Gill ton, Kohli fifty headline India’s strong reply

Shubman Gill’s second Test century led India’s confident reply to Australia’s 480 on the third day in Ahmedabad. The opener put up fifty-plus stands with Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli, who also helped himself to his first fifty in 16 innings.

On a pitch that held true for the third day running, Australia found the going tough to break through but struck once in every session, the last of which was Gill who was LBW to Nathan Lyon. Until then Gill had looked solid in the company of Kohli, as the duo played the attritional game well, and took every boundary opportunity that came their way.

Brief Scores:

Australia 480 (Usman Khawaja 180, Cameron Green 114; R Ashwin 6-91) lead India 289/3 (Shubman Gill 128, Virat Kohli 59*, Cheteshwar Pujara 42) by 191 runs.