MELBOURNE: The Indian team, which lost the second innings of the Adelaide Test in an embarrassing second innings, has yet to win. After dominating for three days, Ajinkya Rahane’s team is sitting in the driver’s seat. India finished the first innings at 326, but the home side lost six wickets for 133 runs by the end of the third day’s play. With four wickets in hand, Thai Australia are leading by just two runs, with the visitors in control of the match. India played 27/5 on Monday but were not as effective on the morning of the third day. Ajinkya Rahane (112, 223 balls), who scored a century the previous evening, was run out for the first wicket. Rahane was run out for the first time in Test 4 cricket. Jadeja, who was close to a half-century, called for an unnecessary run, but Rahane failed to reach on time. Jadeja (57, 156 balls), who had a 123-run partnership with Rahane, was ruled out after India’s star-studded dismissal. Rabichandran Ashwin, 19, was sent to Hazelwood Pavilion. Umesh Yadav and Yashpreet Bumra were dismissed in consecutive overs by Nathan Lyon to end the innings with 326 runs. In addition, India took a 131-run lead in the first innings. For Australia, Starc and Lyon took 3 wickets each.
