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Australia is hosting India in the third Test of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Gabba in Brisbane which will be played from December 14 to 18
The hosts will be coming into the third Test after levelling the series in Adelaide with a comprehensive victory by 10 wickets following a 295-run loss in Perth.
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The Aussies were led by Mitchell Starc's 6/48 in the first innings where they bundled India over for just 180 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy top scored for the visitors with his 42(54) and KL Rahul added 37(64) at the top.
In response, Nathan McSweeney played the new ball well for Australia. Marnus Labuschagne got going for his 64(126). However, the highlight of the innings was Travis Head's 140(141) who single handedly helped them get a lead of 157 runs.
India struggled again in the second innings and could only manage a lead of 18 runs which was chased down by Usman Khawaja and McSweeney in 3.2 overs.
AUS vs IND 3rd BGT Test scorecard
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Australia vs India 3rd BGT Test: DAY 3 Live Updates
12:55 pm: STUMPS! The play has been called off for the day due to bad light. India remains in trouble at 51/4. However, KL Rahul has looked in an ominous touch for his 33*(64) with three fours to his name. Mitchell Starc has taken two wickets while Hazlewood and Cummins have one each. Day 4 to start at 5:20 am (IST) as India trails by 394 runs.
12:46 pm: Rain stops play! The covers are back on the field and the umpires are also checking the light. Sixth rain break of the day and as it looks, it could be curtains for day 3 as well with further updates awaited.
12:35 pm: The play resumes.
12:30 pm: After the inspection, the umpires have decided that the game will resume at 12:35 pm (IST) with 13.5 overs to be bowled at the minimum.
10:08 am: Rain stops play again!
10:05 am: WICKET! Captain Pat Cummins strikes right after the rain break. Rishabh Pant edges one seaming away to the keeper and India is in serious trouble. Pant c Carey b Cummins (12). IND 44/4.
10:00 am: Play has resumed at the Gabba.
9:50 am: Play will resume at 10:00 AM IST with Tea at 11:00 AM IST.
9:35 am: Players are walking off the field as covers come on with another spell of mild rain. IND 39/3 in 13 overs
9:15 am: Play has resumed at the Gabba.
8:36 am: Another burst of rain interrupts play as dark and gloomy conditions return. IND 27/3
7:47 am: Lunch taken on day three!
7:41 am: WICKET! Huge blow for India! Kohli can't resist poking at a wide delivery, and he edges it straight to Carey behind the stumps. A massive wicket for Australia! IND 22/3
7:17 am: WICKET! Gill departs! He chases a wide delivery for a drive and edges it. Marsh dives to take a superb catch at gully. IND 7/2
7:03 am: WICKET! Jaiswal picks out the short mid-wicket fielder with a soft dismissal. He attempts to flick it off his pads but hits it straight to the fielder. Australia gets the start it wanted. IND 4/1
6:59 am: Jaiswal and Rahul are out in the middle. India aren't altering their opening pair.
6:48 am: Play set to resume at 11.30 AM local time, 7 AM IST.
6:40 am: Covers are on! A heavy downpour has hit the Gabba. The ten-minute break will now take a little longer.
6:35 am: WICKET! Akash Deep picks up his first wicket. Carey mistimes the pull shot, and it's caught by Shubman Gill. AUS 445 all out
6:33 am: WICKET! Lyon attempts to go big downtown but misses, and his stumps are knocked back. Siraj starts his spell with a wicket. AUS 445/9
6:15 am: Play set to resume at 10:45 local (6:15 IST). The covers are coming off as the wind shifts, pushing dark clouds away and bringing in blue skies.
6:01 am: Rain stops play! Covers rush on as blue skies meet dark clouds, hoping it's just a passing shower.
5:43 am: WICKET! Six-fer for Bumrah! He pitches it up fuller, and Starc goes for the drive, edging one through to Pant. AUS 423/8
5:32 am: FIFTY! Carey brings up his fifty with a boundary.
5:25 am: There was a brief spell of rain, but it has since eased, and the quick drainage has ensured that we only lost five minutes from the scheduled start.
5:15 am: START OF DAY 3! We will have an early start to day 3 after a washout on the first day to make up for the lost time and will have a minimum of 98 overs to be bowled.
