Live Match - India vs Australia, 3rd Test, Indore

 India vs Australia, 3rd Test, Indor

Lyon roars in Indore to put Australia on the brink

India 109 & 163 (Pujara 59, Lyon 8-64) lead Australia 197 (Khawaja 60, Jadeja 4-78, Yadav 3-12) by 75 runs

A remarkable eight-wicket haul from Nathan Lyon has put Australia on the brink of a rare Test win in India but the game is far from over after a stunning first innings batting collapse from the visitors and an obdurate half-century from Cheteshwar Pujura kept the hosts in the game in Indore.

Australia led by 77 runs with six first wickets in hand at drinks on the second day only to lose 6 for 11 in 34 balls to chaos to let India back into the game. On a spinner’s paradise, Umesh Yadav took three wickets in three overs to finish with staggering figures of 3 for 12 while R Ashwin bagged three in tandem at the other end to bowl Australia out for 197 with a lead of just 88. Their tail has provided no resistance on the entire tour, but this was statistically among the worst lower order collapses in Australia’s Test history.