Melbourne: Scoreboard after India scored 462/8 in first innings at Stumps on Day 3 in third test played at Melbourne Cricket Ground here Sunday.
Australia 1st innings: 530
India 1st innings: 462/8 in 126.2 overs
(trail Australia by 68 runs)
(overnight 108/1 in 37 overs)
| Murali Vijay | c Marsh b Watson | 68 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | c Smith b Harris | 28 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c Haddin b Harris | 25 |
| Virat Kohli | c Haddin b Johnson | 169 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | lbw b Lyon | 147 |
| Lokesh Rahul | c Hazlewood b Lyon | 3 |
| MS Dhoni | c Haddin b Harris | 11 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c & b Harris | 0 |
| Mohammad Shami | not out | 9* |
| Extras | (lb 1, wd 1) | 2 |
| Total | for 8 wickets | 462 |
| Overs | at Stumps, Day 3 | 126.2 |
| Fall of wickets | 1-55 (Dhawan, 14.2 ov), 2-108 (Pujara, 37.2 ov), 3-147 (Vijay, 49.5 ov), 4-409 (Rahane, 107.4 ov), 5-415 (Rahul, 109.6 ov), 6-430 (Dhoni, 116.4 ov), 7-434 (Ashwin, 118.2 ov), 8-462 (Kohli, 126.2 ov) |
Did not bat: Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Mitchell Johnson | 29.2 | 5 | 133 | 1 |
| Ryan Harris | 25 | 7 | 69 | 4 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 25 | 6 | 75 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 16 | 3 | 65 | 1 |
| Nathan Lyon | 29 | 3 | 108 | 2 |
| Steven Smith | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |