Australia had a dominating outing against India in the ongoing Sydney Test as they bundled out the visitors for 244 on Day 3, securing a handy first innings lead of 94 runs.

Right-arm pacer Pat Cummins was the wrecker-in-chief for the hosts, taking 4 wickets for 29 runs. Josh Hazlewood (2-43) and Mitchell Starc (1-61) also accounted for three wickets between them while Hanuma Vihari, R Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah got run out in India’s first innings.

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Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara were the join top-scorer for India with 50 whereas all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who ran out of partner, remained unbeaten on 28.

Batting in the second innings, Australia lost David Warner (13) and Will Pucovski (10) cheaply but the duo of Marnus Labuschagne (47*) and Steve Smith (29*) added an unbroken 68-run stand for the third wicket to put the home team in a commanding position.

Australia eventually finished the third day on 103/2, extending their overall lead to 197 runs.

Brief Scores:

Australia 338/10 & 103/2 (Marnus Labuschagne 47*, Mohammed Siraj 1-20) lead India 244/10 (Shubman Gill 50, Pat Cummins 4-29) by 197 runs at stumps on Day 3.