IND vs AUS / Gabba Test ends on third day due to rain- India 51/4 in first innings

Only 33 overs could be bowled on the third day of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia due to poor light. India scored 51 runs for 4 wickets, with KL Rahul unbeaten on 33 runs. Australia scored 445 runs in the first innings, Jasprit Bumrah took 6 wickets.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 16, 2024, 01:24 PM

IND vs AUS: Only 33 overs could be bowled on Monday in the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia. The third day of this match being played at The Gaba ground was stumped early due to poor light. By the end of the day's play, India scored 51 runs for 4 wickets in the first innings. KL Rahul is unbeaten on 33 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma (zero) also returned unbeaten.

Rishabh Pant was dismissed after scoring 9 runs in the second session of the day. He was caught by Pat Cummins at the hands of wicketkeeper Alex Carey. Virat Kohli (3 runs) fell prey to Josh Hazlewood. Yashasvi Jaiswal (4 runs) and Shubman Gill (1 run) were sent to the pavilion by Mitchell Starc. Earlier, Australia were all out for 445 runs in their first innings. The team has lost the last 3 wickets in scoring 40 runs. Alex Carey was dismissed after scoring 70 runs. Jasprit Bumrah took 6 wickets.

On the second day of the match on Sunday, the Australian team scored 405 runs with the help of centuries from Travis Head (152 runs) and Steve Smith (101 runs). Due to rain on the first day, only 13.2 out of 90 overs were being bowled. The Indian team won the toss and chose to bowl. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is tied at 1-1. India won the first Test by 295 runs, while Australia made a comeback by winning the second match by 10 wickets.

Third day's play is over

The third day's play has ended amid the rain. In the end, 45 minutes of play was left, but due to poor light, the umpire stopped the game after just one over. The players were asked to go back and after some time the umpires announced the end of the day's play. India's situation was also not good and after the second day, the Australian players dominated on the third day as well. On the third day, the Australian bowlers dominated Team India. By the end of the day's play, India had scored 51 runs after losing four wickets in their first innings. The Australian innings ended at 445 runs. In such a situation, Team India is still 394 runs behind.