Australia vs India 3rd BGT Test: DAY 2 Live Updates
01:20 pm: STUMPS! Stumps are called on Day 2 with Australia at 405/7. India had a strong start with Bumrah dismissing both openers and Nitish Reddy dismissing Labuschagne, but Travis Head's 152 took the game away from them. His 241-run partnership with Smith, who later scored 101, guided Australia to a dominant position.
01:10 pm: WICKET! Siraj takes the wicket of Cummins, caught by Pant! Cummins edges a good-length delivery to Pant, ending another key partnership for Australia. AUS 385/7
12:10 pm: WICKET! Bumrah to Head, out Caught by Pant! Bumrah strikes again, taking his fifth wicket as Head edges a full ball outside off to Pant. Head's knock ends at 152, and India is making a strong comeback. AUS 327/6
12:05 pm: WICKET! Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Kohli! Marsh edges a good length ball outside off, and Kohli takes a sharp catch at second slip. Marsh departs for 5 as Bumrah continues to deliver for India. AUS 326/5
11:50 am: WICKET! Bumrah to Smith, out Caught by Rohit! Smith edges a full ball outside off, and Rohit takes a sharp catch at first slip. Smith departs for 101 to loud applause from the Gabba crowd, having put his team in a strong position. AUS 316/4
11:35 am: HUNDRED! Akash Deep to Smith, 1 run, Smith reaches his 33rd Test hundred with a nudge to long leg, sparking loud cheers from the crowd. He celebrates modestly, removing his helmet, raising his bat, and leaping in joy, clearly relieved after a hard-fought milestone. AUS 308/3
10:30 am: TEA BREAK! Australia dominated the session with Travis Head leading the charge, scoring a fluent century to shift the game in their favor after coming in at 75/3. Steve Smith also found his rhythm, while India struggled with ideas and control, looking deflated as the session ended.
10:25 am: HUNDRED! Bumrah to Head, 3 runs. Travis Head reaches another brilliant century! A low full-toss on middle is whipped through wide mid-on for three, Head celebrates by raising his helmet and bat to the cheering crowd. AUS 231/3
9:54 am: FIFTY! Jadeja bowls full on middle, and Smith knocks it to mid-on for a single to reach his fifty. He acknowledges the cheers with a simple bat raise. AUS 190/3
9:28 am: FIFTY! Travis Head brings up his third consecutive 50+ score of the series with a pill in front of square converted into a double off Jadeja. Head 51*(71).
7:50 am: LUNCH! India will take the first session of the day with 3 wickets taken for just 76 runs conceded. Steve Smith has looked like he is getting in some rhythm for his 68-ball stay. AUS 104/3.
7:00 am: WICKET! Full and wide from Nitish Kumar Reddy and Marnus lazily swings one way outside off. Virat Kohli takes a good catch moving away from the body in the slip. He looks animated like his older self as he shushes the Brisbane crowd. Labuschagne c Kohli b Reddy 12(55). AUS 75/3.
5:45 am: WICKET! Who else but Jasprit Bumrah? Both the openers are back to the hut after McSweeney edges one on the back of the length, angled in delivery from over the wicket to Virat Kohli in the second slip. McSweeney c Kohli b Bumrah 9(49). AUS 38/2.
Steve Smith walks in at number 4 for Australia.
5:32 am: WICKET! Bumrah strikes early for India as Usman Khawaja half-heartedly puts his bat to one on the fourth stump line, wobbling away. Khawaja c Pant b Bumrah 21(54). AUS 31/1.
Marnus Labuschagne comes in to bat at 3 for Australia.
5:20 am: START OF DAY 2! We have an early start to day 2 after a washout on the first day to make up for the lost time and will have a minimum of 98 overs to be bowled.
Australia vs India 3rd BGT Test: DAY 1 Live Updates
11:45 am: STUMPS! Day 1 has been called off after just 13.2 overs due to persistent rain. Early starts are planned for the remaining days to recover lost time. AUS 28/0
10:20 am: Tea is 10 minutes away, and the second session has been lost to rain. The chances of more play today look very slim.
