India vs Australia match: A five-match Test series is being played under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25. The third match of the series is at Gabba in Brisbane. Today (17 December) is the fourth day of the Gabba Test. The Indian team is batting in its first innings. Its score is 180 runs and it has lost 6 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja (52) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (9) are at the crease. India need to score 246 runs to avoid follow-on.
Australia had scored 445 runs in their first innings. The game has stopped once again due to rain. If seen, seven Tests were played between India and Australia at the Brisbane Gabba ground before this. During this, the Indian team lost 5 matches and one match was also drawn. The Indian team got the only Test win in Gabba in January 2021. Then it defeated Australia by three wickets under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane.
Highlights of the first innings of the Indian team in the India Vs Australia match so far
The Indian team had a very bad start in the first innings. On the second ball itself, it lost the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal (4 runs). Yashasvi got caught by Mitchell Marsh while trying to play a flick shot on the ball of left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc. Then Starc also dismissed Shubman Gill (1 run) in his next over.
Marsh also caught the catch of Shubman Gill. There was hope of a good game from Virat Kohli, but he was caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey on the ball of Josh Hazlewood. Kohli scored 3 runs facing 16 balls. Then Rishabh Pant (9 runs) also left the team. Pant got caught by wicketkeeper Carey on the ball of Pat Cummins. After Pant’s dismissal, it rained, due to which not much play could take place on the second day.
On the third day, Rohit Sharma was expected to play well but he was dismissed cheaply. Rohit was caught out by the opposition captain Pat Cummins at the hands of wicketkeeper Carey. Rohit scored 10 runs with the help of 2 fours. After Rohit was out, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja together took charge of India by adding 67 runs for the sixth wicket. Rahul scored 84 runs in 139 balls with the help of 8 fours. Rahul was caught out by Nathan Lyon at the hands of Steve Smith.
Wicket fall: 1-4 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 0.2 overs), 2-6 (Shubman Gill, 2.1 overs), 3-22 (Virat Kohli, 7.2 overs), 4-44 (Rishabh Pant, 13.5 overs), 5-74 (Rohit Sharma, 23.5 overs), 6-141 (KL Rahul, 42.3 overs)
Highlights of Australia’s first innings in India Vs Australia match
After losing the toss and batting first, Australia scored 445 runs. For Australia, Travis Head scored the highest 152 runs in the first innings, facing 160 balls. During this, Head hit 18 fours. While Steve Smith played an innings of 101 runs in 190 balls, which included 12 fours. Wicketkeeper batsman Alex Carey contributed 70 runs in 88 balls. Carey hit 8 fours and two sixes. Jaspreet Bumrah took the most six wickets from India’s side. While Mohammad Siraj got two wickets. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep took one wicket each.
If we see, the Indian cricket team has been touring Australia since 1947. During this time, exciting matches were seen between the two teams on the cricket field. So far, the Indian team has played 13 Test series against Australia on its soil. The Indian team toured Australia about four months after independence.
That Australian team had Sir Donald Bradman (715 runs at an average of 178.75) and fast bowler Ray Lindwall (18 wickets). Vijay Hazare scored the most 429 runs for India. If we see, Team India has defeated the Kangaroo team in its own home in the last two Test series. Now the Indian team has a chance to make a hat-trick of Test series wins in Australia.
Let us tell you that in the current series, Team India performed historically and registered a spectacular victory by 295 runs in the Perth Test. While in the second Test in Adelaide, Australia retaliated and won by 10 wickets. In this way, the Test series is currently tied at 1-1. A total of 5 matches are to be played in this ‘Mahaseries’.
Team India’s playing-11 in Brisbane Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma (captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.
Australia’s playing-11 in Brisbane Test: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
India Vs Australia Test Series h2h
- Total Test Series: 28
- India Won: 11
- Australia Won: 12
- Draw: 5
India’s Test Series Record in India Vs Australia Match
- Total Test Series: 13
- India Won: 2
- Australia Won: 8
- Draw: 3
Team India’s Australia tour in the coming days
- 14-18 December: Third Test, Brisbane (ongoing)
- 26-30 December: Fourth Test, Melbourne
- 03-07 January: Fifth Test, Sydney
