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India have rounded up yet another dominant day as Australia were left reeling at 12-3 by the close on day three at the Optus Stadium in Perth. After centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, Pat Cummins and co., were left teetering as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj worked their magic, leaving themselves with seven wickets on day four.
India have declared their innings immediately after Virat Kohli scores his 30th Test hundred as Team India declare at 487/6, set Australia an improbable 534 for victory. The Indian bowlers will have a short burst on the Australian openers.
Tea
The second session on Day 3 of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth has ended and India continues to dominate Australia. At Tea, India reached 359/5 with Virat Kohli (40*) and Washington Sundar (14*) standing unbeaten at the crease. Currently, India are leading by 405 runs. Eventhough India lost five wickets they are in commanding position and look to pile more misery on home team.
Lunch
What a session for Team India and especially Yashasvi Jaiswal who made Australian bowlers toil hard under harsh sun in Perth. After scoring zero in the first innings, the left-hander completed his maiden century in Australia. India lost Rahul's wicket but that hasn't been an issue as Padikkal has been solid allowing Yashasvi to play his game. Australia would want to get Jaiswal early after lunch and run through India's batting line up. Will Yashasvi reach double hundred or Australia make comeback. Stay tuned for updates
Team India came out well on top for the second consecutive day against Australia in the first of the five Tests at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Although Mitchell Starc resisted admirably with the bat, it wasn't enough to prevent the tourists from gaining a handy 46-run lead and eventually surged it to 218.
Team India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah had led the bowling onslaught on day one, running through Australia's batting unit to reduce them to 67-7. The hosts scraped through to 104 as Starc top-scored with 26 on a tricky surface. With a 46-run lead in the bank, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul were sensational with the bat after initially playing it cautiously.
The opening pair launched a calculated assault on a tiring Australian attack, grounding down the trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood as they were unlucky not to break through despite beating the bat multiple times. Rahul (62*) and Jaiswal (90*) stayed unbeaten as India reached 172-0 at Stumps.
