The third round of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is currently being played at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. On the second day, the men in blue were bowled out scoring just 163 runs in the second innings. Australia had a target of just 76 runs to win the match. India's chances of emerging victorious from the current situation are slim, however, if it succeeds, history will be made.

If the Indian team manages to defend 76 runs at the Holkar Stadium, a remarkable achievement will be achieved. If this happens, it will be the lowest defensive score by any team in the history of Test cricket. Also, Team India will break the 141-year-old record of defending the lowest number of runs in a test recorded by England in 1882. In a test against Australia, England defended 85 runs in the fourth innings.

Breakdown of Indian Batters

After being bowled out for 109 in the first innings, the Indian team could not cross 200 in the second innings. The Indian team got a lead of just 75 runs. Apart from Cheteshwar Pujara's 59 runs for the Indian team, Shreyas Iyer scored 26 runs. On the other hand, 16 runs came from Ravichandran Ashwin's innings. Apart from that, Axar Patel scored an unbeaten 15 and 12 runs from captain Rohit Sharma.

India tops the rankings

After winning the first two games of the series, the Indians, who were leading 2-0, were now completely behind in the third game. Australia need only 76 runs to win this match. To seal the spot for the Test World Cup, the Indian team will have to win 3 matches in this series.