Australia and India will lock horns in the 3rd Test at the Gabba in Brisbane from Saturday, December 14 in order to take a lead in the five-match Border Gavaskar Trophy.
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The teams will come to Brisbane after a dominant win each in Perth and Adelaide. India won the first match by 295 runs followed by a 10 wicket win for the Aussies in Adelaide.
While the Australians have historically been near-perfect in Brisbane, the last time these two teams played a Test at the Gabba in Brisbane, India won a famous win by 3-wickets where they breached the fortress where the hosts were unbeaten for 32 years.
The Sporting News looks at the pitch report and records at the ground in Brisbane.
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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 |
How many spectators can the Gabba hold?
The Gabba in Brisbane has an approximate capacity of 42,000 spectators.
The Gabba, Brisbane: 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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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 |
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What happened in the previous Test match at the Gabba?
The last time a Test happened at the Gabba was in January 2024 when West Indies were the visitors for the second Test of the series which was a day/night Test.
Batting first, West Indies put up 311 runs on the board, led by Joshua Da Silva's 79(157), Kavem Hodge's 71(194) and 50 from Kevin Sinclair while Mitchell Starc took 4/82.
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In response, Usman Khawaja's 75(131) and Alex Carey's 65(49) and Pat Cummins' 64(73) took the Aussies to 289/9 in just 53 overs where they declared and gave a 22-run lead to the visitors. Alzarri took 4/84.
West Indies responded with 193 in the second innings and Shamar Joseph's 7/68 took them to a historic win by 8 wickets as the Aussies got bundled for 207. Shamar was adjudged as the player of the match.
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 first Test match against visitors, India.
| Team | Betting odds |
| India | 2.60 |
| Australia | 1.48 |
