Tendulkar scores 6th double ton, match heads for close finish

Riding on Tendulkar's marathon 214, India took a slender 17-run first innings as they folded for 495 at stroke of lunch in reply to Australia's 478.

Indian tweakers Pragyan Ojha and Harbhajan Singh then bowled superbly to reduce Australia to 202 for seven at stumps on day four at M Chinnaswamy stadium.

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting batted with resolve for his 72 before being trapped by paceman Zaheer Khan at the fag end of the penultimate day of the match.