BANGALORE, India (AP) " Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane combined in a 93-run stand for the fifth wicket to help India reach 213-4 at stumps Monday, giving the hosts a 126-run lead and the momentum in the second test against Australia. Pujara was unbeaten on 79 and Rahane was not out 40 at the end of the third day. Australia won the first test by 333 runs at Pune and bowled India out for 189 on Day 1 at Bangalore despite losing the toss. But Pujara and Rahane were resilient, and India survived a session unscathed for the first time in the series. They took took India past 200 " for the first time in the series " in the 68th over as the lead started swelling on an uneven wicket.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 06, 2017 06:52 UTC