Australia got off to a good start against India in the Gabba Test. The team scored 405 runs for 7 wickets in their first innings on Sunday, the second day of the match. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey returned unbeaten on 45 and Mitchell Starc returned unbeaten on 20 runs at stumps.
In this match played at The Gabba ground in Brisbane, the host team started play with the score 28/0. For the Australian team, Steve Smith played a century innings of 101 runs and Travis Head scored 152 runs. There was a 241-run partnership 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 have one wicket each.
The first day of this match was marked by rain. Only 13.2 overs could be bowled on Saturday. Indian team is bowling after winning the toss. Currently, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is tied at one apiece. India won the first Test by 295 runs, while Australia made a comeback by winning the second match by 10 wickets.
Scorecard of the third India-Australia Test
Play the 11 of both 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 (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
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Updates
08:12December 15, 2024
Stumps: 171 points scored in the last session
The last session of the day was mixed. In this session of 31 overs, Australia scored 171 runs after losing 4 wickets.
Travis Head, who had scored a century in the last session, was out after scoring 152 runs. At the same time, Steve Smith (101 runs) scored his century. At the end of the day, Australia were 405/7 from the first innings. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey returned unbeaten with 45 runs and Mitchell Starc with 20 runs.
07:48December 15, 2024
Australia’s score surpasses 400
The Australian team crossed the 400 points mark in the first round. Mitchell Starc took the team to 400 by taking a run off the ball from Mohammad Siraj, who was bowling his 100th over.
07:40December 15, 2024
Mohammad Siraj gets first wicket, Pat Cummins out
Australia lost the 7th wicket in the 98th over. Here, captain Pat Cummins was out after scoring 20 runs. He was caught by Mohammad Siraj at the hands of wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.
07:30December 15, 2024
Fifty partnership of Pat Cummins and Alex Carey
Wicketkeeper batsman Alex Carey completed a fifty partnership with captain Pat Cummins. The team had lost the sixth wicket by a score of 327 runs.
07:26December 15, 2024
Australia’s score surpasses 350
The Australian team has crossed the 350-run mark. The team scored the 352nd point on Akash Deep’s ball in the 92nd minute.
06:43December 15, 2024
Bumrah got two wickets in one, Carey and Travis leave.
Jasprit Bumrah, who was playing in the 87th over, took two wickets in the over. He sent Mitchell Marsh (5 runs) to the pavilion from the second ball of the over. Then he fell victim to Travis Head (152 runs) on the 5th ball. Bumrah took 5 wickets in an innings for the 12th time in his Test career.
06:27December 15, 2024
Steve Smith out after scoring 101 runs, Bumrah broke the 241-run partnership.
Australia lost the fourth wicket on the last ball of the 83rd over. Steve Smith was out after scoring 101 points. He was caught by Jasprit Bumrah in the hands of captain Rohit Sharma. Bumrah broke the 241-run partnership. He also dismissed Nathan McSweeney (9 points) and Usman Khawaja (21 points).
06:14December 15, 2024
Steve Smith’s 33rd century test
Steve Smith has completed his century. He marked the 33rd century of his Test career. Smith completed his century by hitting a four off the fourth ball of Akash Deep, who was bowling in the 82nd over.
06:06December 15, 2024
Australia crosses 300 mark with Head’s four
Australia crossed the 300-run mark in the first innings. Travis Head hit a four off the first ball of Jasprit Bumrah, who was bowling 81, and took the team’s score past 300.
05:46December 15, 2024
200-race partnership agreed between Smith and Head
In the 75th over, Steve Smith and Travis Head completed a 200-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Smith took the partnership beyond 200 by hitting a four off Ravindra Jadeja’s third ball.
05:35December 15, 2024
Australia’s score surpasses 250
The Australian team crossed the 250 points mark in the first round. Smith took the team past 250 by hitting a four off the last ball of the 72nd over. Nitish Reddy was shaking that up.
05:33December 15, 2024
Headlock abandoned by Rohit
Travis Head’s catch is dropped by captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit had a chance to catch Nitish Reddy’s third ball at slip, who was bowling in the 72nd over, but he couldn’t take the catch.
05:08December 15, 2024
T-break: Smith and Head lead Australia’s comeback
The second session saw Smith and Head make a comeback for Australia. Both hit the entire session.
