India still have a mountain to climb as they trail by 191 runs in the match. India started off things in the final session at 188/2, with Shubman Gill (103*) and Virat Kohli (0*) unbeaten at the crease.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill began their innings on a quick pace and targeted Mitchell Starc to find boundaries on a consistent basis.
India's spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja who have been lethal throughout the series probed the Aussie batters but were unable to produce wickets.
PM Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese will be in attendance on the opening day of the fourth Test on Thursday.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he and Prime Minister Modi will be at the toss for the fourth and final Test for the ongoing series between India and Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Jadeja bagged the second spot just behind England's legendary all-rounder Ian Botham who achieved this milestone feat in just 55 matches.
Rohit, the leading run-scorer in T20Is, went past New Zealand opener Martin Guptill's tally of sixes to go to the top of the six hitters' chart in T20Is
The series featured stellar performances from batsmen and the fast bowling battery featuring Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma
Justin Langar had asked the Australian players to take on Virat Kohli but warned the hosts not to cross the line between banter and abuse.
Last century for Steve Smith in 50-overs cricket had come on January 19, 2020, against Pakistan at the WACA against Pakistan when scored an unbeaten 108.
