India 205-2 at tea, need 159 runs to win
India opener Murali Vijay and captain Virat Kohli combined for a 150-run partnership on Saturday and looked set to save or even help win the first test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval.
Needing 364 runs for victory from 98 overs on the final day, India was 205-2 tea, still needing 159 runs for victory. Vijay (85) and Kohli (82) batted through the second session and added 100 runs to the India total.
Australia captain Michael Clarke left the field during the middle session with another hamstring injury, this time in his right leg.
India lost two wickets in the opening session, including opener Shikhar Dhawan, caught by wicketkeeper Brad Haddin when umpire Ian Gould incorrectly ruled the ball had deflected off the batsman’s glove.
Australia 1st innings- 515—7 decl. (Steven Smith 162 not out, David Warner 145, Michael Clarke 128; Mohammed Shami 2—120).
India 1st innings- 444 (Virat Kohli 115, Cheteshwar Pujara 73, Ajinkya Rahane 62, Murali Vijay 53; Nathan Lyon 5—134).
Australia 2nd innings- 290—5 decl. (David Warner 102, Steve Smith 52 not out; Karn Sharma 2—95).
India 2nd innings- 205—2 (Murali Vijay 85 not out, Virat Kohli 82 not out; Mitchell Johnson 1—28)
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