IND-AUS 3rd Test: First day’s play washed out due to rain: Not a single ball was bowled in the last 2 sessions; AUS- 28/0
The first day’s play of the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia has been cancelled due to rain. It rained intermittently in Brisbane on Saturday. Not a single ball could be bowled in the last two sessions of the day.
Before the rain started, Australia had scored 28 runs without any loss. Nathan McSweeney and Usman Khawaja returned unbeaten. The Indian team won the toss and chose to bowl at The Gaba Stadium. On Sunday, the second day’s play will start half an hour earlier at 5:20 am.
The 5-match series is tied at 1-1. India won the first match by 295 runs and Australia won the second match by 10 wickets.
Playing-11 of both teams
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain) and Mohammed Siraj.
Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood.
