Live Cricket Score, India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 5: India beat Australia by 137 runs

We are ready to begin now. Finally! The Indian team spread across the field and it will want to wrap things up ASAP, before the rain intervenes again. Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon take their places in the middle, with the former on strike. Ishant Sharma will take the new ball first up. Here we go...

Update 1154 local - EARLY LUNCH WILL BE TAKEN AT 1215 LOCAL. The forecast is said to clear up around 1300 local time, let's hope the radar is a reliable one. The rain has stopped, so play should resume at 1255 local if there are no further interruptions. And if that is the case, then we will lose 11 overs. Add the 8 bowled on Day 4 in the extra time taken and we will have a minimum of 71 overs in the day.

Update 1056 - Frustration for everyone as the rain has really picked up now. It's coming down quite heavily. The wait continues...

Update 1055 local - And.... the covers are back off.

Update 1054 local - Scratch the last update. The covers are back on as there's a slight drizzle. Doesn't look as bad though.

Update 1045 local - The rain has stopped and the covers are coming off. Play will begin at 1100 local. The players are warming up. Guess we'll have some action soon.

Update 1022 local - The covers are on and the start to the final day will be a bit delayed. Should just be a passing shower, hopefully. Quite dark out there right now on account of the misty clouds. The floodlights are already on.

There is another factor today, the rain. There is a forecast of some rain today and this will bring a smile on the faces of the Australian supporters. So far, slight rain has been there and the pitch had been covered. The covers are off now though and nothing alarming as yet. Play should begin on time provided there's no further rain. The action awaits, let's keep our fingers crossed.

Welcome to the last day of the Third Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India are on the brink of victory, needing just two wickets but there is a certain Pat Cummins in between them and the win. He has been nothing less of a warrior in this game. While the rest of the batsmen crumbled against a potent Indian attack, the all-rounder stood tall and provided stern resistance, scoring a fine fifty along the way and showing the rest how to bat on this surface. Can he do the unthinkable and take the Aussies to an improbable win? Or will India nip off the last two in quick time?

... Fifth Day, Morning Session ...

Anyway, as things stand, this is definitely India's game to lose. They should win too, unless the rain intervenes, or the remaining three batsmen pull off something miraculous. And there is a good chance of the rain coming down on the final day as well, about a 90 percent chance. Whether India's decision on the follow-on and this slightly defensive strategy come back to haunt them or not, remains to be seen. Join us on Sunday at 1030 local (2330 GMT, previous day) for all the action from Day 5. Cheers!

India did well for the most part. Got rid of the top and middle order without much trouble, but as it has been the case for them on most occasions, failed to run through the tail. Actually, you could argue that they could have plucked those wickets earlier too had Virat Kohli been a little more brave and kept an attacking field. There were a few edges which flew through vacant catching positions. All did well for the most part, with everyone chipping in with the wickets barring Vihari.

A fine, fine performance from Pat Cummins. He's ensured that this Boxing Day Test goes into the final day. He put on two partnerships of substance - the first with Starc worth 39 and the next with Lyon, unbeaten on 43. It says a lot about the Australian side that Pat Cummins of all of them is the one to score their first fifty in this Test. Had the others stuck around and showed the same kind of temperament and application as Cummins, then things might have been much different right now.

M Shami to Cummins, Cummins survives. Full and attacking the stumps, it's worked in front of square leg for a single. This match lives to see another day. Australia still need 141 runs to win and that's STUMPS ON DAY 4!

M Shami to Cummins, Back of a length on off stump, it's defended down the track from deep inside the crease.