Well it all happened on the third day of the final test between India and Australia at Dharmasala with India taking on the visitors. India who put up a first innings score of 332 runs took a slight lead of 32 runs with Jadeja’s half century coming handy at a time when India desperately needed the lead.  Australia struggled in the second innings and collapsed for 137 runs there by giving the Indians a target of 106 runs.

Jadeja got a caught behind decision overturned off the first ball of the day

Earlier Team India batting with a overnight score of 248/6, Jadeja scored a half century. This saurashtra batsman faced 95 balls for his 63 runs looked good. At a time when he was settling down Cummins put an end to his innings. The wicket keeping bats man Wriddhiman Saha finished with 31 runs and was caught by Steve Smith in the bowling of cummins.  The other batsman could not stick to the crease there by India getting all out for 332 runs leading by 32 runs.

Words being exchanged during a tight first session

 The Australians who came into bat in the second innings collapsed like a pack of cards. Except for Glenn Maxwell who scored 45 runs, all the other batsman failed to score runs.  The Indian bowler umesh Yadav gave a early break by taking Warner when the team score reached 10. Then it was Bhuwaneshwar who picked Steve Smith’s(17) wicket. The other opener Renshaw was out in the same manner as that of Warner.  Hands comb (18) was caught by Rahane in the bowling of Ashwin. There were Three ducks in the Australian innings. Steve o’Keefe,Nathan Lyon and Hazle wood were duckout. With this Australia managed to score only 137 runs there by giving India a target of 106 runs.

Umesh Yadav picked up two early wickets

Coming to the bowling department, Indian bowlers displayed a decent show with the ball.  Umesh Yadav, Jadeja and Ashwin took 3 wickets each and Bhuwaneshwar was contended with a single wicket whilethe first innings hero Kuldeep Yadav could not fetch a wicket in the second innings.

Steve Smith chopped one onto the stumps against Bhuvneshwar

With a target of 106 runs, the match now turned towards India. The openers K.L. Rahul and Murali vijay gave a good start. At stumps on day three India was at 19 runs which means that it still needs 87 runs to clinch the series. Unless until some miracle happens, There is none who can grab the victory from the Men-In-Blue.

 


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