Australia solely received to bowl 17 overs at India on one other rain-affected day within the third Take a look at in Brisbane but it surely was sufficient for his or her tempo assault to dismantle India’s top-order as they sunk to 51-4 to finish the third day 394 runs behind the hosts.
After Australia’s tail wagged with the bat for slightly longer to achieve 445 all out early on Monday, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood rapidly had India in hassle with a devastating opening spell on the Gabba.
Starc (2-25) took the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill in his first two overs to set the tone, earlier than Hazlewood (1-17) captured the prize wicket of Virat Kohli simply earlier than one among many passing rain showers introduced on an early lunch with India at 22-3.
After eradicating Jaiswal (4) with the primary ball of the innings within the second Take a look at at Adelaide, Starc wanted simply two balls on the Gabba to take away the vacationers’ opener.
The primary ball was swiped by gully for a boundary by the 22-year-old however the second he chipped a easy catch to Mitch Marsh at midwicket for a comfortable dismissal.
In his subsequent over, Starc struck once more with Marsh diving acrobatically to take a two-handed catch at gully to take away Gill (1) and India have been 7-2.
Hazlewood, again within the workforce after a facet pressure dominated him out of final week’s second Take a look at, then rocked India additional by teasing an edge from the veteran Kohli to have India three down as rain started to fall and prompted an early lunch.
On the resumption, skipper Pat Cummins (1-7) received his first wicket by eradicating Rishabh Pant caught behind to cut back India to 44-4.
Captain Rohit Sharma got here out to hitch KL Rahul however there was solely time for an excellent cover-drive boundary for the latter earlier than one other passing bathe pressured gamers from the sector.
How the moist climate leaves the third Take a look at
The remainder of the afternoon noticed the climate look to clear however simply as play appeared set to renew one other passing rain bathe would cross over the sector.
Play lastly resumed simply after 5pm native time, however solely 17 extra balls have been bowled for 3 runs, earlier than one other passing bathe and deteriorating gentle pressured the top of the day’s play.
Australia now have two days of play remaining, climate allowing, and their path to a doable victory would appear to be contingent on bowling India out for lower than 244 within the first innings and implementing the follow-on.
The hosts had resumed on Monday at 405-7 and a few large hitting by Starc and Alex Carey lifted Australia to 445. Carey was the ultimate wicket to fall, holing out within the deep for an enterprising 70 off 88 balls – his ninth Take a look at half-century.
Jasprit Bumrah added yet another wicket to return figures of 6-76, having accomplished his twelfth five-wicket haul in Assessments the day earlier than.
India received the primary Take a look at by 295 runs at Perth, whereas Australia got here again to win the second day-night Take a look at in Adelaide by 10 wickets.
