SNAPSHOT OF DAY THREE OF THE FIRST CRICKET TEST BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND INDIA IN CHENNAI ON SUNDAY.
SCORE: Australia 380, India 8-515.
MAN OF THE MOMENT: MS DHONI, the India captain who smashed 206 not out.
KEY MOMENT: Dhoni came to the crease with the score on 4-196 as Australia were pushing hard for a first-innings lead. But a 128-run stand for the fifth wicket with Virat Kohli (107) set India on the road to a substantial lead.
STAT OF THE DAY: Nathan Lyon’s 3-182 is the eighth-most runs conceded by an Australia bowler in a Test innings, and the innings isn’t over yet.
SUMMARY: India have taken command of the match and will be pushing for a 200-run advantage as Australia’s batsmen fight the crumbling nature of the pitch against India’s spinners on day four on Monday.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It’s hard to say. He (Dhoni) played really well, so if we played two spinners he could have taken down the second spinner. Our quicks are very good quicks, good reverse-swing bowlers so we back them 100 per cent as well as Nathan (Lyon).” – Australia wicketkeeper MATTHEW WADE on whether Australia erred by picking only one spinner.