IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Rain stops play as Australia reach 28 for no loss

India’s Shubman Gill catches a ball during play on day one of the third cricket Test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, on December 14, 2024
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Steady drizzle stopped proceedings as Australian openers played cautiously to reach 28 for no loss in 13.2 overs on the opening day of the third Test against India on Saturday (December 14, 2024).

Usman Khawaja (19 off 47 balls) and Nathan McSweeney (4 off 33 balls) were at the crease.

There is forecast of intermittent rain on day one at the Gabba.

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field. India made a couple of changes with Harshit Rana and R. Ashwin making way for Akash Deep and Ravindra Jadeja respectively.

For Australia, Josh Hazlewood, who has recovered from his side injury, returns to the playing XI in place of Scott Boland.

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“Little bit overcast and little bit of grass, looks a bit soft as well, want to make best use of the conditions. It will get better to bat as it goes on,” Rohit said at the toss.

“Big game for us here, we’ll do what is expected of us. We’ll play good cricket, we understand we have to capture some moments, we didn’t do that in the previous game which is why we lost,” he added.

The five-match series is locked in at 1-1.

Teams:

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.