India reach 71/1 at stumps on day two

Sydney, Jan 7: India reached 71 for one at stumps on the second day of the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here Wednesday. Opener Lokesh Rahul (not out 31) and Rohit Sharma (not out 40) were at the crease as India trail by 501 runs. Australia declared their first innings closed at 572 for seven. The following is the scoreboard on day two of the fourth and final cricket Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here Wednesday: Australia (first innings) Chris Rogers b Mohammed Shami 95 David Warner c Vijay b Ashwin 101 Shane Watson c Ashwin b Mohammed Shami 81 Steven Smith c Saha b Yadav 117 Shaun Marsh c Saha b Mohammed Shami 73 Joe Burns c Rahul b Mohammed Shami 58 Brad Haddin not out 9 Ryan Harris c Ashwin b Mohammed Shami 25 Extras (lb 6, w 7) 13 Total (seven wickets decl in 149 overs) 572. Fall of wickets: 1-200 (Warner, 44.5 overs), 2-204 (Rogers, 45.5), 3-400 (Watson, 107.2), 4-415 (Smith, 113.3), 5-529 (Marsh, 146.4), 6-546 (Burns, 150.2), 7-572 (Harris, 152.3). Bowling Bhuvneshwar Kumar 34-5-122-0 Umesh Yadav 27-5-137-1 Mohammed Shami 28.3-3-112-5 Ravichandran Ashwin 47-8-142-1 Suresh Raina 16-3-53-0 India (first innings) Murali Vijay c Haddin b Starc 0 Lokesh Rahul not out 31 Rohit Sharma not out 40 Extras 0 Total (1 wicket; 25 overs) 71 Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Vijay, 0.3 overs) Bowling Mitchell Starc 6-2-17-1 Ryan Harris 7-1-17-0 Josh Hazlewood 4-1-10-0 Nathan Lyon 8-1-27-0