The third Test  commenced on Wednesday at the WACA in Perth , between Australia and India . India won the toss, and Indian captain Anil Kumble elected to bat. India quickly made a half century in nine overs , then shortly afterwards the first wicket fell with Virender Sehwag caught behind by Adam Gilchrist for 29 runs. Three overs later, about about half an hour before lunch  , the next wicket fell when Gilchrist also caught Wasim Jaffer. India were 2/74 at lunch, and played well during the afternoon, not losing any wickets. Rahul Dravid was dropped on 11 runs by Michael Clarke, and went on to share a partnership of 139 runs with Sachin Tendulkar as India reached 2/177 at tea. In the last session India put on 120 runs, but lost four wickets, including two just before stumps.  Tendulkar (71) was trapped lbw by Brett Lee , while Sourav Ganguly fell for just nine runs soon afterwards. Dravid reached 93 runs before being caught by Ricky Ponting, and V. V. S. Laxman was dismissed for 27 runs shortly before the close of play. India finished the day on 6/297.
The third Test between Australia and India commenced on Wednesday at the WACA in Perth . India won the toss, and Indian captain Anil Kumble elected to bat. India quickly made a half century in nine overs . Shortly after, the first wicket fell with Virender Sehwag caught behind by Adam Gilchrist for 29 runs. About half an hour before lunch with three more overs , the next wicket fell when Gilchrist also caught Wasim Jaffer. India were 2/74 at lunch, and played well during the afternoon, losing no wickets. Rahul Dravid was dropped on 11 runs by Michael Clarke, and went on to share a partnership of 139 runs with Sachin Tendulkar as India reached 2/177 at tea. In the last session India put on 120 runs, losing four wickets, including two just before stumps. Brett Lee trapped lbw Tendulkar (71) , while Sourav Ganguly fell for just nine runs soon afterwards. Dravid reached 93 runs before being caught by Ricky Ponting, and V. V. S. Laxman was dismissed for 27 runs shortly before the close of play. India finished the day on 6/297.
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between Australia and India
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, between Australia and India
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, then shortly afterwards
. Shortly after,
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Three overs later, about about
About
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with three more overs
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not losing any
losing no
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but lost
losing
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Brett Lee trapped lbw
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was trapped lbw by Brett Lee