3rd Test
Day-3 Afternoon Session Highlights:
India team in peril during the rain interruptions in Brisbane test
At The Tea of Day-3:
India scored 48/4 (1st Innings), where as Australia scored 445 (1st Innings).
So, finally India trail by 397 runs.
India found themselves in trouble despite rain reducing play to just 30.2 overs across the first two sessions of the third day’s play in the Brisbane Test.
At Tea, following another rain delay, India were struggling at 48 for 4 in response to Australia’s 445.
The stop-start nature of the day’s play didn’t help India’s batters, as Australia’s seamers – Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Pat Cummins – were able to return fresh after each break.
Their higher release points caused more problems for the Indian batters compared to the Indian quicks.
However, India’s shot selection also contributed to their downfall.
Yashasvi Jaiswal fell early, flicking a Starc delivery straight to square leg.
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli were dismissed attempting drives without proper balance.
Gill was caught at gully off Starc, thanks to a sharp diving catch from Mitchell Marsh, while Kohli was undone by a loose drive at a wide delivery from Hazlewood.
Rain returned 11 balls into the second session and then again after another 3.5 overs.
After the next restart, India lost Rishabh Pant when he poked at a length delivery from Pat Cummins.
Despite this batting collapse, KL Rahul was composed, reaching 30* with a series of elegant cover drives, despite taking a painful blow to his left wrist early in his innings.
Earlier, Australia added 40 runs to their overnight score of 405 in just over an hour before India took the final three wickets.
After a brief rain delay, Alex Carey completed a 53-ball half-century with a well-timed sweep off Ravindra Jadeja.
Starc contributed with a six and a four before nicking off against Jasprit Bumrah, giving Bumrah his sixth wicket of the innings, which also took him to 50 Test wickets in Australia, a feat only Kapil Dev had previously achieved for India.
The following 10 overs saw only 22 runs added, as Australia opted for a slow, steady approach.
India spread their field to manage Bumrah’s workload, taking him off after a short spell.
Eventually, Mohammed Siraj breached Nathan Lyon’s defences, and Akash Deep had Carey caught at deep mid-wicket for 70, his only wicket in a laborious 29.5-over spell.
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