Only 13.2 overs were bowled on the first day of the third Test between India and Australia as Saturday’s play was stopped early due to rain. With India captain Rohit Sharma in the bat, Australia finished the day 28-0 with Usman Khawaja’s 19th innings unbeaten and Nathan McSweeney’s 4th innings unbeaten. The rain continued throughout the day, and eventually the referees called off play midway through the final session. To make up for lost overs, matches will start 30 minutes (5:20 AM, IST) before the scheduled start time (5:50 AM, IST), weather permitting.
It had been raining in Brisbane before the match, but the night before the match saw clear skies, raising hopes that they would be able to play all day Saturday.
According to the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, rain is expected to return on the second day, as predicted.
“Cloudy. Moderate chance of rain, likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds from the southeast will be 15-25 km/h in the morning, decreasing in the evening,” the forecast said. suggested.
According to AccuWeather, the National Weather Service also issued a “minor flood warning.” The chance of rain on Sunday is more than 50 percent.
Here’s Brisbane’s hourly weather forecast for Sunday:
After a week of heavy rain in Brisbane, Rohit was hoping for movement from the opening bowlers, but they struggled to find their length.
Spearhead Jasprit Bumrah showed signs of slowing down from the start, while Mohammed Siraj similarly did not pose a threat.
It started raining as predicted 25 minutes before the start of the day’s play, causing a 30 minute delay, but when the players returned, Akash Deep finally hit the perfect mark with his movement in the air and off the wicket. I found the length.
This troubled McSweeney in particular, but after 35 minutes more rain fell and the players were sent off the pitch for a second time.
(With AFP input)
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