India loses test series, third test ends third day, faces innings defeat

Ryan Harris celebrates the dismissal of Rahul Dravid on the third day of India-Australia third test courtesy: Getty Images

PERTH: India lost the third Test against Australia by an innings and 37 runs after being bowled out for 171 in their second innings on day three here on Sunday. Thus, India lost the test serises 0-3 to Australia.
India, starting the day on 88 for four, were all out minutes after lunch. Virat Kohli top-scored for the visitors with 75 while Rahul Dravid made 47. Ben Hilfenhaus took four wickets for Australia while Peter Siddle took three.
Australia had made 369 in their first innings in response to India’s opening day effort of 161. India were on the brink of defeat in the third Test, with 165 for six at lunch on day three at the WACA Ground here Sunday, needing another 43 runs to make Australia bat again.
India, resuming on 88 for four, lost Rahul Dravid (47) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2) in the session while Virat Kohli scored his maiden fifty of the series and remained unbeaten on 69. He was joined by R. Vinay Kumar (6) at the crease.  Dravid and Kohli shared 84 runs for the fifth wicket and withstood the pressure created by Australian bowlers for more than an hour.
Ryan Harris (1/34) set Dravid nicely for the hosts’ first breakthrough of the day. After beating Dravid’s bat several times with away going deliveries, Harris got one back in sharply that went through the gate to rattle the stumps. It was the eighth time in the last ten innings when Dravid saw his stumps disturbed.
Dhoni fell soon after to make it 148 for six. Kolhi got his fifty with a beautiful flick off Mitchell Starc’s bowling. The scoreboard on day three of the third cricket Test which India lost to Australia by an innings and 37 runs at the Western Australia Cricket Association Ground here Sunday:
India first innings: 161
Australia first innings: 369
India 2nd innings (Overnight 88/4):
Gautam Gambhir c Hussey b Starc 14
Virender Sehwag c Haddin b Siddle 10
Rahul Dravid b Harris 47
Sachin Tendulkar lbw Starc 8
V.V.S. Laxman c Marsh b Hilfenhaus 0
Virat Kohli c Haddin b Siddle 69
M.S. Dhoni c Ponting b Siddle 2
Vinay Kumar c Clarke b Hilfenhaus 6
Zaheer Khan c Clarke b Hilfenhaus 0
Ishant Sharma c Cowan b Hilfenhaus 0
Umesh Yadav not out 0
Extras: (b 1, lb 5, w 3) 9
Total: (10 wickets; 63.2 overs)
Extras: (b 1, lb 5, w 3) 9
Total: (for 10 wickets in 63.2 overs) 17
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Gambhir, 10.2 overs), 2-25 (Sehwag, 11.3), 3-42 (Tendulkar, 16.1), 4-51 (Laxman, 19.1), 5-135 (Dravid, 50.5), 6-148 (Dhoni, 55.4), 7-171 (Vinay Kumar, 62.1), 8-171 (Khan, 62.2), 9-171 (Sharma, 62.5), 10-171 (Kohli, 63.2)
Bowling:
Ryan Harris 16-3-34-1
Ben Hilfenhaus 18-6-54-4
Mitchell Starc 12-4-31-2
Peter Siddle 15.2-5-43-3
Mike Hussey 2-0-3-0