Ajinkya Rahane stood tall as he struck an unbeaten 89 on comeback helping India reach 260 for 6 at lunch on the third day of their World Test Championship final against Australia on Friday.

Resuming the day at 151 for five with 318 runs behind Australia`s first innings total of 469, India lost wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat (5) early when Scott Boland cleaned him up. But the pair of Rahane and Shardul Thakur (36 not out) led India`s resistance in the remainder of the first session.