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India vs Australia, Live Score, Latest Updates, 4th Test: Early stumps on Day 3 due to rain. Australia end day three on 236/6 and trail India by 386 runs. The match will start half an hour early on day four. The 4th India vs Australia Test is being telecast on Sony Sports Network. The Australia-India live streaming will take place on sonyliv.com. Click
here to know when and where to watch the fourth Test between Australia and India. Report, Day 2: Cheteshwar Pujara fell agonisingly short of a fourth double hundred in test cricket but India’s top order bulwark firmly established himself as the difference between the sides in the ongoing series against Australia on Friday. The mild-mannered number three’s centuries in Adelaide and Melbourne helped the tourists surge 2-1 ahead going into the fourth and final test in Sydney where a draw will secure India’s first series victory in Australia. Thanks to his marathon 193, a defensive masterclass spread over 373 deliveries, the tourists find themselves in the box seat again after declaring their first innings on 622-7 at stumps on day two. “A great lesson to all batsmen in the series and tests in general,” Sri Lankan batting great Kumar Sangakkara tweeted. [caption id=“attachment_5837671” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Virat Kohli and Tim Paine, captain of the Indian and Australian teams respectively. AP[/caption] “(Pujara) showing how trusting your strengths and being unashamedly dogged in technique and concentration brings great rewards.” Lokesh Rahul’s horrid run with the bat meant Pujara had to walk in as early as in the second over of the innings. What unfolded over the next nine hours of action was old-fashioned batsmanship as Pujara forged five significant partnerships, including century stands with Mayank Agarwal and Hanuma Vihari, to help tighten India’s grip on the contest. An accumulator among swashbucklers in the Indian batting lineup, Pujara’s unwavering concentration and solid defence have served him well in Australia where he has been virtually immovable. “It’s just great to watch him bat at the other end,” Agarwal said. “The way he grinds the bowlers. He understand his strengths and he sticks with that. He’s very tight with his defence and he just waits for the bad ball.” Known for his Zen-like poise and an ability to leave nearly as many balls as he plays, Pujara put some more daylight between him and captain Virat Kohli on Friday with his epic 18th test century which contained 22 boundaries. The Saurashtra player, who turns 31 later this month, has aggregated 521 runs from seven innings at an average of 74.42, significantly superior to Kohli’s 282 at 40.28. His running between wickets, especially with a superbly agile Kohli at the other end, has been the subject of social media jokes but Pujara has played to his strengths to emerge as India’s batting mainstay. The rare lapse in concentration occurred when Pujara, then on 192, edged Nathan Lyon to first slip where the ball eluded Usman Khawaja’s outstretched right hand. In the end, it was an uncharacteristic burst of aggression that led to his downfall. Lyon had pitched it up and Pujara stepped out only to drill it back to the bowler and walk away having earned himself a standing ovation from the Sydney crowd. With inputs from Reuters
India vs Australia, Highlights, 4th Test in Sydney, Day 3, Full Cricket Score: Early stumps at SCG due to rain with hosts at 236/6
India vs Australia LIVE score: Early stumps on Day 3 due to rain. Australia end day three on 236/6 and trail India by 386 runs. The match will start half an hour early on day four.
 "India vs Australia, Highlights, 4th Test in Sydney, Day 3, Full Cricket Score: Early stumps at SCG due to rain with hosts at 236/6")
That brings us to the end of Day 3 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the SCG. The sky at the SCG might be gloomy right now, but things certainly look bright for Virat Kohli and Co as far as their chances of sealing a 3-1 series victory is concerned, with Kuldeep Yadav (3/71) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/62) running through the Australian top and middle order in the latter half of the day to nullify the strong start that Marcus Harris had given the hosts with a stroke-filled 79.
Play will begin 30 minutes earlier than usual on the fourth and fifth day, and the visitors will hope to polish the Australian tail off quickly (something that they’ve been struggling at since the England tour) on Saturday. Who knows? Maybe Kohli might actually enforce the follow-on on this occasion.
