Jadeja shines for India as Aussies fade in final Test
Comprehensive win inside four days beckons for rampant hosts with series level at 1-1
Dharamsala — Ravindra Jadeja shone with bat and ball to put India in a commanding position to secure a series-clinching victory over Australia in the fourth and final Test on Monday. After two days of fluctuating fortunes at the end of a tight series, which is level at 1-1, India moved ahead in the morning session when they fashioned a valuable 32-run lead before being dismissed for 332 on the stroke of lunch. On the liveliest of the pitches used in the series, Australia’s top order struggled against the bouncing ball before Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin shared six wickets between them to bowl out the tourists for 137. Chasing 106 to complete a 2-1 series victory, India were 19 for no loss at the close at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, which is hosting its first Test. Openers Lokesh Rahul (13) and Murali Vijay (6) will resume on Tuesday, with the hosts needing a mere 87 runs to complete a comprehensive win inside four days. "We claimed three early wickets, which ...
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