Aus 23-2 (7.2 ovs) & 451 vs India 603-9d | Scorecard

Welcome to the coverage of the fifth and final of the third Test between India and Australia in Ranchi on Monday.

Dominant India will continue to push for victory on the final day after reducing Australia to 23 for two at stumps on Day 4 after having taken a 152-run first innings lead.

And leading India's victory push will be Ravindra Jadeja, who claimed both the wickets in Australia's second innings, that of David Warner and Nathan Lyon.

The pitch is providing a lot of assistance to the spinners and Australia face a stiff challenge on having to survive the last day.

Australia will hope captain Steve Smith can continue his good form and keep the Indians at bay for as long as possible. He has already scored two centuries in the series, including a superb knock of 178 not out in the first innings of this Test.

Cheteshwar Pujara compiled an epic double century and Wriddhiman Saha hit a career-best 117 to deflate Australia and put India in a strong position on the fourth day.

Pujara became the first Indian batsman to face 500 deliveries in a test innings, spending more than 11 hours at the crease for his marathon 202 on the penultimate day of the contest.

Resuming the day with India 91 runs behind Australia's first innings total of 451, Pujara and Saha frustrated the tourists and batted through the first two sessions to forge a 199-run seventh wicket partnership.

Down the order, Jadeja clobbered a couple of sixes in his brisk unbeaten 54 to rub salt into Australia's injuries, celebrating his fifty by twirling his bat like a sword.