On Day 3, Indians are in a strong position to send Australians on the backfoot. In the morning, Sachin could add only 10 runs to his score from 2nd day. He was bold out on 81(159 balls) by Lyon. Kohli played his innings superbly and hit tremendous shots to complete his century. He was joined by captain Dhoni and both took Indian total to 324 in the 90th over. Kohli was caught by Starc in the over of Lyon who took the wicket of Tendulkar earlier. Jadeja could contribute only 16 runs when he went to the pavillion in the 103rd over bowled by Pattinson. R. Aswin added 3 runs. But Mahendra Singh Dhoni was playing outstanding innings on the other end. He was supported by Harbhajan Singh and Bhuvneshwar when Indian score crossed 500 run mark.
Dhoni hit 22 fours and 5 sixes to reach his double century. He made 206 runs not out on 243 balls. India scored 515 for the loss of 8 wickets in 141 overs at the end of the day. Australia is lagging behind135 runs and Indians have fair chance of winning the first test match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
