Pujara, Pant help India to post mammoth total in Sydney; Aus 24/0 at stumps
Sydney, Jan 4 (IBNS): Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant scored centuries to help India to post a mammoth total of 622/7 in the first innings of the fourth and final Test match at Sydney Cricket Ground here.
While Pujara scored 193, Pant remained unbeaten at 159.
After the dismissal of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (81), Indian skipper Virat Kohli declared the visitor's innings.
Mayank Agarwal had scored 77 on the first day of the Test match.
Australia's Nathan Lyon clinched four wickets for 178 in 57.2 overs.
Josh Hazlewood picked two wickets while Mitchell Starc clinched one.
Australia's first innings:
At stumps on day two, Australia scored 24 for the loss of no wicket in 10 overs.
Marcus Harris and Usman Khawaja are unbeaten at 19 and five respectively.
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