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[caption id="attachment_38585" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Aussie pacer Josh Hazlewood took six wickets against India in the second Test at Bengaluru. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: India lost their last six wickets for just 36 runs as the home team set a target of 188 runs for the visitors in the second Test at Bengaluru on Tuesday. A fiery spell from Josh Hazlewood (6/67) and Mitchell Starc (2/74) helped the Australians to bowl India out at 274 in the second innings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. India had scored just 189 runs in their first innings after choosing to bat first. In reply, the visitors scored 276 in their first innings, thanks to some brilliant batting by Shaun Marsh and Matt Renshaw. They took a crucial lead of 87 runs. Hazlewood and Starc bowled brilliantly for Australia with the second new ball, which was taken by Smith just after 80 overs. India were 213 for four at the end of day 3 with Cheteshwar Pujara batting on 79 and Rahane on 40. Hazlewood took the prize wickets of Abhinav Mukund, skipper Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja yesterday and dismissed Pujara, Ravichandran Ashwin (4) and Umesh Yadav (1) in the fourth morning. Bowling in tandem with Hazlewood, Starc rattled the Indian middle order by bagging the wickets of a well-set Ajinkya Rahane (52) and Karun Nair (0) off successive balls. The last wicket was taken by Stephen O'Keefe when he removed Ishant Sharma for six off 28 balls, ending a dogged 16-run partnership. Pujara and Rahane added 25 runs this morning before Rahane was trapped in front of the wicket by Starc. Local lad Karun Nair, who had scored a brilliant triple century against England, failed for the second time in front of his home crowd as he was cleaned up by Starc. Pujara was next to go as he was caught at gully by Mitchell Marsh off Hazlewood with the total reading 242 for seven. In the same over, Ashwin was cleaned up by Hazlewood, and Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav did not survive long. With inputs from PTI.