India's Jasprit Bumrah reacts after dismissing Australia's Nathan Lyon on day three of the third test match between Australia and India at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia, December 28, 2018. AAP/Julian Smith/via REUTERS
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - India moved within two wickets of an emphatic victory in the third test after reducing Australia to 258 for eight at the close of day four on Saturday as the home side's batsmen suffered a familiar spate of failures.
Having set a daunting victory target of 399 shortly before lunch, Virat Kohli's team attacked with precision and intensity to leave Australia on life support at the end of a muggy and overcast day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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