Cricket: Australia vs India 3rd test - Day 2
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
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Thursday was the second day of play in the third test between Australia and India at the WACA, Perth, Australia.
India resumed their first innings at 6/297. Australia took the remaining four wickets before the lunch break. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (19) and Irfan Pathan (28) both fell lbw in successive overs. India reached 330 all out with the loss of Anil Kumble for one run and R. P. Singh for a duck.
Australia struggled early on as Irfan Pathan dismissed both Australian openers for less than ten runs each and Michael Hussey was caught behind without scoring. At lunch, Australia were 3/22. The next session, Australia played well, despite losing Ricky Ponting (20) and Michael Clarke (23), coming to the tea break with a score of 5/148. However, in the last session of the day India took five wickets, sending Australia all out with a score of 212 after fifty overs. Andrew Symonds was Australia's top scorer with 66 runs, while Adam Gilchrist made 55. R. P. Singh took four wickets for India.
In reply, India are 1/52 at stumps having lost Wasim Jaffer for 11 runs just before the close of play.
Sources
- "3rd Test Scorecard". CricInfo, January 17, 2008
- "India on top as Aussies struggle". BBC Sport, January 17, 2008
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