Axar, Shami help India extend lead to 223

India's lower request swayed by and by on the third morning as they added 78 runs even as Todd Murphy wrapped up with a seven-wicket pull.

The offspinner made an early leap forward when Ravindra Jadeja was bowled on 70 bearing arms. With both offspinners getting some buy promptly in the day, there was plausible of an early wrap up to the innings.

Mohammed Shami was then put somewhere around Scott Boland off Nathan Lyon which ended up being exorbitant. Shami continued to overwhelm a 52-run stand with Axar Patel, hitting three sixes and two fours in his 37. This guaranteed that India's lead went past 200.

Shami at last fell attempting to hit Murphy and on second thought got a top edge that was gobbled up by the manager.

Mohammad Siraj then figured out how to hold one end up with tight safeguard as Axar went somewhat more bold in quest for his lady Test hundred. The last wicket pair added 20 runs before the allrounder was in the end bowled off a more slow ball from Pat Cummins with India completing on an even 400.

Brief Scores: Australia 177 all out (Marnus Labuschagne 49; R Jadeja 5/47) trail India 400 all out (Rohit Sharma 120, Ravindra Jadeja 70, Axar Patel 84; Todd Murphy 7-124 by 222 runs