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Travis Head played a century of 152 runs in the first innings.
The third Test is being played between India and Australia at The Gabba Stadium in Brisbane. Australia has made a strong start in this match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The team has scored 405 runs for 7 wickets in its first innings on Sunday, the second day of the match.
Rain had created havoc on the first day. Only 13.2 overs of play out of 90 were possible. Fewer overs were bowled on the first day, so play on the remaining four days of the match will start half an hour earlier at 5.20 am. At least 98 overs will be bowled every day.
Indian team is bowling after winning the toss. At present, 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.
Head-Smith scored a century on the second day Australia started play on the second day with a score of 28/0. For the Australian team, Steve Smith played century innings of 101 runs and Travis Head scored 152 runs. There was a partnership of 241 runs between the two for the fourth wicket. Opener Usman Khawaja was out after scoring 21 runs. Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets from the Indian camp. Mohammed Siraj and Nitish Reddy got one wicket each. Read the full news…
Play stopped twice due to rain on the first day Due to rain, the play of the first session was stopped twice in the first day. First after 5 overs, then after 13.2 overs. Lunch session started early. Then in the second and third sessions not even a ball could be bowled. Australia’s score was 28/0. Read the full news…
Rain may become a hindrance today Rain can cause disruption on the third day of this match also. According to weather website accu weather, there is a 90% chance of rain in Brisbane on December 16.
Playing-11 of both the teams India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood.