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Australia hold out for draw in 3rd India Test
Australia hold out for draw
March 20, 2017 | 02:08 PM
Gritty half-centuries from Peter Handscomb and Shaun Marsh enabled Australia to hold out for a draw in the third Test against India on Monday, leaving the four-match series tantalisingly poised at 1-1.
Australia, who began their second innings 152 runs adrift of the hosts, were in deep trouble after being reduced to 63-4 in Ranchi before Handscomb (72 not out) and Marsh (53) put on 124 for the fifth wicket.The tourists eventually reached 204 for 6 at stumps on the fifth and final day, after the hosts made a mammoth 603-9 declared in their first innings.Scoreboard Australia 1st innings 451 (S. Smith 178 not out, G. Maxwell 104; R. Jadeja 5-124, U. Yadav 3-106)India 1st innings 603-9 dec (C. Pujara 202, W. Saha 117; P. Cummins 4-106, S. O'Keefe 3-199)Australia 2nd innings (overnight 23-2; Renshaw seven not out)D. Warner b Jadeja 14M. Renshaw lbw b Sharma 15N. Lyon b Jadeja 2S. Smith b Jadeja 21S. Marsh c Vijay b Jadeja 53P. Handscomb not out 72G. Maxwell c Vijay b Ashwin 2M. Wade not out 9Extras (b9, lb4, nb3) 16Total (6 wickets; 100 overs) 204Did not bat bat: S. O'Keefe, P. Cummins, J. HazlewoodFall of wickets: 1-17 (Warner), 2-23 (Lyon), 3-59 (Renshaw), 4-63 (Smith), 5-187 (Marsh), 6-190 (Maxwell)Bowling: Ashwin 30-10-71-1, Jadeja 44-18-54-4, Yadav 15-2-36-0, Sharma 11-0-30-1 (3nb)Toss: AustraliaResult: DrawSeries: Four-match series level at 1-1
March 20, 2017 | 02:08 PM