On the second day of the third Test, the tourists declared their first innings at 443 for seven wickets at the end. Australia won by 8 runs without any wicket in the last 6 overs.
India started the day with 215 runs for 2 wickets on Thursday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, ending the first session of Pujara-Kohli's firmness. Mitchell Starc broke the 170-run partnership by dismissing the captain in the second session short of Mitchell Starc.
Kohli, who started with 47 runs, started with 82 runs. 9 fours in the innings of 204 balls. After that, Pujara, who has not scored a hundred, He returned to 106 runs in 319 balls with 106 runs.
Rohit was the pick of the two batsmen for 6 runs, with 62 balls with Ajinkya Rahane and Rishab Pantara and 76 runs in two partnerships. After being dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja, he was unbeaten on 63 runs while declaring his innings. The right-handed batsman made 114 balls of the innings in 5 fours.
Paceman Pat Cummins took 3 wickets for 72 runs. Stark took two wickets for 87 runs.