Zaheer Khan struck thrice early on the last day of the second test between India and Australia at Mohali and pushed the visitors towards a major defeat.

In an early charge, he had Brad Haddin bowled, then three balls later had Cameron White caught by Dhoni and then bowled Brett Lee off the first ball he faced. The Aussies had earlier lost five wickets on the fourth day with Michael Clarke and Haddin batting out the rest of the day to save them the early blushes.

It is now just a matter of