting the right length.

What a leader!

A first for the Aussies in more than two decades
 

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A superb turnaround for the Aussies

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After 19 overs,Australia 78/1 ( Travis Head 49 , Marnus Labuschagne 28)

Travis Head remains stranded on 49 as Marnus Labuschagne smashes the ball over mid on to collect the winning boundary for the Aussies, bringing the third Test to an end with a little under three days remaining. Outstanding comeback by the visiting side, especially after the manner in which they were routed in the first two Tests. Superb leadership by Steve Smith, filling in for Pat Cummins in this match, who registers his second victory on Indian soil as captain.

The manner in which they fought back today, the Australians surely will be backing themselves for a series-levelling win in Ahmedabad, which reportedly might sport a green top for the final Test.

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FOUR! Labuschagne hits the winning boundary off Ashwin’s bowling, launching the ball over mid on, as Australia thrash India by nine wickets!

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FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for the Aussies, albeit off different bowlers, as Head smashes the ball down the ground off Ashwin. Australia just one hit away from victory now. AUS 73/1

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FOUR! Pulled behind square by Labuschagne off Umesh, and seven runs are all that are needed for the Aussies! AUS 69/1

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FOUR! Slapped through the covers by Head off Umesh, bringing the equation down to 16 now! AUS 60/1

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Umesh Yadav replaces Ravindra Jadeja after the drinks interval. Will hope to snare a wicket or two even if it doesn’t change much as far as the result of this match is concerned.

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After 15 overs,Australia 56/1 ( Travis Head 36 , Marnus Labuschagne 19)

Another expensive over from Ashwin, with the senior off-spinner conceding 11 off it including a boundary each to Head and Labuschagne as the fifty partnershp comes up for the second wicket. Just 20 more needed for the Aussies to reduce the deficit with the Indians, and the way Head is motoring along right now, he could do it in a couple of overs. Drinks called on the field now.

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Fifty partnership comes up between Head and Labuschagne for the second wicket, the former collecting a brace off Ashwin to bring up the milestone, and now it appears to be a mere formality for the visitors! AUS 51/1

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After 12 overs,Australia 35/1 ( Travis Head 23 , Marnus Labuschagne 11)

Flurry of fours and sixes off Ashwin and Jadeja’s bowling in the last two overs takes the game away from India’s grasp. While Ashwin leaks 13 in his sixth over, with Head smshing a four and a six besides dashing back for a brace, both Head and Labuschagne collect a boundary each in the following over by Jadeja. Australia need just 41 more to win, and the current pair might just end up scoring those runs before lunch.

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FOUR! Second boundary of Jadeja’s sixth over; while Head had clobbered the first over over the bowler’s head, it’s Labuschagne who decides to go for the sweep this time, finding the vacant midwicket fence. AUS 35/1

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SIX! This is exactly what Travis Head is capable off, scoring quick runs against the run-of-play! Decides to take the aerial route once again in Ashwin’s sixth over, this time clearing the long on boundary. AUS 25/1

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FOUR! Head decides to take the aerial route against Ashwin to try and quickly shave off some runs and put the hosts under pressure, the ball sailing wide of mid on. AUS 17/1

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After 10 overs,Australia 13/1 ( Travis Head 5 , Marnus Labuschagne 7)

Ashwin’s started bowling round the wicket to the right hander, an approach that worked well for him yesterday. The first ball of the seventh over spins narrowly past Labuschagne’s outside edge. Later in the over, the Indians end up burning a review after an unsuccessful appeal for a catch at short leg against Labuschagne, with replays showing no contact his bat or glove. Was a superb effort from Kohli though. Another big appeal against the same batter in the 10th over, this time an LBW shout by Jadeja, turned down by umpire Nitin Menon. Some mind games also being played between Marnus and Ashwin during this phase, both staging last-minute pull-outs before the completion of a delivery.

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After 6 overs,Australia 10/1 ( Travis Head 3 , Marnus Labuschagne 6)

Ashwin concedes his first run off the final ball of his third over, with Head collecting a single after guiding the ball towards long off. Labuschagne manages to pinch a quick single off Jadeja at the end of the following over after tapping the ball towards square leg.

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After 4 overs,Australia 7/1 ( Travis Head 2 , Marnus Labuschagne 5)

Ashwin starts of with consecutive maidens, dismissing Khawaja off the second ball of the chase to give the hosts hope of actually pulling off a miracle. Head and Labuschagne, meanwhile, are focusing on scoring runs off Jadeja’s bowling from the other end. Plenty of outside edges and close calls, with the Indians sensing another wicket here.

Just the start that the Indians would have hoped for!

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FOUR! Firmly cut through square by Labuschagne off Jadeja in the second over of the chase, and that should calm a few nerves in the Aussie camp. Labuschagne and Head need to see off the next few overs to settle down at the crease and regain control of the chase. AUS 5/1

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OUT! Ashwin strikes second ball! Khawaja ends up getting a faint nick to the keeper while attempting a defensive block, resulting in a confident shout from the Indians. Umpire Joel Wilson takes his time before raising the finger. Game on in Indore! AUS 0/1

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Usman Khawaja and Travis Head walk out to begin Australia’s chase of the modest 76-run target. Ravichandran Ashwin will bowl the first over, and will be hoping for a wicket right away.

Can Rohit inspire his side to pull off something special today?

Watch: Smith grabs stunner to remove Pujara

Stand-in Australia skipper Steve Smith’s one-handed blinder at leg slip to dismiss a well-set Cheteshwar Pujara was perhaps the defining moment of the second day, the dismissal playing a key role in ensuring India were bowled out for less than 200.

Murali Karthik and Ajit Agarkar analyse the Indore surface:

MK: This Test match has moved at a remarkable pace. Anything can happen is what I believe. They have got three of the finest when it comes to conditions like these. When they get on a roll, you never know.

AA: Very, very rough. It is going to be hard work for the batter.

Credit the pitch as much you want but it was a lion hearted show by Nathan Lyon in the second Indian innings of the third Test in Indore. He did all the dirty work in the first innings too, scalped three and allowed Matthew Kuhnemman to reap rewards from the other end for his maiden fifer. The second innings, however, saw Lyon in the leading role as he put on a masterclass.

Sahil Malhotra writes on Nathan Lyon’s 8/64 that ensured India barely managed to cross 150 in their second innings and left a sub-100 target for his side.