India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 5: India will aim to come back after they narrowly avoided the follow-on situation. The players will step on the field on the last day of the third Test at Gabba in Brisbane. The heroic knocks by KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, and Ravindra Jadeja made the foundation for the team and dodge the follow-up
As the rain has continuously stopped the game and had a negative effect, the match is likely going to end in a draw, but Indian team will be trying their best to bring out a solid result in order to boost their hopes of entering the World Test Championship (WTC) Finals.
18/12/2024 4:36 am
Match Stopped due to bad light
According to umpire, it is too dark to continue the match and the players are currently off the field. Along with that, it has also started raining.
18/12/2024 4:23 am
Indian players step in!
The Indian players are on the ground with Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul coming in as the openers for the second innings of the team, Mitchell Starc o begin the proceedings.
18/12/2024 4:17 am
Innings Break!
Australia has decided to declare their innings and now Indian players will soon step on the pitch to begin their second innings. The visitors will need 275 runs in order to win this Test match and lead the series 2-1.
18/12/2024 4:13 am
Australian Innings declared
Australia have decided to declare their innings on score of 89/7. India is currently trailing by 274 runs.
18/12/2024 4:00 am
Score update: Another wicket
15 overs have gone down for Australia, and they either seem to be playing below average on purpose, or either they are actually playing bal. Australia 60/6 after 15 overs.
Half team down
After heroics of Bumrah and Akash, Mohammed Siraj also came in quick succession now as he got the wicket of Steve Smith, where he got caught by Rishabh Pant behind the wicket. Australia 33/5 after 11 overs, lead by 218 runs
18/12/2024 3:29 am
Almost half down!
Akash Deep has dismissed Mitchell Marsh as well. Him and Bumrah have done wonders as both the bowlers have dismissed 2 players each by now. Australia 28/4 after 10 overs, lead by 213 runs.
18/12/2024 3:18 am
3 quick wickets
Australia has seen the fall of 3 quick wickets as after Bumrah, now Akash Deep has come and dismissed Nathan McSweeney. Travis Head comes to bat. Australia 16/3 after 8 overs, lead by201 runs.
18/12/2024 3:13 am
Bumrah finds another gap!
Jasprit Bumrah has come in and delivered spectacular spell in the opening overs. He has dismissed Marnus Labuschagne as well. Australia 16/2 after 7 overs, lead by 201 runs.
18/12/2024 3:03 am
Score Update: 14/1- 5 overs
Jasprit Bumrah has delivered the early breakthrough as he has taken the wicket of Usman Khawaja. Australia 14/1 after 5 overs, lead by 199 runs.
18/12/2024 2:41 am
Australian innings begin!
Travis Head and Nathan Lyon have stepped on the pitch to open the second innings for India. Jasprit Bumrah to continue the proceedings.
18/12/2024 2:13 am
Rain covers off
The rain covers are off after a long hour of wait and the umpires are out for what seems to be an inspection. Match could be starting after lunch at 8:10 AM IST.
18/12/2024 1:39 am
Early Lunch break!
Since the weather has not seen any improvement, early lunch has been called off. The scheduled time for the end of first session is expected to be 7:50 AM.
18/12/2024 1:07 am
The wait continues….
Another frustrating update as live visuals from the grounds revealed that is is raining. There is no idea on how long the wait will continue, but there is a chance of teams agreeing on a draw.
17/12/2024 12:51 am
Nothing new so far, match delayed
There is no rain at the moment, but the covers are on the ground. Clouds loom over the stadium and hence the covers are on as a precautionary measure.
17/12/2024 12:15 am
Bad Lighting causes delay
After the innings break, Indian players were ready to go on the field, however, the ground staff asked them to go back due to big clouds flying over the stadium.
17/12/2024 12:05 am
End of India’s innings
Akash Deep has finally gone out as the final wicket for Indian side as he got stumped out. India bowled out at 260, trail Australia by 185 runs.
16/12/2024 11:50 pm
Match Begins!
With the last ball of the 74th over bowled, Indian team is currently at 252/9 after 75 overs as they trail Australia by 193 runs.
16/12/2024 11:47 pm
Weather Report!
The final day of the third Test is going to be affected by rain after the first session with 2 to 25 mm of rain to be expected.
16/12/2024 11:30 pm
Josh Hazlewood ruled out!
Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood is likely going to be ruled out from the remainder of the series against India. This is because of a right calf strain which he sustained during the ongoing Test in Gabba.
16/12/2024 11:22 pm
Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah’s heroic knock!
Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah turned out to have a match-turning knock as their stand for the last wicket was the sole reason that India avoided a follow-on situation.
16/12/2024 11:15 pm
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