New Delhi
The first match of India vs Australia 5-match Border Gavaskar Trophy is being played in Perth. Team India reached the driving seat on the third day of the match on Sunday. India has set a huge target of 534 runs. Australia lost 3 wickets after adding 12 runs in 4.5 overs in the second innings till stumps today. Acting captain Jaspreet Gumrah gave Australia two wickets and Mohammed Siraj gave one wicket. Nathan McSweeney (0), Pat Cummins (c) and Marnus Labuschagne (3) have returned to the pavilion. Usman Khawaja is unbeaten after scoring 3 runs.
Earlier, India declared its second innings at 487 runs after Virat Kohli’s century. Apart from Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century for India. He played a brilliant inning of 161 runs. Whereas KL Rahul scored 77 runs. If Australia wins the Perth Test, history will be created. Actually, the highest target chase in the history of Test cricket is 418 runs. Till date, a target of 500 or more runs has not been chased in Test cricket. India had put 150 runs on the board in the first innings, in response to which the Australian team was reduced to just 104 runs. India had a lead of 46 runs after the first innings. The third day’s play is over. Australia lost 3 wickets after adding 12 runs in 4.2 overs till stumps on the third day.