India prevented the comply with-on, posting 252/9 earlier than unhealthy gentle pressured an early finish to day 4 of the third Test towards Australia on Tuesday. The guests, nonetheless, nonetheless path by 193 runs, leaving Australia in management heading into the ultimate day.
It was one other day of rain on the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday, virtually guaranteeing the third Test would finish in a soggy draw.
With the five-Test collection degree at 1-1 and Brisbane touted as being a pivotal Test within the collection, it has turned out to be something however. Rain delay after rain delay has spoiled the Gabba match and compelled Cricket Australia to refund tickets to about 35,000 spectators who attended the primary day as a result of not sufficient overs have been bowled.
KL Rahul high-scored for India with 84 runs earlier than being caught by Steve Smith off Nathan Lyon’s bowling.
Only 13 overs have been bowled on the primary day Saturday and after there have been eight stoppages of play due to rain on the third day Monday. That continued Tuesday morning and rain returned to delay the beginning of play after lunch, then once more after solely two overs have been bowled. Bad gentle lastly stopped play Tuesday.
Australia might be a bowler down for the rest of the Test after Josh Hazlewood suffered calf soreness forward of the fourth day’s play and was solely in a position to ship down one over earlier than leaving the sector.
Hazlewood, who missed the second Adelaide Test due to facet soreness, was late coming into the sector firstly of play after which seemed labored when he got here into the assault.
India gained the primary Test by 295 runs at Perth, whereas Australia got here again to win the second day-evening Test in Adelaide by 10 wickets.