For now, we bid you all goodbye!
This isn't yet a threatening pitch. India have bowled very well and Australia's batsmen have helped with some ordinary batting.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 5, 2019
After 83 overs,Australia 236/6 ( Peter Handscomb 28 , Pat Cummins 25)
Lovely delivery. Flighted delivery which dips, drifts and moves back in. Beating the batsman and keeper to run away for four byes. The spinner follows it up with a half-volley, creamed through cover boundary. Eight off the over.
After 82 overs,Australia 228/6 ( Peter Handscomb 28 , Pat Cummins 21)
Third consecutive maiden over for India. Kohli had a chat with umpires before Jadeja’s over. Probably a chat over the bad light.
After 81 overs,Australia 228/6 ( Peter Handscomb 28 , Pat Cummins 21)
Back-to-back maiden overs for India. Second new ball is now available for India but Kohli wouldn’t mind the old ball, Kuldeep is getting to grip and spin the ball.
After 80 overs,Australia 228/6 ( Peter Handscomb 28 , Pat Cummins 21)
Another maiden over for Jadeja. Stifling Handscomb for room with his tight lines. It’s has got quite dark in Sydney
After 79 overs,Australia 228/6 ( Peter Handscomb 28 , Pat Cummins 21)
Handscomb comes down to push the turning ball to square on leg for a double followed by two leg byes as the ball brushes off the pads to fine leg. Handscomb gets off the strike with a single on leg. Kuldeep puts one down the leg and Cummins sweeps it to fine leg rope. Nine off the over.
After 78 overs,Australia 219/6 ( Peter Handscomb 25 , Pat Cummins 17)
Five dot balls is followed by a fuller delivery, drilled straight down the ground by Cummins for a boundary. Four off the over.
After 77 overs,Australia 215/6 ( Peter Handscomb 25 , Pat Cummins 13)
Maiden over. Kuldeep is mixing it excellently with wrong ‘un, quicker one and flighted all being used. Handscomb was beaten all ends up with a wrong ‘un but it also missed his outside edge.
After 76 overs,Australia 215/6 ( Peter Handscomb 25 , Pat Cummins 13)
Handscomb flicks the straight and full delivery to mid-wicket for a double and then takes a single with a nudge to square leg. Three off the over.
After 75 overs,Australia 212/6 ( Peter Handscomb 22 , Pat Cummins 13)
Four runs off the over as Cummins dispatches a full delivery through cover. Kuldeep also found the inside edge on one occasion but it lobbed past short leg.
After 74 overs,Australia 208/6 ( Peter Handscomb 22 , Pat Cummins 9)
Maiden over. Jadeja keeps it tight. Wicket-to-wicket and quick as he restricts Handscomb at the crease.
After 73 overs,Australia 208/6 ( Peter Handscomb 22 , Pat Cummins 9)
Handscomb tucks the flighted delivery coming down the pitch for a single followed by a four for Cummins courtesy a pull to mid-wicket off the short ball. Five off the over.
After 72 overs,India 233/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 95 , Hanuma Vihari 4)
Kohli has recalled RJ and it’s spin from both ends. Four off the over as Cummins cuts the full delivery through square of wicket.
After 71 overs,Australia 199/6 ( Peter Handscomb 21 , Pat Cummins 1)
Cummins gets behind the line of the ball and flicks it past short mid-wicket to get off the mark with a single. One off the over.
After 70 overs,Australia 198/6 ( Peter Handscomb 21 , Pat Cummins 0)
Bumrah follows up the Kuldeep over with a disciplined effort. Bowling a maiden against Handscomb.
After 69 overs,Australia 198/6 ( Peter Handscomb 21 , )
After five dot balls, Kuldeep gives India the perfect start in the session as he dismisses skipper Paine. Tosses up from round the wicket, which spins back in and beats the gap between bat and pad to hit the stumps.
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