On Day 3 of India vs Australia 3rd Test saw the play being called off early due to rain at the Gabba as the Indian innings was mostly interrupted by multiple short spells of rain. With Rohit Sharma and KL Raul on the crease, the duo will have to put up a good partnership on Day 4 in order to fight for the match. A total of 6 rain breaks in the day which left bothe players and fans frustrated in the middle. Earlier in the innings, Aussie pacers bamboozled the Indian top order and left the visitors struggling in the middle. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood took out the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli respectively which saw them 3 wickets down in the first few overs. Opener KL Rahul is holding his end but the stop start session also saw Rishabh Pant lose his wicket early to skipper Pat Cummins. Since then, the play hasn't been able to restart due to rain as skipper Rohit Sharma come sin and hopes to play an inspiring knock at the Gabba to rescue India out. Hosts Australia were bowled out at 445 runs in what has been a stop-start morning at the Gabba. Jasprit Bumrah ended his incredible spell with 6 wickets as India will hope to get a good total themselves too. After a rain-marred day one, the third Test between India and Australia at The Gabba in Brisbane saw a full day of play on day two. Australia, with the help of centuries from Travis Head and Steve Smith, put themselves in a strong position in the Test. The teams will return for day three action on Monday, December 16, with the goal of asserting their dominance in the game to secure a favourable result.
Despite Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul, the Rohit Sharma-led team India failed to put pressure on the hosts, as they amassed a heap of runs in the first innings to establish themselves as favourites. The visitors will hope to take the remaining Australian wickets in the first hour, followed by a strong batting performance on day three, if they are to keep themselves alive in the match and in the hunt for qualification for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 final.
Australia and India 1st innings scorecard after day 3: | India 1st Inning |
| 51-4 (17 ov) CRR:3.00 |
| Batter | | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c M Marsh b M Starc | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 | |
| KL Rahul | Not out | 33 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 51.56 | |
| Shubman Gill | c M Marsh b M Starc | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Virat Kohli | c A Carey b J Hazlewood | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 | |
| Rishabh Pant (WK) | c A Carey b P Cummins | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
| Rohit Sharma (C) | Not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 1 (b 0, Ib 0, w 0, nb 1, p 0) | |
| Total | 51 (4 wkts, 17 Ov) | |
| Yet to Bat | Ravindra Jadeja,Nitish Kumar Reddy,Jasprit Bumrah,Mohammed Siraj,Akash Deep | |
| Fall of Wickets |
| 4-1(Yashasvi Jaiswal 0.2),6-2(Shubman Gill 2.1),22-3(Virat Kohli 7.2),44-4(Rishabh Pant 13.5) |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
| Mitchell Starc | 8 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 5 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Pat Cummins | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Nathan Lyon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Head | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia 1st Inning |
| 445-10 (117.1 ov) CRR:3.80 |
| Batter | | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | | |
| Usman Khawaja | c R Pant b J Bumrah | 21 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 38.89 | | |
| Nathan McSweeney | c V Kohli b J Bumrah | 9 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 18.37 | | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c V Kohli b N K Reddy | 12 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 21.82 | | |
| Steven Smith | c R Sharma b J Bumrah | 101 | 190 | 12 | 0 | 53.16 | | |
| Travis Head | c R Pant b J Bumrah | 152 | 160 | 18 | 0 | 95 | | |
| Mitchell Marsh | c V Kohli b J Bumrah | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 | | |
| Alex Carey (WK) | c S Gill b A Deep | 70 | 88 | 7 | 2 | 79.55 | | |
| Pat Cummins (C) | c R Pant b M Siraj | 20 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 60.61 | | |
| Mitchell Starc | c R Pant b J Bumrah | 18 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 60 | | |
| Nathan Lyon | b M Siraj | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | | |
| Josh Hazlewood | Not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Extras | 35 (b 0, Ib 17, w 13, nb 5, p 0) | | |
| Total | 445 (10 wkts, 117.1 Ov) | | |
| Fall of Wickets |
| 31-1(Usman Khawaja 16.1),38-2(Nathan McSweeney 18.3),75-3(Marnus Labuschagne 33.2),316-4(Steven Smith 82.6),326-5(Mitchell Marsh 86.2),327-6(Travis Head 86.5),385-7(Pat Cummins 97.5),423-8(Mitchell Starc 105.6),445-9(Nathan Lyon 116.3),445-10(Alex Carey 117.1) |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 28 | 9 | 76 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.71 | |
| Mohammed Siraj | 23.2 | 5 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 | |
| Akash Deep | 29.5 | 5 | 95 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.18 | |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 13 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 23 | 2 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.13 | |
Australia vs India 3rd Test day 3 live telecast details:
Day three of the third Test between Australia and India at The Gabba will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network in India.
Australia vs India 3rd Test day 3 live streaming details:
Day three of the third Test between Australia and India at The Gabba will be live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website in India.
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