India Vs Australia, 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Play Called Off Due To Rain After Just 13.2 Overs

꧑The first ball is scheduled to be bowled at 5:50am IST, with the toss slated at 5:20am. The third India vs Australia Test will be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website in India, and telecast on the on the Star Sports Network in India.

Australia have already revealed their Playing XI:

Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk) Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

🃏India have won the toss and they have chosen to field first.

Australia Playing XI🅰: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

India Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep

"Little bit overcast and little bit of grass, looks a bit soft as well, want to make best use of the conditions," says Rohit Sharma on the conditions at the Gabba. Pat Cummins 💙too wanted to have a crack at Indian batting first.

🉐Players are out for the national anthem. Cloudy conditions in the ground and the pacers would be licking their lips at the prospect of bowling. Batters are set for a tough time.

♔Alright then! We are done with the pre-match formalities and are all set to go once again. India vs Australia 3rd Test at the Gabba.

🐻Jasprit Bumrah with the new ball and we have Usman Khawaja on strike. Nathan McSweeney is on the non-striker's end.

First runs!🦩 And it is a boundary. Leg byes given and Australia are off the mark but not Usman Khawaja. Third ball of the match, nips back in from good length to take the thigh pad and run past Rishabh Pant for a boundary on the fine leg.

But a good first over from Bumrah.

AUS 4/0 (1)

🔯Mohammed Siraj sharing the new ball from the other end.

💯Siraj too is on the money throughout the over. McSweeney takes his time and negotiates all six ball defensively. Two maidens to begin for India.

AUS 4/0 (2)

𝓀Except the one odd ball, batting has looked easy so far for the Australia openers. Ball is coming on the bat nicely, the overcast conditions are gone and the new ball is not doing as much as was expected.

AUS 14/0 (4)

🔜The clouds are back and so is the rain. The slight drizzle is heavy enough to force players off the field. Covers are on now and we will have a slight delay.

﷽Khawaja has so far struck two boundaries and is batting on 13 while McSweeney is on 2 with a couple of singles.

AUS 19/0 (5.3)

ꦅCovers are off now. The drizzle which was never too strong has also disappeared and we could soon have the restart time. Within 10 minutes, we will begin again.

ꩲPlay has resumed and the Indian team alongside the Aussie openers is back on the field.

ಞKhawaja uss looking solid today. Just the second ball after break from Siraj and he bowls it a little short. Khawaja was ready on the backfoot and he gets a four.

AUS 23/0 (6)

ꦜA disciplined effort so far from Indian pacers. Perhaps a bit on the shorter side so far. Khawaja and McSweeney have done well. But the conditions seem suited to batting so far.

AUS 26/0 (10)

ﷺExtremely watchful from Nathan McSweeney so far. Indian bowlers have bowled well and he has not taken any undue risks. Good start for him and Australia.

AUS 28/0 (12)

༒Yet another rain disruption and this time the heavens have opened up in Brisbane properly. A strong spell of rain at the Gabba going on currently. Players are watching from the dressing room. Covers are on the ground.

♛Early lunch called at the Gabba. The rain is still there and there is no clarity yet on wether the game will resume in 40 minutes or not. But anyway, we take a break of 40 minutes for lunch.

༺It is still raining cats and dogs at the Gabba and it is all dark around the stadium. Very little chances the game resumes on time.

﷽The second session start has been delayed. It was scheduled to begin at 8:30am IST but the rain has refused to relent. It was heavier some time back but even now it is strong.

ꦍSo, Cricbuzz believes there is a strong possibility that the entire second session could be washed out as the rain has refused to go away till now.

🥃We could also be in for early stumps and even the forecast for the next few days is not quite encouraging.

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🐓Tea has not been called but it seems the entire second session has now been washed out. Rain is not stopping and the frustrating wait for play continues.

🥂The news from the centre is that the rain gods have finally relented. The covers are still well in place and it is dark around the stadium. But at least some good news.

𒁃Play called off for the day. Just 13.2 overs bowled and the weather has not allowed for any more.

🌄At the end of Day 1, Australia 28 for no loss in 13.2 overs (Usman Khawaja 19 not out; Jasprit Bumrah 0/8)

💞So, if weather permits, tomorrow onwards we will have early starts with 98 overs set to be played. But the forecast remains grim.

📖That's it for today. Just 13.2 overs, some good batting and bowling alongside a ton of rain. We will be back tomorrow.