India vs Australia Highlights, 3rd Test: Injured Vihari, Ashwin grind out a draw against Australia

OVERS 76.2: FOUR! Pant cuts a Green delivery over backward point for his ninth boundary

OVERS 75,4: FOUR! Pujara flicks a Lyon delivery to the square leg fence to reach his 26th Test fifty off 170 balls, his second half-century of the match. India 227/3

Mount 6K

Praise for Pujara

Punter making amends?

OVERS 72.5: Pujara flicks a Starc delivery to mid-wicket to complete 6000 runs in Test cricket. India 216/3

OVERS 72.1: FOUR! Starc continues round the wicket, Pujara cuts over the slips for his sixth boundary

OVERS 70.2: Pant is hit on the helmet by a Starc bouncer, the ball goes through the slips, 2 runs conceded

Pujara and Pant resume after Lunch, Starc bowls the first over of the second session

This is what Ricky Ponting had said yesterday. Bad call Punter!

India lost captain Ajinkya Rahane in the second over of the day, but Cheteshwar Pujara dug in and Rishabh Pant, battling an injured elbow and promoted up the order ahead of Hanuma Vihari, took on the Aussies and hit Nathan Lyon out of the attack, forcing him to change his bowling ends on more than one occasion. But Lyon was also unlucky as Pant was dropped twice off his bowling, first when he was on 3 and again when he was on 56, both times by Australia captain Tim Paine. Pant was peppered by short-pitched deliveries by the Aussie pacers from round the wicket but he braved them out and used his feet magnificently against Lyon hitting him for three sixes. Pujara also kept the scorecard ticking and rotated the strike brilliantly with Pant, putting up an unbeaten 104-run stand. With the exuberance and flair of Pant (73*) and the reassurance of Pujara (41*), India still have a chance. Long way to go, but India have a sniff.

India need 201 more runs to win at Lunch on Day 5

OVERS 69.4: FOUR! Pujara stays on the backfoot and hits a Lyon delivery through the covers

Lyon bowls what should be the last over before Lunch

OVERS 67.6: FOUR! 200 up for India as Pujara comes down the pitch and flicks a Lyon delivery past mid-wicket for his fourth boundary. Also the 100- run stand up off 197 balls

This sumps up the Pujara-Pant stand

OVERS 64.5: FOUR! Cummins pitches it up and Pant unleashes the cover drive, that races along the turf. India 196/3

Cummins replaces Starc in the attack, he comes round the wicket

OVERS 62.6: FOUR! Starc bangs it in and Pant pulls in front of square. WHAT A SHOT! India 192/3