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IND vs AUS 3rd Test: When the fourth Test started in Brisbane on Tuesday, India were on the back foot. In response to 445 runs, the Indian team, which lost 4 wickets for 51 runs, was in danger of defeat. India also lost the 5th wicket early. Captain Rohit Sharma got out after scoring 10 runs. After this, whenever India came under pressure, some batsman would stand at the crease. On the other hand, whenever Australia got a chance, they squandered it. A total of 5 such incidents took place in the match which changed the course of the game. Australia is getting closer and further away from victory. Despite being on the verge of defeat, India are taking the match to a draw.
1. Smith lost the Test match on the first ball
Australia lost their biggest chance on the first ball on the fourth day. Pat Cummins took the edge of KL Rahul’s bat and went to Steve Smith. Smith seized the opportunity as it was catching practice. KL Rahul took full advantage of this. KL Rahul, who could get out by scoring 33 runs, scored 84 runs, the pain of which will not let the Australian cricketers sleep the whole night.
2. Hazelwood’s injury, relief for India
Josh Hazlewood’s injury gave Australia a second blow. The player bowled just one over on the fourth day, in which he looked out of rhythm. After this it rained. Hazelwood was taken for a scan during the rain break. It was found that he has pain in his calf muscles and he will not be able to bowl. As a result Hazelwood did not take the field again. Australia missed him a lot but what to do.
3. Rain helped India
On the fourth day of the match, rain repeatedly interrupted play. The game pauses once or twice per session. As a result only 57.5 overs were bowled on the day. This directly harmed Australia. If the full 98 overs were bowled on the day, it was possible that Australia would have scored nearly 100 runs in the second innings.
4. Beautiful innings by KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja
KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja batted brilliantly. KL scored 84 runs. He shared a partnership of 67 runs with Ravindra Jadeja (77). After KL’s dismissal, Jadeja combined with Nitish Kumar Reddy (16) and Mohammad Siraj (1) to take India past 200 runs.
5. Bumrah-Akash Deep’s historic partnership
When India lost 9 wickets for 213 runs and the threat of a follow-on was looming, Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep played a historic game. The two put on an unbeaten partnership of 39 runs to take India to the magical mark of 246 runs, which Followan needed to save. Akash Deep celebrated saving the follow-on with a six and India’s score reached 252 by the end of the day’s play.