Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane scored century as India end the second session on day 3 of the third test on a high against Australia at Melbourne. Resuming from 224-3 at tea, the duo batted throughout the session and were at 336-3 when the teams went for tea. Rahane, who scored his third Test century remained unbeaten on 111 and Kohli is giving him company on 104. India still trail Australia by 194 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
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Scorecard:
Australia (Ist Innings): 530 (Steve Smith 192, Ryan Harris 74)
India Batting (Ist Innings):
| Batsmen | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Murali Vijay | c Marsh b Watson | 68 | 135 | 7 | 0 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | c Smith b Harris | 28 | 51 | 3 | 0 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c Haddin b Harris | 25 | 71 | 2 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | not out | 104 | 171 | 11 | 0 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | not out | 111 | 142 | 15 | 0 |
| Extras | 0 | ||||
| Total | 95 overs | 336-3 |
Australia Bowling (Ist Innings):
| Bowlers | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Mitchell Johnson | 21 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 3.90 |
| Ryan Harris | 19 | 5 | 59 | 2 | 3.10 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 20 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Shane Watson | 13 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 4.30 |
| Nathan Lyon | 20 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 3.40 |
| Steve Smith | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |