India vs Aus: Australia regain Border-Gavaskar trophy, Test drawn

Australia clinch series in Melbourne, India finish day on 174 for the loss of six wickets

Update: 2014-12-30 10:53 GMT
India batsman Virat Kohli raises his bat after scoring a half-century on the fifth and final day of the Melbourne Test between India and Australia (Photo: AP)

Melbourne: Australia declared at 318/9 on the fifth and final day of the third Test match against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Shaun Marsh missed his ton by a whisker, he was dismissed for 99 (run out: Virat Kohli). The target set for India is 384. The visitors finished with 174 for the loss of six wickets. 

Stumps: India 174/6 (V Kohli 54, A Rahane 48; M Johnson 2/38, R Harris 2/30) against Australia 530 & 318/9 decl (S Marsh 99; I Sharma 2/49)

 

Murali Vijay, who has been impressive in the series, failed to create magic on Tuesday. He fell prey to Josh Hazlewood in front of the stumps. Shikhar Dhawan was sent back to the pavilion by Ryan Harris for a duck. 

Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane started from where they left but soon after tea, Ryan Harris got the better of the Indian vice-captain. Cheteshwar Pujara has joined Rahane in the middle.

Mitchell Johnson strikes, runs through Pujara's defense. Hazlewood breaks Rahane's concentration, sixth wicket down for India.

 

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