India vs Australia, 4th Test: Lyon's four wickets stifle hosts to 248/6 on day 2

Cricket - India v Australia - Third Test cricket match - Jharkhand State Cricket Association Stadium, Ranchi, India - 18/03/17 - India's Cheteshwar Pujara celebrates his century. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - RTX31KVU

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon's four wickets in the final session pegged India back to 248/6 on the second day of the fourth Test in Dharamsala on Sunday.

Ravindra Jadeja (16*) and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha (10*) were at the crease at the end of the second session, with India still trailing by 52 runs.

India were comfortable at 153/2 before Lyon's wickets put Australia in control. Cheteshwara Pujara scored a half century (57) while captain Ajinkya Rahane had plenty of close calls before being dismissed for 46.

KL Rahul (60) was the only wicket to fall in the post-lunch session, falling to a Pat Cummins bouncer. Australia tightened the screws and managed to stem the flow of runs but were unable to breach Pujara's solid defence. Rahane suffered a few close calls early on in his innings before settling down as the two batsman survived a testing spell.

In the morning session, opener Murali Vijay (11) fell caught behind off Josh Hazlewood as the Australians exploited the conditions in the hilly region and limited the run-scoring. India managed to go at a run-rate of just 2.28 before lunch.

On Saturday, Australia were bowled out for 300 with captain Steve Smith hitting 111 before the Indian bowlers led by debutant Kuldeep Yadav (4/67) produced a fightback to limit the visitors to a lower total.

The series is currently tied 1-1.