Australia vs India 3rd Test: Rain also spoiled the fun on the third day of the third Test being played between India and Australia at Gabba in Brisbane. Before this Test, only 13.2 overs could be played due to rain. Now again due to rain on the third day, only 33.1 overs could be played. Australia has scored 445 runs in its first innings. In reply, India lost four wickets for 51 runs by the end of the third day’s play.
Due to rain on the third day of the Gaba Test, play was stopped about eight times. The rain kept knocking again and again. Then the umpires announced the end of the day’s play. Let us tell you that something similar can happen in the next two days also, because there is a possibility of rain in Brisbane for the next two days also. As far as the forecast for the next two days is concerned. According to Accuweather, there is a 100% and 89% chance of rain on the fourth and fifth days of the Brisbane Test.
On the third day, the Australian team could not add more runs to its yesterday’s score. Wicketkeeper batsman Alex Carey completed his half-century. He was out after scoring 70 runs in 88 balls. 7 fours and two sixes came from his bat. Australia scored 445 runs in its first innings. For the first time this year, the Kangaroo team was successful in scoring 400 runs. Jasprit Bumrah took maximum 6 wickets for India.
Australia, playing ahead of 405 runs for seven wickets, added 40 more runs and lost its remaining three wickets. Alex Carey played an innings of 70 runs in 88 balls. He was the last batsman to be out, whereas yesterday Travis Head and Steve Smith laid the foundation of Australia’s big score by scoring centuries in opposite styles.
Indian batsman flopped again
India is currently behind Australia by 394 runs with only six wickets remaining. In such a situation, the biggest challenge before Team India is to save the follow-on. The game was stopped several times due to rain amid Australian dominance during the Indian innings.
Mitchell Starc got Yashasvi Jaiswal (04) caught by Mitchell Marsh at short midwicket on the second ball of the Indian innings. In the next over of this left arm fast bowler, Shubman Gill (01) also got caught by Marsh in the slip while Hazlewood gave the third blow to India by getting Virat Kohli (03) caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey just before lunch.
Cummins gave the fourth blow to India by getting Pant caught by wicketkeeper Carey, due to which the game had to be stopped for some time due to rain and then a tea break was taken. After this, when the game started again, not even three overs could be completed and it rained. Then the match could not be played again and the umpires announced the end of the day’s play. At the time of stumps, KL Rahul returned unbeaten on 33 runs. Whereas Rohit Sharma has not opened the account yet.
