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Australia’s captain Pat Cummins reacts after taking the wicket of India’s captain Rohit Sharma, right, during play on day four of the third cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.
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Jadeja got to his 50, taking India to 176 for six on Day 4 of the third Test at the Gabba on Tuesday (December 17, 2024).
At lunch, India’s score read 167 for six with just Jadeja and the lower-order batsmen to India’s rescue as the team still trailed Australia by 278 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Kumar Reddy were the not-out batters at the end of the first session.
Compensating the previous drop, a stunner by Smith at first slip to catch KL Rahul off Lyon, the opener departed for a fine 84.
Earlier, the sudden heavy rains disrupted the play during Australia’s 31st over restricting India to a meagre 105 for five. At 74, India lost the wicket of skipper Rohit Sharma who edged Pat Cummins to Alex Carey. He was out for 10 runs.
Resuming from their wafer-thin overnight 51 for four, India needed someone to put his hands up and show some fight, and Rahul rose to the occasion.
There was a moment for massive fortune too for Rahul when Smith spilt a regulation catch at second slip off the first ball of the day from Pat Cummins.
Rahul was on 33 then. A quick look upwards and a silent prayer showed how much he valued that reprieve, which he exploited to the hilt. But once he woke up from a bit of morning haziness, Rahul looked a class apart from the rest of his colleagues.
Resuming from their wafer-thin overnight 51 for four, India needed someone to put his hands up and show some fight, and Rahul rose to the occasion.
There was a moment for massive fortune too for Rahul when Smith spilled a regulation catch at second slip off the first ball of the day from Pat Cummins.
Actually, Rohit looked comfortable out there, showing patience to wait for the ball of his choice to play a shot.
But eventually, the 37-year-old was drawn into that no-feet movement shot, bane of him throughout this series.
Cummins pitched one close to the off-stump and Rohit poked at it with hard hands, and Alex Carey did the rest behind the stumps.
However, the absence of pacer Josh Hazlewood, who left the field after bowling just one awkward over, reduced the intensity of Aussie attack.
Later, Cricket Australia clarified that Hazlewood, who missed the second Test at Adelaide with a side strain, will undergo scans to determine the extend of a calf niggle.
(With inputs from PTI)
Published – December 17, 2024 06:56 am IST
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