During this session, Australia scored an unbeaten 130 runs in 27 overs. Head completed a century, while Smith scored a half-century. There has been a century-long partnership between the two. Australia’s score until the tea break was 234/3.
05:00December 15, 2024
Travis Head’s century, third century against India
Travis Head completed his century in the 69th place. He scored a century for the second consecutive match. This is Head’s third century against India. Head completed his century by making 3 runs off Bumrah’s third ball.
04:38December 15, 2024
Australia’s score surpasses 200
The Australian team crossed the 200-point mark in the first round. Head took the score beyond 200 by hitting a four off the first ball of Ravindra Jadeja, who was bowling in the 65th over.
04:26December 15, 2024
The century-old partnership of Smith and Head
Steve Smith and Travis Head struck a century partnership in the 62nd over. Head took the partnership beyond 100 by hitting a four off Mohammad Siraj’s first ball.
Travis Head has made fifty, Smith is also close to fifty.
04:21December 15, 2024
Travis Head’s fifty, 5th half-century against India
Travis Head celebrated his fiftieth birthday. He scored his 5th half-century against India. Head completed his fifty by making 2 runs off the first ball of Siraj, who was bowling in the 56th over.
03:34December 15, 2024
The 50th anniversary of Smith and Head’s partnership
Steve Smith and Travis Head have completed their fifty-year partnership. The team had lost the third wicket by a score of 75 runs. Here, Marnus Labuschagne was absent.
Head hit a four off the fourth ball of Ravindra Jadeja, who was bowling in the 49th over, taking the partnership past fifty.
02:29December 15, 2024
Lunch break: Indian pacers won the session and took 3 wickets
The first session of the second day of the Gabba Test was on behalf of the Indian pacers. Australia lost the first 3 wickets by scoring 76 runs in this session.
Jasprit Bumrah sent Khawaja and McSweeney to the pavilion in his very first over. Then Nitish Reddy fired Marnus Labuschagne. Then the pair of Steve Smith and Travis Head scored points. Until the lunch break, the Australian team’s score was 104/3.
02:18December 15, 2024
Australia’s score reached 100 points
The Australian team reached the 100-run mark in the 42nd innings. Head scored the 100th run for his team by taking a run off Jasprit Bumrah’s third ball.
01:41December 15, 2024
Steve Smith survives referee’s call
Steve Smith was saved from elimination on the third ball of the 35th minute thanks to the referee’s call. The ball arriving from a good length hit his pad. The Indian players appealed, but the on-field umpire did not relent. In such a situation, Indian captain Rohit Sharma took DRS. Replays showed the ball hit the top of off stump, but Smith was not out due to the umpire’s call, although India’s review remained intact.
01:35December 15, 2024
Nitish Reddy dismissed Labuschagne for the second consecutive match
Australia lost the third wicket in the 34th over. Here, Marnus Labuschagne was absent after scoring 12 points. He was caught by Nitish Kumar Reddy at the hands of Virat Kohli. Nitish dismissed Labuschagne for the second consecutive match.
01:28December 15, 2024
Tip: Siraj changed the bails, Labuschagne did the same as before
A funny incident happened in the 33rd over of the Australian innings. Fast bowler Mohammad Siraj changed the batting wicket bails after bowling the second ball of the over. Their returning batsman, Marnus Labuschagne, got Wales back to normal.
Mohammed Siraj changing the bells.
00:35December 15, 2024
Australia’s score surpasses 50 with Steve Smith’s score
The Australian team has crossed the 50-run mark. A four came off the last ball of Akash Deep, who was bowling in the 22nd over. Akash Deep’s ball went between the slip and the gully and Steve Smith got four runs. With these four runs, it became 51/2.
00:19December 15, 2024
Second wicket for Bumrah, McSweeney out
The Australian team lost the second wicket in the 19th over. He had Nathan McSweeney caught by Virat Kohli standing at slip.
00:07December 15, 2024
Australia’s first wicket falls, Khawaja out
Australia lost the first wicket. Jasprit Bumrah had Usman Khawaja caught by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant in the second match of the day. Khawaja was out after scoring 21 runs.
Indian players celebrating Khawaja’s wicket.
11:45 p.m.December 14, 2024
The first day’s game was washed away by rain
The first day of the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia has been canceled due to rain. It rained on and off in Brisbane on Saturday. Not a single ball could be thrown during the last two sessions of the day.