The day looked grim for India as the Australian bowlers closed the Indian scoreboard for only 282. India lost their precious 7 wickets for just 68 runs. The Australian team had a lead of 51 runs over the visitors. But as the match progressed, the Australian joy was short lived.
It was a classic bowler's day. Just as Hilfenhaus shone for Australian team, Indian bowlers came to rescue India from the tough situation. The match evened out as Yadav claimed some important Australian wickets. At the end of the day, Australian team stands at179 with just two wicket remaining. Sehwag has even claimed that if the lead is under 300, it'd be a comfortable chasing. With two days of play remaining, the match has now turned interesting.
1st Innings:
Australia : 333/10
Batting: Cowan 68, Ponting 62
Bowling: Zaheer 4-77, Ashwin 3-81, Yadav 3-106
India: 282/10
Batting: Tendulkar 73, Sehwag 67, Dravid 68*
Bowling: Hilfenhaus 5-75
2nd Innings:
Australia: 179/8
Batting: Hussey 79*, Ponting 60
Bowling: Yadav 4-49
Australia lead by 230 runs with 2 wickets remaining
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