The last session of play on Day 3 of the 2nd Test in Bengaluru gave India a slight edge over the Aussies. However, the DRS continues to rankle the Indians – Kohli once again failing to use the technology thoughtfully.
Day 3 was full of drama and records and Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers that sum up the day’s play…
93 Runs added by Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane for the fifth wicket without being separated -- the highest partnership for any wicket from either side in the series. Matt Renshaw and David Warner had added 82 runs for the first wicket for Australia in the first innings of Pune Test.
0 Number of wickets lost by India in the last session. This was the first time no wicket fell in a session in this series.
1 Number of times India have crossed 200 in this series. Today was the first such occasion in four innings.
23 Number of innings taken by KL Rahul to complete his 1,000 runs in Test cricket as an opener. Among the Indians only two players -- Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri -- have reached the mark as an opener in fewer innings- 20 each (Virender Sehwag also completed 1,000 runs as opener in 23 innings).
9 Number of consecutive unsuccessful reviews taken by India(combined batting and bowling).
6/63 Ravindra Jadeja’s figures – second best by an Indian left-arm spinner against Australia. The best remains 7/98 by Bishan Singh Bedi at Kolkata in 1969-70.
