The second day of the third test between India and Australia began with India resuming on 215/2, and after struggling for a while with an injury, skipper Virat Kohli was dismissed by Starc for 82(204). Ajinkya Rahane joined forces with Cheteshwar Pujara and the latter went on to score a belligerent ton 106(319) before being dismissed by Cummins.
Rahane and Rohit Sharma forged a decent partnership before Rahane was scalped by Lyon for 34(76). Rishab Pant joined hands with Rohit and the duo scored runs at a steady pace, and after a 76 run stand, pant was out Scoring 39(76). With Rohit Sharma unbeaten on an important 63(114)*, India declared their first innings on 443/7.
Cummins had impressive figures of 3/72 and Starc scalped 2/87. The Aussies began their first innings, with Harris(5)* and Finch(3)* patiently Trying to forge a stand, and with the duo unbeaten, the second day ended with Aussies on 8/0, trailing by 435 runs and ten wickets remaining.
