India vs Australia Live Score, 3rd Test, Day 5: India bat for 131 overs in 4th innings to snatch draw at Sydney

This a great contest between these two now. Pant is constantly trying to get on top of Lyon and the experienced off-spinner is setting up plans to get him out. He bowls a maiden to the Indian left-hander.

Marnus Labuschagne continues after the drinks break for Australia. No real problems for Pant and Pujara, they take three singles. India 155/3

Pulled away from Pant! Some good work at the mid wicket fence from Will Pucovski prevents the boundary but Pant will get three runs. 150 up for India and this is also the 50 partnership between Pant and Pujara.

Just one slip and it goes through exactly where the second slip would have been. Pant's attacking instincts have forced Paine to get a slip out and this time it works to his advantage. A full one outside off from Hazlewood, Pant goes hard at it, gets an outside edge and it goes wide from the first slip fielder for a for.

Pujara lashes on to the full toss provided by Marnus Labuschagne. The India No.3 did get a few short deliveries in this over but didn't quite manage to find the gap but this time he dances down the track to and hits the full toss to the left of mid on for a boundary. India 144/3

Relentless Hazlewood bowls another maiden to Pujara. While Pant continues to attack Lyon, Hazlewood is working on his own gameplan against Pujara.

8 runs off the over, two boundaries in it. The previous Lyon over had yielded 13. So Rishabh Pant has launched a calculated attack on the Australian off-spinner. India 138/3

FOUR! Short and wide from Lyon, first real loosener from him today, perhaps it is an affect of the previous over's charge from Pant. The left-hander rocks back to cut it through the off side for a four.

A very good over from big Australian. He got Pujara guessing there. But so far so good for India too. This Pant, Pujara partnership is doing well.

FOUR! SIX! Aggression from Pant. He danced down the track to Lyon and hits for a four followed by a six. Australia shouldn't mind this at all. They have got enough runs on the board but some entertainment for all of us. It is always around the corner when Pant is batting. India 129/3

These Australian fast bowlers are relentless. Cummins goes Starc comes in, Starc takes a breather, Hazlewood steps up. It's a continuous battle. Hazlewood has started off with a maiden.

Another maiden from Lyon. He also trapped Pujara in front on the fifth ball too. Australia didn't opt for DRS but replays showed they would have retained it had they taken it.

Driven straight down the ground. That's the second time Pujara has done that to Cummins today. This time, the timing not enough to take it to the fence but enough to allow Pujara to run three. India 115/3

The up and down nature of a fifth day track in full display now. Boy this will be a hard task for India to survive against perhaps the best bowling attack of the world and on this track. Another maiden from Cummins.

Pant got a genuine outside edge of Lyon's first delivery but Tim Paine could not hold on to it and he did not look that comfortable in the next five deliveries either. Encouraging signs for Australia, exactly the opposite for India.

Pant must have had his heart in his mouth there. Thankfully, for him it landed well in front of the deep square leg fielder. It was a nothing shot really. A short one from Cummins and Pant, not comfortable with the injury on his left elbow, tried to play a short of half pull shot and ended up getting a top edge.

A quality over from the experienced off-spinner. He looked like getting a wicket every ball. Pujara looked nervous to say the least, his ploy of dancing down the track to every delivery may not be the ideal way on this Day 5 SCG track.

What a shot! Pujara has walk out with some real intent today. It was overpitched from Cummins and Pujara drives him straight down the ground to collect his first boundary of Day 5.

India have promoted Pant at No.5. So all those doubting whether Pant will bat or not must have got their answer now. This should be interesting.

OUT! Ajinkya Rahane has been dismissed. What a start for Australia. A tossed-up delivery from Lyon, Rahane tries to defend, gets an inside edge and Wade at shortleg takes a sharp catch. Australia have a wicket on the second over of the day. India 102/3

Pujara puts Lyon under pressure, goes down the track and flicks it past the mid wicket fielder to get three runs. 100 up for India. This is good signs if you are an Indian fan, Pujara is looking to be positive against Lyon.

This is interesting, Australia have thrown the ball to Nathan on the second over of Day 5. They also know, the off-spinner holds the key on this surface today especially against the likes of Pujara and Rahane.

Pujara gets off the mark on Day 5 with a single down to leg side. He will breathe a sigh of relief to get down the other end. India 99/2

The players are out in the centre. Pujara will face the first ball of Day 5 and it will be Pat Cummins for Australia.

The cricketing community came down strongly on the racial attacks on the Indian players on Day 3 and Day 4 of this Test match in Sydney. Mohammed Siraj has been hailed as a hero for standing up and reporting the matter to the official. Both the ICC and Cricket Australia have assured BCCI that strictest action will be taken against those who are guilty.

Even as we speak, live pictures show Pant with the bat in hand in the nets. Like we said, he will bat. He may not be a 100% but he sure can do a job for the team.

As per the latest updates, Rishabh Pant did try to bat in the nets on Sunday with and without the strap on his left elbow and appeared to be in some discomfort but he is slated to bat. Ravindra Jadeja, who has dislocated his finger, however, is unlikely, unless there is some 10-12 overs to go and India are fighting to save the match. In that case, we might just see Jadeja come out to bat after taking pain killers and injections.

Resuming the day with a lead of 197, Australia piled declared for 312 for 6. Steve Smith was pillar with 81, Marnus Labuschagne hit 73 while young Cameron Green showed that he is the one for the future with an attacking 83 as Australia set India a difficult target of 407. In reply, India openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill put together the highest opening stand of this series before the latter was dismissed for 31. Rohit Sharma went on to slam his maiden fifty as an opener in overseas conditions before pulling one straight to file leg towards the end of Day 4. Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara took India to stumps at 98 for 2, still needing 309 runs to win.

What a quality Test match this one has turned out to be. Australia have their noses well and truly in front and India will need nothing short of a miracle to survive this one. Hello and welcome to all our viewers to the live coverage of India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 5.