India need six more wickets to secure a final-day victory in Adelaide James Elsby/APAustralia face an uphill task to salvage the first Test against India after ending day four requiring 219 runs with six wickets remaining. India, who have never before won the first Test of a series in Australia, resumed their second innings on Sunday in a commanding position on 151 for three and added a further 156 runs to leave Australia a daunting target of 323. Two wickets each for Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Shami then strengthened the tourists’ position as the hosts lost openers Aaron Finch and Marcus Harris, as well as Usman Khawaja and Peter Handscomb, before closing on 104 for four. Nathan Lyon, who removed India captain Virat Kohli late on day three, had earlier given Australia a chance of a comeback with…

Source: The Times December 09, 2018 12:33 UTC