With the five-take a look at series poised at 1-1, India’s bowlers, to boot to a wholesome crowd on the Gabba, had been left pissed off as rain allowed most productive 13.2 overs with the last heavy downpour ending the session about half-hour early.
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14 December, 2024, 10:55 am
Final modified: 14 December, 2024, 10:56 am
India’s hopes of early wickets proved forlorn as Australia’s openers survived a rain-hit opening session of the third take a look at in Brisbane on Saturday.
Australia had been 28 for no loss at lunch, with Usman Khawaja unbeaten on 19 and Nathan McSweeney four not out after India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to discipline first.
With the five-take a look at series poised at 1-1, India’s bowlers, to boot to a wholesome crowd on the Gabba, had been left pissed off as rain allowed most productive 13.2 overs with the last heavy downpour ending the session about half-hour early.
The Gabba pitch had a inexperienced tinge on a steamy, overcast morning, promising a stiff examination for Australia’s top order, nonetheless that proved not to be the case with the ball doing limited off the spongy pitch.
Barring a probing, opening burst by Bumrah, who persistently beat Khawaja’s bat, the Indian pacers had been culpable of bowling too short.
Khawaja capitalised, smashing Mohammed Siraj to the fence with a number of sweetly struck pull shots.
India made two changes to the aspect that lost by 10 wickets within the day-night take a look at in Adelaide, with Ravindra Jadeja changing spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Akash Deep coming in for struggling paceman Harshit Rana.
Australia made most productive one commerce, with fleet Josh Hazlewood changing Scott Boland after recovering from a aspect damage.
Rohit, whose unhappy scheme with the bat has heaped stress on his captaincy, will continue to bat at number six, with KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal retained as the hole aggregate.
“There is moderately a number of grass and it appears to be like a limited soft as smartly so we have to ascertain out and develop the most productive employ of the must haves and take a look at out and set what we are able to originate with the ball up front,” Rohit had said after winning the toss, adding that the mood within the Indian dressing room used to be “entirely buzzing”.
“The fellows are taking a see forward to the take a look at match. It is been consistently nice to discontinuance reduction here and play some if truth be told just cricket and yeah, whenever you focus on how everyone’s feeling, they have to discontinuance reduction out here and showcase themselves.”
Australia captain Pat Cummins used to be coy on what he would hang chosen if he won the toss nonetheless by lunch might maybe maybe perchance presumably even hang felt ecstatic to had been spared the decision.
