Another great day at the office for Virat Kohli and Co! India are now just 2 wickets away from winning the third Test against Australia at Melbourne, and taking a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.
The Aussies ended the fourth day of the Test at 258/8, still needing 141 runs to win the game. This was after India declared their second innings at 106 for 8, setting the hosts a 399-run target.
If India go onto win the Test on the fifth and final day, they will not only retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy having won the previous series in India, a number of records will also go for a toss.
Resuming the day on 54 for 5, India declared on 106/8 after a facing a further 10.3 overs.
Mayank Agarwal (42) opened up with a couple sixes off Nathan Lyon (0-40) and made intentions clear, but was bowled off Pat Cummins before he could get a second half-century in his maiden Test.
Rishabh Pant (33) and Ravindra Jadeja (5) threw their bats around to add 17 runs. Cummins picked up his sixth wicket when Jadeja gloved a catch to gully, finishing with career-best figures of 6/27, beating his previous best of 6-79 against South Africa back in 2011.
India declared with Pant's dismissal in the 38th over.
The visitors had scored 443/7 declared in the first innings thanks to Cheteshwar Pujara's 17th Test hundred. Jasprit Bumran then picked career-best figures of 6/33 as Australia were bowled out for 151 runs in reply on day three, conceding a 292-run lead.
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