INDvsAUS, 4th Test, Day 2: Australia reach 24-0, India 622-7 decl

Australia reached 24 for no loss in reply to India's first innings score of 622-7 declared on the second day of the fourth and final Test here Friday.

Brief Score:

India: 622 for 7 in 167.2 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 193, Rishabh Pant 159 not out; Nathan Lyon 4/178). 
Australia: 24-0 in 10 overs (Marcus Harris 19 not out; Mohammed Shami 0/9). 

After Pant's century, Jadeja brings up his half-century.

Pant and Jadeja have piled up pressure on Australia.

The bowlers are finding different ways to gets wickets.

Rishabh Pant completes his second Test century and put India in a commanding position.

Monumental innings ends!

Pujara out after scoring 193, missed his double century by just seven runs.

He faced a total of 373 as he played at a strike rate of 51.74.

Nathan Lyon to Pujara, out bowled. He was definitely looking tired as runs were not coming in the last few overs.

Next batsman, Ravindra Jadeja comes at the crease. 

India are at a score of 410 after losing five wickets in the first innings.

Game resumes after the lunch break.

Cheteshwar Pujara ground his way to 181 not out Friday as India turned the screws on Australia who are slowly seeing their hopes of saving the four-Test series evaporate.

At lunch on day two of the final Test in Sydney, India were 389 for five with the authoritative Pujara unmovable and Rishabh Pant on 27.

They added 86 runs to their overnight 303 for four with the loss of Hanuma Vihari, who was caught by Marnus Labuschagne off Nathan Lyon for 42.

The visitors lead the series 2-1 after winning the opening clash in Adelaide and the third one in Melbourne. Australia claimed victory in Perth.

If India, the world's top-ranked nation, win or draw in Sydney they will clinch a first-ever series in Australia since they began touring Down Under in 1947-48.

India is pilling up a massive runs in the first innings of the fourth Test and Australia are unable to get wicket.

After 110 overs, India scored 367 runs for a loss of five wickets.

Chetestwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant at the crease.

India at 329-5 after 102 overs

Left-handed batsman, Rishabh Pant comes to the crease.

First wicket of the morning session, here goes Hanuma Vihari.

Vihari asks for review, it's very close but the decision goes in favour of on-field umpire.

He scored 42 off 96 balls.

Pacers Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins into attack, looking for wickets but the partnership between Pujara and Vihari is becoming very crucial. 

The 99th over was by Nathan Lyon, as skipper Tim Paine introduces a spinner.

Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari resume second day's game.

Summary

Cheteshwar Pujara stroked his third century of the summer to put India in a commanding position in the decisive fourth and final Test as they strive for an historic series win in Australia.

At stumps on day one, they were 303 for four with the rock-like number three not out 130 and Hanuma Vihari on 39. Mayank Agarwal made 77 with Josh Hazlewood the best of the bowlers with 2-51. 

After toiling on a hot Sydney day, Australia were rewarded with the wickets of KL Rahul, Agarwal, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, but despite a five-pronged attack the key scalp of Pujara remained elusive.

The visitors lead the series 2-1 after winning the opening clash in Adelaide and the third one in Melbourne. Australia claimed victory in Perth.