India posted 20 for no loss in their first innings at tea on the second day of the third cricket ' title=' cricket '>cricket Test against Australia at the JSCA International Stadium here on Friday.

Lokesh Rahul was batting on 18 with Murali Vijay on two at the other end as the hosts trailed Australia's first innings total by 431 runs.

Earlier, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja claimed a five-wicket haul as Australia were dismissed for 451 in their first innings.

Jadeja returned figures of 5/124, the eighth five-wicket haul of his Test career and the fourth this season.

Skipper Steven Smith played a captain's innings for Australia and remained unbeaten on 178 to guide them to a big total. He hit 17 boundaries during the 361 balls he faced.

Catch live cricket ' title=' cricket '>cricket score of Day 2 action of the third Test in Ranchi here.

End og day2 India 120/1

End of over 32 India 93/1

Lokesh Rahul OUT

India (First Innings): 20/0 (Lokesh Rahul 18 batting, Murali Vijay 2 batting) vs Australia (First Innings): 451 (Steven Smith 178 not out, Glenn Maxwell 104; Ravindra Jadeja 5/124, Umesh Yadav 3/106).

Australia 451 All out

End of over 137 Australia 451/10

Steve Smith OUT

End of over 136 Australia 449/9

Nathan Lyon OUT

End of over 135 Australia 446/8

Steve O'Keefe OUT

Australia (First Innings): 401/7 (Steven Smith 153 batting, Glenn Maxwell 104; Ravindra Jadeja 4/106) vs India.

End of over 116 Australia 395/7

Patt Cummins OUT

Matthew Wadea OUT

End of over 102 Australia 332/5

Glenn Maxwell OUT

Teams:

India: Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma.

Australia: David Warner, Matt Renshaw, Steve Smith (Captain), Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wadea, Steve O'Keefe, Nathan Lyon, Patt Cummins, Josh Hazlewood.