Australia vs. India 2014, 1st Test, Day 3: Highlights, Scorecard, Report

India reached 369-5 at stumps on day three of the first Test against Australia, as the visitors fashioned a strong reply to their hosts' first innings score of 517-7 at the Adelaide Oval.

They head into day four facing a 148-run deficit:

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Vijay	c Haddin	b Johnson	53	143	88
Dhawan		b Harris	25	36	24
Pujara		b Lyon	73	188	135
Kohli	c Harris	b Johnson	115	264	184
Rahane	c Watson	b Lyon	62	99	76
Ro Sharma	not out		33	95	61
Saha	not out		1	10	16
Extras		2nb 1w 0b 4lb	7
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Johnson		18	5	90	2
Harris		17	5	49	1
Lyon		30	3	103	2
Siddle		13	2	62	0
M Marsh		11	4	29	0
Watson		5	1	13	0
Smith		3	0	19	0

Captain Virat Kohli led the way with a century as the tourists made a strong reply to Australia's total.

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How long since an Indian captain scored an away ton? @imVkohli does it on 1st attempt http://t.co/b2wX14eFff #AusvInd pic.twitter.com/wElNlGYT6a

— STAR Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 11, 2014"

After the hosts declared on their overnight score, India scored rapidly in the morning session and reached 119-2 at lunch.

Shikhar Dhawan was the first man to depart for 25. He looked to drive a Ryan Harris delivery but only succeeded in dragging it on to his middle stump.

Fellow opener Murali Vijay went just before the adjournment for 53 as he poked Mitchell Johnson to Brad Haddin behind the stumps before the left-arm seamer hit Kohli on the helmet.

Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara added 81 runs for the third wicket before Australia spinner Nathan Lyon ended the latter’s innings on 73.

Pujara had hit nine boundaries in his 135-ball innings before watching a tentative forward defence culminate in the ball rolling back onto his stumps.

India reached 192-3 at tea and continued to score briskly in the evening session with a century partnership between Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane.

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Vijay: 50 off 78 balls (2s, 3f) CA Pujara: 50 off 96 balls (6f) V Kohli: 50 off 86 balls (6f) AM Rahane: 50 off 61 balls (10f) #AusvInd

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 11, 2014"

Rahane had made 62 from just 76 balls when he became Lyon’s second victim, the off-spinner getting some extra bounce that took the glove and the batsman was caught by Shane Watson at slip.

Kohli marched on and reached his seventh Test century off 158 balls with his 12th boundary, clipping Mitchell Marsh to the mid-wicket fence.

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Test 100s on 1st match as India captain: VHazare (v ENg 1951), SGavaskar (v NZ in 1976), DVengsarkar (v WI 1987) Virat Kohli today. #AUSvIND

— Cricket Record (@cricinfo_record) December 11, 2014"

It was a welcome return to form for the 26-year-old whose top-score on last summer’s Test series in England was just 39. He was eventually caught by Harris from Johnson's delivery, leaving Wriddhiman Saha to see India through to close of play.

The match, re-arranged after the death of Phillip Hughes, is the first of four Tests as the teams battle for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.