The tables turned on the fourth day of the third Test between India and Australia as the visitors not only avoided the follow-on but also managed to tire out Australians, who were one bowler short. Now draw seems the most likely result with just 57.5 overs of play being possible on Tuesday.
Josh Hazlewood had missed the Adelaide Test due to a side strain and was racing against time to get fit for the Gabba clash. Did Australia rush Hazlewood? Well, that question will haunt Australia as the tall pacer left the field after bowling just one over on Day 4 complaining of calf soreness.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins continues to lead from the front for his team with the ball. With Josh Hazlewood unavailable for the remainder of the Test, Cummins and Starc are taking up the workload and the former, has added another feather to his already illustrious cap as the captain.
The deficit has gone below 250 but India still need to score around 40-odd runs to avoid the follow-on with KL Rahul being the only one to show some fight while Daren Sammy was appointed as the all-format coach for the West Indies. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on December 17.
KL Rahul was on his way to playing one of the hundreds of a lifetime by an Indian batter in Australia but it wasn't to be as Steve Smith redeemed himself by plucking a blinder to dismiss the most solid-looking player for the visitors in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Day 4 of the Gabba Test.
57.5 overs of play was possible on the fourth day of the Gabba Test as India showed some fight and resolve to counter Australia as the match is highly likely to end in a draw. India still are 193 runs behind and Australia have lost Josh Hazlewood for the rest of the match.
Jasprit Bumrah was again the pick of the bowlers for India as he picked a six-fer for India in Australia's first batting innings at the Gabba in the third Test. However, the lack of support from the other bowlers has been glaring as the likes of Mohammed Siraj and Nitish Reddy weren't good enough.
It was a very frustrating day at the Gabba in Brisbane with just 33.1 overs of play being possible on Monday, December 16 with umpteen stop-starts. Australia managed to snatch away the control fully but with three days already gone, the hosts will need weather to be lenient in the last two days.
Only 33.1 overs of play was possible on the third day of the Brisbane Test. However, it was enough for Australia to assert their complete dominance over India. The visitors lost four wickets after the home team posted 445 runs in their first innings. How's the weather on Day 4 and 5 in Brisbane?
Australia took control of the third Test at the Gabba having scored 445 runs and had India four down for not much amid frequent rain breaks while Mumbai's Simran Shaikh became the costliest player at WPL 2025 auction at Rs 1.9 crore for GG. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on December 16.
Isa Guha stressed that there was no malice or any other intention and admitted that she chose the wrong word in her attempt to praise the genius of Indian vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah. The apology came after there was a huge hue and cry over the word 'primate' used by Guha on commentary on Day 2.
Only 33.1 overs of play was possible on a really annoying day from the players' and spectators' perspective with as many as seven rain breaks on Monday, December 16 at Gabba in Brisbane. Australia are in control of the Test match but will need the rain to stay away in the next couple of days.
The rain gods allowed very little game in the India vs Australia Day 1 of the third Test in Brisbane. The second day went without any interruption, however, rains are predicted on Day 3 of the Gabba Test. Australia are currently on top of the Test match, having ended Day 2 on 407/5.
Travis Head smashed his second consecutive Test century as he ended up scoring 152 at the Gabba against India in the ongoing third match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Head was severe on Mohammed Siraj as India's bowling plans awry with Australia scoring 405 runs by the stumps on Day 2.
Steve Smith stitched a massive 241-run partnership alongside Travis Head for the fourth wicket as Australia strengthened their position with the bat on the second day of the Gabba Test against India. With the century, Smith also inched closer to Ricky Ponting for Australians with the most hundreds.
Travis Head and Steve Smith powered Australia to 405/7 at the stumps on Day 2 of the third Test at Gabba against India. Jasprit Bumrah took his 12th fifer in Test cricket but he was the only one who looked like taking a wicket as it was another hapless bowling show from India.
The first day of the third Test in Brisbane almost surrendered itself to inclement weather and relentless rain. There were puddles all over the ground as the rain just didn't stop and only 13.2 overs of play was possible but the forecast is a tad bit better on Day 2 with high optimism of play.
Brisbane was sunny for a couple of days in the run-up to the Test match but it wasn't the case on the match-day as an overcast Gabba welcomed the two teams for the third Test on Saturday, December 14. The series is levelled 1-1 with India looking to make a strong comeback.
Only 13.2 overs of play was possible on Day 1 of the Gabba Test as the incessant rains in Queensland hit the opening day of the third match of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The match is set to begin half an hour early on all the remaining days to cover for all the time lost on Day 1.
India will take on Australia in the third and probably the most crucial Test of the five-match series at Gabba, Brisbane. With the series squared in Adelaide, India will be under pressure but the visitors can't let the morale go down as there is still some life in the remaining games for both teams.
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