India gain edge over Oz

Jhulan Goswami celebrates a wicket on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images

India dictated terms to mighty Australia who did everything they could to survive the difficult overs under lights and finish the third day of the rain-marred pink-ball Test at 143-4 here on Saturday.

At stumps, Australia trailed the visitors by 234 runs after veteran seamer Jhulan Goswami (2-27) bowled beautifully and struck twice to leave them at 63 for two at one stage.

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India declared their first innings at 377 for eight. Mithali Raj's side were lucky as the umpire gave Australian captain Meg Lanning (38) out wrongly, raising his finger despite an inside edge and bringing to an end her ominous stay in the middle. On that occasion, the lucky bowler was Pooja Vastrakar (2-31).

Brief scores
India 377-8d (S Mandhana 127, D Sharma 66; S Molineux 2-45, S Campbell 2-47, E Perry 2-76) v Australia 143-4 (M Lanning 38; J Goswami 2-27, P Vastrakar 2-31)

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