Australia vs India 3rd Test 2020-21 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Australia vs India 3rd Test - 2020-21 India tour of Australia 4-match Test series - The third Test cricket match between Australia and India played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on January to 07 to 11, 2021.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari walk off after survive the third Test match © Cricket Australia / Getty Images

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Claire Polosak - who became the first ever female match official in a men's Test match history, when she took up the role of a fourth umpire between India and Australia third Test match. Will Pucovski became the 87th Australian player to score 50 or more runs on debut Test match. It is the first time Marnus Labuschagne dismissals on nervous nineties in Test matches. 8 : Steve Smith equalled a joint most centuries hit by a batsman against India in Test matches, jointly with 8 hundreds by Ricky Ponting (AUS), Viv Richards (WI) and Gary Sobers (WI) and also the joint most centuries hit by an Australian batsman against India in Tests. 136 Innings : Steve Smith became the second fastest to reach 27 Test hundreds in terms of innings, After Don Bradman took 70 innings to reach this feat. 148 : Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant set up the fifth highest fourth-wicket partnership for India against Australia in Tests. Cheteshwar Pujara became the 11th Indian batsman to reach 6000 Test runs. Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin faced 256 balls - the record sixth-wicket partnership for India against Australia by terms of balls faced in the fourth Innings of a Test cricket, previously held by the 98-balls faced between Virender Sehwag and Parthiv Patel at Nagpur in 2004 and the India's third longest sixth-wicket partnership by terms of balls faced in the fourth Innings of a Test cricket and the tenth longest sixth-wicket stand by terms of balls faced in the fourth innings of a Test cricket. India's 334 was their tenth highest score in the second innings against Australia in Test matches and It is their sixth highest total in the second innings in Australia in Tests.

* Will Pucovski's debut fifty and Marnus Labuschagne's steady Half-century set the strong position for Australia in a rain-affected day 1 of the third Test match.

* Steve Smith's record equal century lifted Australia to 338 before Shubman Gill's maiden Test fifty helped to India 96-2 on the day 2 of the third Test match.

* Pat Cummins' four-for restricted India to 244 before An unbeaten 68-run stand between Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith helped to Australia takes massive 197-run lead in the day 3 of the third Test match.

* Half-centuries from Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green set the massive target of 407 before India finished 98 for 2 at stumps on the day 4 of the third Test match.

* Rishabh Pant's counter-attacking 97 and Cheteshwar Pujara's half-century before Ravichandran Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari survive as India great escape to secure a thrilling match-drawn against Australia in the fifth & final day of the third Test match.

Australia 1st Innings scored 338 for all-out in 105.4 overs with top scorer by Steve Smith cracked a 131 off 226-balls - which was his 27th Test hundred and his eighth century against India in Tests - including 16-fours.

Marnus Labuschagne struck 91 off 196-balls - who fell nine-run short of his century - including 11-fours, Debutant Will Pucovski - who scored 62-runs on his debut Test match - included 4-fours and Mitchell Starc blasted a 24 off 30-balls contained 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 80.

1st innings India best bowler by Ravindra Jadeja claimed a 4-wickets for 62-runs in 18-overs including three maidens.

Debutant Navdeep Saini - who took 2-wickets on his debut Test match, Jasprit Bumrah captured two-wickets and one for Mohammed Siraj.

India 1st Innings scored 244 for all-out in 100.4 overs with top scorer by Shubman Gill cracked a 50 off 176-balls including 8-fours.

Cheteshwar Pujara scored 50 off 176-balls including 5-fours, Rishabh Pant struck 36 off 67-balls included 4-fours.

Ravindra Jadeja blasted a unbeaten 28 off 37-balls including 5-fours with strike rate of 75.67, Rohit Sharma hit 26 off 77-balls included 3-fours & a six and Ajinkya Rahane scored 22 off 70-balls contained one-six & a four.

1st Innings Australia best bowler by Pat Cummins claimed a 4-wickest for 29-runs in 21.4-overs including ten maidens, Josh Hazlewood took 2-wickets and one for Mitchell Starc.

Australia 2nd Innings scored 312-6 for declared in 87 overs with top scorer by Cameron Green struck 84 off 132-balls including 8-fours & 4-sixes.

Steve Smith cracked a 81 off 167-balls including 8-fours & a six, Marnus Labuschagne hit 73 off 118-balls included 9-fours and Tim Paine blasted a unbeaten 39 off 52-balls contained 6-fours with strike rate of 75.

2nd Innings India best bowler by Navdeep Saini, Ravichandran Ashwin both took 2-wickets and one for Mohammed Siraj - Jasprit Bumrah.

India 2nd scored 334-5 in 131 overs with top scorer by Rishabh Pant hammered a 97 off 118-balls - who fell three-run short of his century - including 12-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 82.30.

Cheteshwar Pujara cracked a 77 off 205-balls including 12-fours, Rohit Sharma struck 52 off 98-balls included 5-fours & a six.

Ravichandran Ashwin hit a unbeaten 39 off 128-balls including 7-fours, Shubman Gill struck 31 off 64-balls included 4-fours and Hanuma Vihari scored a unbeaten 23 off 161-balls contained 4-fours.

2nd Innings Australia best bowler by Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon both took 2-wickets and one for Pat Cummins.

Steve Smith named Player of the match for his record-breaking batting performance to scored 131-runs in the 1st innings and 81-runs in the second innings.

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