Third Test: India force advantage on 4th day

 SMTV Desk 2017-03-19 17:13:49  ranchi,third test,india,australia,4th day
Third Test: India force advantage on 4th day

Ranchi, March 19: Superb batting by Cheteshwar Pujara and Wriddhiman Saha coupled with excellent bowling by Ravindra Jadeja put India in a strong position on the fourth day of the third cricket Test against Australia here on Sunday.Pujara scored a double-century and Saha notched up a ton as the duo produced a partnership of 199 runs to enable India declare their first innings at 603/9 for a lead of 152 runs. Australia had scored 451 in their first innings.Jadeja then claimed the wickets of David and Nathan Lyon as Australia struggled to 23/2 in their second innings at the end of the day s play.