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The visitors still have a massive 444 runs to play with, with three full days of action to go. Looks like this is going to go deep, and until then, it is me, Himanshu, signing off on behalf of Alex and Chandan! See you tomorrow.

ashwin bhai played the magic.... not bad.....

team india please stay calm n get gud shots n big score

Originally posted by: Savera84

Australia

480

India

(2.2 ov) 14/0au

Day 2 - Session 3: India trail by 466 runs.

Current RR: 6.00

• Min. Ov. Rem: 7.4

Ro aur vk ki century [manifestation circle].

Amen

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Good news is that this match will not end in 3 days🥳

Welcome to Day 3 of the 4th test between India and Australia: 9 - 13 March 2023.

Day 2 Highlights:

Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green masterclasses take Australia to 480

R Ashwin, putting in a special performance of his own on a track offering little assistance, made sure they did not bat India out of the game

India 36 for 0 (Gill 18*, Rohit 17*) trail Australia 480 (Khawaja 180, Green 114, Ashwin 6-91) by 444 runs

An epic 10-hour 180 from Usman Khawaja and a dazzling maiden Test century from Cameron Green helped Australia post an imposing first-innings total in Ahmedabad but it would have been far greater without six wickets from a tireless R Ashwin to ensure India weren't batted completely out of the game.

Khawaja and Green shared a magnificent stand of 208, the first double-century stand by an Australian pair in India since 1979 and just the fifth overall. Khawaja faced 422 balls over more than five sessions to post the third-highest score by an Australian in India. He deserved a double-century but fell to one of his only lapses in the innings first ball after tea. Green struck 18 boundaries in an equally dominant display to shake off the Test century monkey that was starting to grow into a gorilla on his broad back.

But Ashwin conjured some magic either side of tea taking five of the last six wickets to finish with 6 for 91 from a relentless 47.2 overs on a pitch offering precious little assistance to the spinners compared to the raging turners of the previous three Tests.

Originally posted by: la_Reine

whos winning?

Cheers..

Originally posted by: la_Reine

whos winning?

If Indian batsman plays well then most probably

It is a draw

Otherwise Aus can win

If Indian batsman continue their poor performance and put everything on bowlers.

Who will play the Khawaja role for India today? The No. 1 contender is Cheteshwar Pujara, of course, to hold up one end for most of the day for India's sake. But they'll also have to keep the tempo up from the other end. That's where a Cameron Green-esque innings is equally crucial. Here's what made Green's innings so special yesterday.

Pitch report: "Very similar to day one and day two," says Mitchell Johnson on TV. "The pitch hasn't shown any real dangers, no dust, pitch is well held here. Mitchell Starc over the wicket, on his followthrough, creates a bit of rough for Nathan Lyon though." Murali Kartik chips in with a "no demons, only batting-friendly angels expected."

Yesterday, Ashwin gave us all a lesson in artistry and attrition with his six-wicket haul in testing conditions. Wonder how closely Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy saw his bowling plans...