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Brisbane: The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia has ended in a draw after weather continued to make it difficult to push for a result on Wednesday in Brisbane. The series remained level at 1-1 despite Australia captain Pat Cummins making a huge bid to push for a result after deciding to declare on 89/7 and invite India to chase down a 275-run target.
“The play has been abandoned in Brisbane and the match is drawn. After the Third Test, the series is evenly poised at 1-1,” BCCI wrote on X. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul looked in good touch, effectively negating the pace blitz of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. The opening pair found a couple of perfectly timed shots to keep the scoreboard driving.
Before they took the crease to chase down the target, Australia tried to fire quickly, with Usman Khawaja picking up a couple of fours to lay down their intent. The intent to play aggressively came with a risk that Australian batters were willing to pay off. In a space of the first 18 overs, Australia lost seven wickets and managed to put 89 runs on the board. In the first 10 overs, runs were scarce as skipper Rohit Sharma shuffled his bowlers well.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj bowled in tandem before the latter was taken out, and Akash Deep was thrown into the mix. The move worked magic, with Bumrah and Akash making inroads and restricting Australia to 28/4.
Alex Carey (20*), Travis Head (17) and Cummins (22) kept their swift approach alive and tried to deal with boundaries. Wickets kept falling, but runs rose simultaneously on the board as well.
With their surge, Australia managed to put 89/7 on the boards, which Cummins and the management thought should be enough to push for a result.
Earlier in the day, India folded on 260 following Akash Deep’s dismissal, and Australia were supposed to begin their innings, but the rain had other plans.
