END OF OVER:210 | 8 Runs | IND: 603/9
- Ravindra Jadeja54 (55b)
- Ishant Sharma0 (4b)
- Pat Cummins39-10-106-4
- Steve O'Keefe77-17-199-3
4.01pm And India have declared. India will have eight overs at Australia tonight. These will be nervous eight overs for Australia. They could well be two or three down at stumps. This is a monumental effort with the bat. Built around the rock that is Cheteshwar Pujara. KL Rahul and M Vijay started the good work, but Pujara is the one who blunted the spirited Australian attack with the help of Saha. Jadeja then came out and took the lead beyond 150. There will be eight overs tonight, and if India smell it, they can bowl 105 tomorrow with spinners rushing through their overs. Just before we get into the third innings, a word of praise for Australia's bowlers who toiled hard without giving up. The run rate was kept under three on this quick outfield. Their batsmen need another big effort to get out of Ranchi with the series level
Kohli seems ready to declare after this ball
If India declare at the end of this over, Australia will have eight overs to survive tonight
Are India waiting for Jadeja's fifty?
Kunal: "If the plan wasn't to declare soon, why where Saha and Pujara trying to hit out or get out? Surely you would like them batting rather than Umesh? A bit strange?"
END OF OVER:209 | (wicket maiden) | IND: 595/9
- Ishant Sharma0 (4b)
- Ravindra Jadeja46 (49b)
- Steve O'Keefe77-17-199-3
- Pat Cummins38-10-98-4