Australia successfully saved the final day of the third test and with that the test match ends up as draw. The Indian side tried their best to get the Australian wickets and they did get four of them but then Marsh and Handscomb played some brilliant cricket.
The two middle order batsmen hit a hundred runs partnership and the best thing was that it was a long partnership. The two took almost 400 balls and this one partnership dimed India’s chances of winning this third test. The fourth test will be played in Dharamshala.
Australia became the first time since 2010-11 to save a Test match in India after trailing in the first innings against India. Peter Handscomb played 200 balls for his unbeaten 72 and Shaun Marsh played 197 for his half-century to help India draw the match. Australia resumed the day at 23 for 2 and India managed to pick two wickets in the first session. But Marsh and Handscomb did not give away their wicket until the final half-hour of the day when Marsh was dismissed. The series remained tied at 1-1 with the final Test to be played in Dharamsala from March 24.
centurion Glenn Maxwell for two, giving India brief hope of a dramatic final twist in the tale. But a composed Handscomb played out the remaining few overs with Wade for company as Australia avoided defeat in its 800th Test.
Jadeja, who claimed the prized scalp of skipper Steve Smith (21), caused problems for all the Australian batsmen after the tourists resumed the day on 2/23.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma trapped Matt Renshaw LBW for 15 in the morning session after an altercation between the two players seemed to have affected the left-handed batsman’s concentration.
But it was Smith’s wicket that brought a raucous home crowd to its feet after a quiet first hour of play. Smith, who scored an unbeaten 178 in the first innings, tried to pad away a vicious turning delivery from Jadeja but it spun from outside leg to rattle the right-handed batsman’s off stump.
Australia’s comeback paceman Pat Cummins claimed four wickets, including that of Virat Kohli (six) who has managed just 46 runs in the series. Kohli, who injured his shoulder while fielding on the opening day, did not take the field for the rest of Australia’s innings but batted at his usual number four position.
Constant run-ins between the players of the two top sides continued to enliven the intense rivalry that reached boiling point in the previous game when Kohli accused Smith of abusing the decision review system.
The two teams now head to Dharamsala for the fourth and final match starting March 25.
The two middle order batsmen hit a hundred runs partnership and the best thing was that it was a long partnership. The two took almost 400 balls and this one partnership dimed India’s chances of winning this third test. The fourth test will be played in Dharamshala.
Australia became the first time since 2010-11 to save a Test match in India after trailing in the first innings against India. Peter Handscomb played 200 balls for his unbeaten 72 and Shaun Marsh played 197 for his half-century to help India draw the match. Australia resumed the day at 23 for 2 and India managed to pick two wickets in the first session. But Marsh and Handscomb did not give away their wicket until the final half-hour of the day when Marsh was dismissed. The series remained tied at 1-1 with the final Test to be played in Dharamsala from March 24.
centurion Glenn Maxwell for two, giving India brief hope of a dramatic final twist in the tale. But a composed Handscomb played out the remaining few overs with Wade for company as Australia avoided defeat in its 800th Test.
Jadeja, who claimed the prized scalp of skipper Steve Smith (21), caused problems for all the Australian batsmen after the tourists resumed the day on 2/23.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma trapped Matt Renshaw LBW for 15 in the morning session after an altercation between the two players seemed to have affected the left-handed batsman’s concentration.
But it was Smith’s wicket that brought a raucous home crowd to its feet after a quiet first hour of play. Smith, who scored an unbeaten 178 in the first innings, tried to pad away a vicious turning delivery from Jadeja but it spun from outside leg to rattle the right-handed batsman’s off stump.
Australia’s comeback paceman Pat Cummins claimed four wickets, including that of Virat Kohli (six) who has managed just 46 runs in the series. Kohli, who injured his shoulder while fielding on the opening day, did not take the field for the rest of Australia’s innings but batted at his usual number four position.
Constant run-ins between the players of the two top sides continued to enliven the intense rivalry that reached boiling point in the previous game when Kohli accused Smith of abusing the decision review system.
The two teams now head to Dharamsala for the fourth and final match starting March 25.
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