India 117/6 at tea, still need 175 for victory

29 December,2011 09:49 AM IST |   |  PTI

India, chasing 292, were struggling at 117 for six in their second innings at tea on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against Australia


India, chasing 292, were struggling at 117 for six in their second innings at tea on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against Australia here today.

India still need 175 runs to win the match with just four wickets in hand and four sessions of play remaining.

Brief Scores:

Australia: 333 and 240 all out in 76.3 overs (Mike Hussey 89, Ricky Ponting 60, James Pattinson 37 not out; Umesh Yadav 4/70, Zaheer Khan 3/53).

India: 282 and 117 for six in 33 overs (Sachin Tendlkar 32, Ravichandran Ashwin 30 not out, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 14 not out; James Pattinson 2/28).

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Australia-India Test cricket Melbourne Cricket Ground chasing 292