IND vs AUS 3rd Test, Day 5: India has managed to avoid follow-on which might be enough for the visitors to help the match end up in a draw. On Day 5, the job is quite simple for Australia. Bowl out India, and then set a target. And then go on to bowl out India in 98 overs. However, there are huge predictions of rain on the last day of the Gabba Test.
India has avoided follow-on at last, and thus it is an advantage for the visitors. KL Rahul fought a lone battle of 84 runs before Ravindra Jadeja accompanied him for his gritty 77-run knock. The finishing touches were given by Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah who remain unbeaten as bad light brings an end to proceedings on Day 4 in Gabba.
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As expected, the Indian team started the day 4 poorly, after Rohit Sharma edged one from Pat Cummins. That meant the team was reduced to 74/5. This after KL Rahul got a reprieve on the first ball of the day. But then, after that Rahul stayed strong and crossed the 50-run mark. His stay eventually came to an end after a gritty knock of 84 runs
Day 2 of action has begun at the Gabba with clear skies. Hope rain doesn’t play spoilsport today. After a lovely setup, Jasprit Bumrah dispatches Usman Khawaja very early. Next was Nathan McSweeney, who is now officially his bunny, getting out for the 4th consecutive time. Nitish Reddy then cleverly dispatched Marnus Labuschagne.
IN a short burst of 13 overs, Gabba witnessed rain twice. First was after 5.3 overs and the next one came after 13.2 overs. Australia did well to be 28/0 at the rain break. Eventually, early lunch was taken. In fact, such was the situation that the post-lunch session was also delayed before we had stumps.
India cricket team will lock horns with Australia in the do-or-die IND vs AUS 3rd Test in Brisbane on Saturday. After being handed a 10-wicket defeat at the hands the hosts in Adelaide, Rohit Sharma and co. are desperate to get back to winning ways in order to keep their hopes of making it to World Test Championship (WTC) final alive. The tie in Brisbane is threatened by rain, with forecasts predicting high chances of showers on all five days of the contest.
When and where to watch IND vs AUS 3rd Test LIVE?
The IND vs AUS 3rd Test will begin at 5.50 AM IST on Saturday. The match will be telecast on Star Sports network on television. The game can be live streamed on Disney+ Hotstar application and website.
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IND vs AUS 3rd Test squads
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Beau Webster, Josh Inglis, Brendan Doggett, Sean Abbott
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