The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is being played at The Gaba Stadium in Brisbane. Tuesday is the fourth day of the match. In the second session, the Indian team has scored 180 runs for 6 wickets in the first innings. India has to score 66 more runs to avoid follow-on. Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Reddy are unbeaten. Jadeja has completed his fifty.
KL Rahul was out after scoring 84 runs. He was caught by Steve Smith off Nathan Lyon. Smith took the catch by diving. Captain Rohit Sharma (10 runs) was caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey off Pat Cummins. The Indian team started playing with a score of 51/4 in the morning. KL Rahul scored 33 runs and Rohit Sharma took the innings forward from zero. Australia scored 445 runs in the first innings. Team India won the toss on Saturday and chose to bowl.
Chance of rain today too
Rain is also expected on the fourth day of the match. According to weather website AccuWeather, there is a 40% chance of rain in Brisbane on December 17. However, this probability is only 25% during the game.
Playing of both teams
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood.
IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Match Scorecard
KL Rahul got out after scoring 84 runs and Rohit Sharma got out after scoring 10 runs. Australia also suffered a setback. Josh Hazlewood got injured. He went to the hospital for scan. On the third day, India scored 51 runs for 4 wickets in 17 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal got out after scoring 4 runs, Shubman Gill 1, Virat Kohli 3 and Rishabh Pant 9 runs. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins took 2-2 wickets. Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon got 1-1 wickets.
Australia’s first innings were all out for 445 runs. Travis Head scored 152 and Steve Smith scored 101 runs. Alex Carey scored 70 runs. Usman Khawaja scored 21, Nathan McSweeney scored 9, Marnus Labuschagne scored 12, Mitchell Marsh scored 5 and Pat Cummins scored 20 runs. Mitchell Starc scored 18 and Nathan Lyon scored 2 runs. Josh Hazlewood remained unbeaten without opening his account. For India, Jaspreet Bumrah took 6 wickets, while Mohammad Siraj took 2 wickets. Akashdeep and Nitish Kumar Reddy also managed to take 1-1 wickets.
The third day’s play was to start at 5:20 am Indian time. However, it rained before that, then it seemed that the match would not start on time, but the rain stopped and the match started with just 5 minutes delay. Talking about the first two days of play, Australia is still in the driving seat. The first day was washed out by rain. The whole game took place on the second day. The Indian team made 2 changes in the playing 11. Ravindra Jadeja and Akashdeep got a chance. There was a change in Australia’s playing 11. Josh Hazlewood returned.
IND vs AUS, 4th Day Live socre
The game started after the rain: The game has resumed after rain. India need 64 runs to avoid follow-on. Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy are on the pitch.
The game will start at 11 o’clock: Rain has stopped in Brisbane. The umpires inspected the ground and have decided to start the match at 11 am Indian time. The covers are being removed from the pitch. However, the sky is cloudy and looking at the situation, the possibility of rain again cannot be ruled out. India’s score is 180 runs for 6 wickets.
India benefits from rain: The rain in Brisbane is only beneficial for the Indian team. Australia has scored 445 runs in the first innings. The Indian team has lost 6 wickets and is fighting to save the Test match. In such a situation, the rain is wasting time and Team India will be helped in saving the match. Today is the fourth day of this third match of the 5-match Test series.
How many runs does India need to avoid follow on: The Indian team needs 66 runs at this time to avoid follow on. India’s score is 180 runs for 6 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja is playing unbeaten on 52 runs after hitting a fifty while Nitish Reddy is on 9 runs.
play stopped due to rain: Rain has come in Brisbane and the game has had to be stopped. At the time of stopping the game, KL Rahul is unbeaten on 68 and Ravindra Jadeja is unbeaten on 6 runs.
Lunch break on the fourth day: The lunch break has taken place on the fourth day of the Brisbane Test. The Indian team is at 167 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Australia is currently ahead by 278 runs. Ravindra Jadeja (41) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (7) are batting for India.
