(REUTERS)-The second and final Test between India and Australia is headed for a gripping climax after bowlers dominated the fourth day in Bangalore.
The Indian spinners reduced Australia to 202 for seven at the close, with Mitchell Johnson and Nathan Hauritz facing the task of extending a slender lead of 185 runs for the touring side who lost the first Test by one wicket.
Captain Ricky Ponting made a defiant 72 to hold the innings together before falling to Zaheer Khan in the final session.
The tourists were let down by their top order which struggled against Indian spinners Pragyan Ojha and Harbhajan Singh.
Ojha removed in-form opener Shane Watson, Michael Clarke and Mike Hussey, while Harbhajan accounted for Simon Katich and Marcus North.
“I’m not satisfied. I will be satisfied if we can get them out early tomorrow and get those runs,” Ojha told Neo Cricket channel.
“Whatever they got is gettable but we have to bat sensibly tomorrow. The wicket is turning,” said the left-arm spinner.
India resumed on a commanding 435 for five and Sachin Tendulkar cruised to his sixth Test double century before falling for 214.
Tendulkar, who hit two sixes and 22 fours, became debutant Peter George’s first Test victim when he dragged a delivery on to his stumps and Hauritz polished off the tail as India slumped to 495 all out.
“There was not much in this wicket, so we found other ways to create opportunity and take chances,” George said.
“We have three wickets in hand, we’ll try to get as many runs as possible tomorrow and bowl them out to win the match.”

AUSTRALIA 478 (M.North 128, R.Ponting 77)
India first innings (Overnight 435-5)
M Vijay c Paine b Johnson 139
V Sehwag c Johnson b Hilfenhaus 30
R Dravid c North b Johnson 1
S Tendulkar b George 214
C Pujara lbw b Johnson 4
S Raina c Hilfenhaus b Clarke 32
M S Dhoni c Clarke b Hauritz 30
H Singh c Ponting b Watson 4
Z Khan c Clarke b George 1
P Ojha not out 0
S Sreesanth lbw b Hauritz 0
Extras: (b-6, lb-26, w-8) 40
Total (all out; 144.5 overs) 495 Fall of wickets: 1-37 2-38 3-346 4-350 5-411 6-486 7-491 8-494 9-495 10-495.
Bowling: Hilfenhaus 31-6-77-1, Johnson 28-2-105-3, George 21-3-48-2, Hauritz 39.5-4-153-2, Clarke 8-0-27-1, Watson 12-2-35-1, Katich 5-0-18-0..

AUSTRALIA second innings
S Watson lbw b Ojha 31
S Katich c Dhoni b Singh 24
R Ponting lb w b Khan 72
M Clarke st Dhoni b Ojha 3
M Hussey lbw b Ojha 20
M North b Singh 3
T Paine c Dhoni b Sreesanth 23
M Johnson not out 7
N Hauritz not out 8
Extras:(b-1, lb-1, w-3, nb-6) 11 Total: (7 wickets; 65 overs) 202
To bat: B.Hilfenhaus, P.George.
Fall of wickets: 1-58 2-58 3-65 4-126 5-131 6-181 7-185.
Bowling: Khan 6-0-32-1, Sreesanth 9-1-40-1, Ojha 25-5-57-3, Singh 21-2-63-2, Sehwag 4-0-8-0.