IND vs AUS (India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team) 3rd Test Day 3 Live Updates: Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey smashed his seventh Test fifty as the third day’s play resumed at the Gabba. The hosts have already piled up a mountain of scores and whatever the tailenders add to the board will be a huge plus for Australia.
India will look to make quick work of the remaining Australian batters and get going with the bat as soon as possible. The Aussies who already have a 400+ score will look to add some quick runs to their score and focus on their bowling.
There is a slight chance that rain might interrupt the day’s play, but the chances of precipitation decrease drastically in the afternoon. It remains to be seen if there will be overcast conditions, possibly benefiting the bowling side.
India’s XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Australia’s XI: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
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113.5 – Oh dear, that’s wayward from Akash Deep!
113.4 – Short one, over middle and leg, Alex Carey ducks under it.
113.3 – On a length, on middle and off, Alex Carey makes some room and punches it to long off but doesn’t take the run.
113.2 – Back of a length, on off, Alex Carey guides it to point.
113.1 – Oh, so nearly got the outside edge! On a length, outside off, Alex Carey looks to play at it away from his body but the ball zips past his bat, beating the outside edge not by much.
112.6 – Another over, safely negotiated by Lyon! Quicker and fuller, on off, Lyon blocks.
Batsman_1 : Nathan Lyon 0(20)
Batsman_2 : Alex Carey 65(76)
Bowler : Ravindra Jadeja 0/94(22)
Over : 113
Run : 1
Wicket : 0
Score : 436/8
112.5 – Drags the length down by a bit and keeps it around off, Nathan Lyon steers it to short third.
The mop-up work is complete and we are all set for the play to resume. The two umpires and players have made their way out to the middle. Ravindra Jadeja is at the top of his mark. Jadeja to Carey. Let’s play…
112.4 – Tossed up, around off, Lyon pushes it to the off side.
112.3 – Full and on middle and off, Nathan Lyon drags it back to the bowler with an angled bat.
112.2 – A lot of revs on this one, fuller and on off, Lyon blocks.
112.1 – Short and into the pads, Alex Carey turns it around to deep square leg and takes a single off the very first ball.
The mop-up work is complete and we are all set for the play to resume.
UPDATE – 12.36 am GMT (6.06 am IST) – Good news! It was indeed a passing shower and the covers are coming off. The sun is also out, which is a good sign. We have a restart time – Play will resume at 12.45 am GMT (6.15 am IST). Steven Smith is still in his training gear, so it seems Australia will continue to bat.
UPDATE – 12.36 am GMT (6.06 am IST) – Good news! It was indeed a passing shower and the covers are coming off. The sun is also out, which is a good sign. We have a restart time – Play will resume at 12.45 am GMT (6.15 am IST).
UPDATE – 12.32 am GMT (6.02 am IST) – The drizzle has intensified and the umpires signal for the players to leave the field as the ground staff rush in with the covers. Blue skies are visible on one side, so this could very well be a passing shower.
The drizzle has intensified and the umpires signal for the players to leave the field as the ground staff rush in with the covers. Blue skies are visible on one side, so this could very well be a passing shower.
The sun has disappeared and it has gone a bit gloomy. Pat Cummins and Australian head coach Andrew McDonald are spotting having a chat. Cummins then approaches one of the players carrying the drinks, potentially to relay a message at the end of this over. Meanwhile, Josh Hazlewood remains padded up. Uh oh, it has started to drizzle.
111.6 – Short in length, on middle and leg, Nathan Lyon tucks it to square leg.
Batsman_1 : Nathan Lyon 0(15)
Batsman_2 : Alex Carey 64(75)
Bowler : Akash Deep 0/87(27.4)
Over : 112
Run : 1
Wicket : 0
Score : 435/8
111.5 – Angling into the pads, on a length, Alex Carey clips it to mid-wicket for a single.
111.4 – On a length, around middle and off, Alex Carey blocks.
111.3 – Good length, on middle, Alex Carey pushes it back to the bowler.
111.2 – On a length, on middle and leg, Alex Carey misses again and gets hit on the pad.
111.1 – Back of a length, over middle and leg, Alex Carey looks to tuck it across but misses onto his thigh pad.
Is Lyon short of his crease? The Indians look confident. The replays show that the throw from Kohli was not right next to the stumps and the time taken by Rishabh Pant to collect and get it close to the stumps allowed Lyon to dive and make his ground.
110.6 – Full, on off, Nathan Lyon pushes it to cover.
Batsman_1 : Nathan Lyon 0(14)
Batsman_2 : Alex Carey 63(70)
Bowler : Ravindra Jadeja 0/93(21)
Over : 111
Run : 1
Wicket : 0
Score : 434/8
110.5 – Full at the stumps, Nathan Lyon jams it out.
The sun has disappeared and it has gone a bit gloomy.
110.4 – A very risky run and Lyon has survived, thanks to a wayward throw from Kohli! Ravindra Jadeja pushes it through quicker, fuller and on middle and off, Alex Carey pushes it to mid-wicket and calls for the run. Virat Kohli is quick to pick the ball up and throws it to the keeper just wider from the stumps. Nathan Lyon drags his bat along the crease as Pant collects the ball and knocks the bails off.
110.2 – Short and on the pads, Alex Carey lifts his front leg up nad works it to short fine leg.
110.1 – Short and on off, Alex Carey punches it to deep cover.
109.6 – Short one, directed at the ribs, Lyon ducks under and leaves it alone.
Batsman_1 : Nathan Lyon 0(12)
Batsman_2 : Alex Carey 62(66)
Bowler : Akash Deep 0/86(26.4)
Over : 110
Run : 1
Wicket : 0
Score : 433/8
109.5 – Back of a length, over off, Nathan Lyon looks to pull but misses. The ball whizzes past the inside edge.
109.4 – Akash Deep bashes the deck hard, on a shorter length, over off, Alex Carey rides the bounce and dabs it to deep point and takes the single giving Lyon two balls to face in this over.