India vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3, live cricket score: O�Keefe gets four, IND 95/5

Stephen O’Keefe snapped up his fourth wicket in the second innings as he took his tally in the Pune Test to 10 wickets as India crumbled to 89/5. Earlier, Steven Smith’s century helped the visitors set India a target of 441. Get live cricket score of India vs Australia day 3 here.

14:05 hrs IST: Dropped! Pujara looks to work an offspinner from Lyon to fine leg but David Warner drops it at leg gully. These chances stick or they don’t but knowing Warner’s class, that should have been taken.

Stephen O’Keefe picked up his fourth wicket as India crumbled in Pune. Catch live cricket score of India vs Australia, day 3, here. (BCCI)

14:02 hrs IST: Wriddhiman Saha gets going with a boundary. How much more time before O’Keefe gets his second five-wicket haul?

14:00 hrs IST: WICKET! O’Keefe gets his fourth wicket and his maiden 10-wicket haul in Tests. He traps Ashwin in front after the umpire did not give him out. Australia review and it is pad first. Brilliant review by Smith.

13:52 hrs IST: Ashwin employs the reverse sweep and he is aiming to be confident. Next ball, he chips a drive uppishly past mid off for three runs.

13:48 hrs IST: WICKET! Tame dismissal and O’Keefe gets his third wicket. Rahane goes for the drive and he chips it to cover. India 77/4. Catch live cricket score here.

13:44 hrs IST: Rahane and Pujara are finding the boundaries well here. However, the task ahead is enormous for India.

13:39 hrs IST: Edged but safe! This ball spits up from a short of length, Rahane goes for the cut and gets a top edge over the slips. In the same over, Rahane finds the boundary again but this time it is more controlled.

Stephen O’Keefe got the massive wicket of Virat Kohli as Australia dominated against India. Catch live cricket score of India vs Australia, 3rd day, here. (BCCI)

13:37 hrs IST: Plenty of turn and bounce on this pitch which is starting to be unplayable. Every ounce of Pujara’s compact technique being tested.

13:33 hrs IST: All hopes on Cheteshwar Pujara now. However, his dedication is unparallelled as you will see in this video. All the best, Che!

13:26 hrs IST: WICKET! Massive moment! Virat Kohli is gone! He leaves a straight ball and it hits off stump. Rare failure for Kohli in this match. That ball did not turn.

13:22 hrs IST: Hazlewood gets a delivery to rise up and strike Pujara on the fingers but next ball, he finds a boundary to third man. Catch live cricket score here.

13:19 hrs IST: Josh Hazlewood is into the attack now. Will he get some reverse swing? He will hit the right channels though.

Stephen O'Keefe got the big wicket of Murali Vijay as Australia struck at regular intervals. Catch live cricket score of India vs Australia, day 3, here. (BCCI)

13:11 hrs IST: Stephen O’Keefe has an appeal for an LBW against Kohli but it is turned down. The impact was probably outside off stump. Nope, impact was in line and it was out had Smith reviewed. Big let off for Kohli.l

13:02 hrs IST: That is ripping turn. Lyon is spinning the ball at almost 45 degrees here. Pujara is cut in half but Wade cannot get it and four byes is the result.

12:58 hrs IST: O’Keefe and Lyon are hitting the right areas and the Indian batsmen are having to employ all their technical skills to stay alive. Catch live cricket score here.

Nathan Lyon and Stephen O’Keefe struck to remove the openers. Catch live cricket score of India vs Australia, day 3, here. (BCCI)

12:52 hrs IST: WICKET! Lyon removes Rahul as he is trapped LBW. He was on the back foot but he opts for the review. It is hitting middle stump. Kohli gets off the pair.

12:46 hrs IST: WICKET! Stephen O’Keefe strikes in his first over and Murali Vijay is trapped in front. He opts for the review but it is clipping leg stump. India 10/1, chasing 441 for a win. Catch live cricket score here.

12:39 hrs IST: Just short! Lyon causing all kinds of problems. He gets this delivery to explode off the deck and Rahul fends at it awkwardly, luckily it just lands in front of short leg. India 9/0, need 432 more for a win.

12:37 hrs IST: Starc is bowling in the low 90 mph but he is hitting the right target.

12:31 hrs IST: Dropped! Vicious and sharp turn from Lyon. Vijay stabs at an off-spinner but Handscomb at short leg drops it. That was too quick for him but for that position, it should have been taken.

12:30 hrs IST: Nathan Lyon from the other end. Not surprising really. Will be interesting to see the purchase he will get even more from this deck.

12:28 hrs IST: Hostile over from Mitchell Starc has come to an end. It was pacy and he hit the right length.

Ravindra Jadeja ended the Australian innings as they were bowled out for 285. Catch live cricket score of India vs Australia, day 3, here. (BCCI)

12:24 hrs IST: Welcome back for the second session. All set for this vital session. Mitchell Starc will open the bowling with two slips in place. Murali Vijay on strike.

11:46 hrs IST: India have a huge task on their hands. They will be aiming to emulate Steven Smith’s example as he continued to enjoy batting against India