09:05 am: The outfield puddles are holding up, but rain continues, and more showers are expected. The second session looks likely to be completely washed out.
7:50 am: LUNCH! Despite the revised conditions of added 30 minutes in the first session, the lunch has been called due to constant rain interruptions.
7:17 am: Rain stops play! The play had resumed for some time and it again has been interrupted by the rain after just over 8 overs bowled post the resumption. Australia remain without a loss of wicket for 28.
6:15 am: Rain stops play! It's raining considerably heavily in Brisbane as players walk back in with just 5.3 overs bowled for Australia's 19/0.
5:50 am: START OF THE PLAY! The third Test is underway and Usman Khawaja is taking the strike against Jasprit Bumrah. Nathan McSweeney is with him on the non-striker's end.
5:20 am: TOSS! India won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Gabba.
Akash Deep and Ravindra Jadeja have replaced Harshit Rana and R Ashwin for India, while Scott Boland makes way for Josh Hazlewood for Australia.
AUS vs IND 3rd Test: Playing XIs
Australia confirmed XI: Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
India confirmed XI: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, (c) Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.
The Gabba: Pitch Report
The Gabba traditionally offers good pace and bounce for the pace bowlers, and we can expect a similar pitch for this Test match as well. However, it will be interesting to see if the weather or rain will affect the conditions at the ground.
Apart from the pace on the wicket assisting bowlers, the batters who are well-set and accustomed to the bounce on the wicket can score freely here with the drop-in pitch installed.
Statistically, neither the team batting first nor the second has an outright advantage here.
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How many Test matches has Gabba Stadium in Brisbane hosted?
The Gabba has hosted a total of 66 Tests where 26 have been won by the team batting first and 27 by the team batting second. One game has ended in a tie at the venue.
| Team | Won |
|---|---|
| Batting First | 26 |
| Batting Second | 27 |
| Draw | 13 |
The Gabba: Average scores and toss results in Tests
| Average first innings score in Perth | 327 |
|---|---|
| Matches won after batting first | 26 |
| Matches won by chasing team | 27 |
What is the highest score by a team at the Gabba in Tests?
The highest team total recorded at the Gabba was in the 1946/47 Ashes' 1st Test. Australia scored 645 runs in 159 overs. Sir Don Bradman scored 187(313) and Lindsay Hassett scored 128(395). Australia ended up winning the match by an innings and 332 runs.
What is the lowest score by a team at the Gabba in Tests?
The lowest team score at the venue was in India's tour of Australia in November 1947. India, trailing Australia's 382 got all out for 58 runs with Ernie Toshack scalping 5/2 in his 2.3 overs. Following on, India got all out for 98 and Toshack again took a fifer and ended with 11/31 in the match.
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What is the highest individual score at the Gabba in Tests?
Michael Clarke scored 259*(398) as the highest total at the Gabba against South Africa in November 2012 in the first Test of the series while trailing South Africa's 450 in the first innings. The match ended as a draw.
What is the best bowling figure at the Gabba in Tests?
Sir Richard Hadlee took 9/52 at the Gabba in the first Australia vs New Zealand series in November 1985. He backed it up with 6/71 in the next innings as New Zealand won the Test by an innings and 41 runs.
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Which batter has the most runs at the Gabba in Tests?
Ricky Ponting has 1335 runs at the Gabba in 17 Tests and 26 innings with an average of 63.57 including 4 centuries and 10 fifties. He has the highest score of 196 in Brisbane.
Ponting is followed by Michael Clarke who has 1030 runs at an average of 103.00 at the Gabba with 5 centuries and two fifties in 13 innings. Greg Chappell also averages 111.77 for his 1006 runs in 11 innings with 5 hundreds and 4 fifties.
Which bowler has the most wickets at the Gabba in Tests?
Shane Warne has 68 wickets in 11 matches and 22 innings at the Gabba with his career best figures of 8/71 recorded here. He is followed by Glenn McGrath with 65 wickets in 26 innings.
India v Australia, 3rd Test: Betting odds
According to Dafabet, Australia are the favorites to win the third Test match against visitors, India.
| Team | Betting odds |
| India | 2.54 |
| Australia | 1.50 |
