Australia missed out on chance to play India for first follow-up match in 23 years; and the team’s assistant coach, Daniel Vettorithen admitted the third Test was just one day away brisbanea draw is the most likely outcome.
in later drama gaba An unbeaten 39-run partnership between tailenders on Tuesday Akashic Abyss (27*) and Jasprit Bumrah (10*) challenged the hosts and led India to avoid the follow-up match with a score of 246 runs. Australia scored 445 runs in the first innings of the rainy Test match.
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The last time Australia played a follow-up match against India was in the iconic Kolkata Test in 2001, when VVS Laxman (281) and Rahul Dravid (180) battled hard throughout the day to turn the tables and end up giving India a thrilling victory.
“I think the only way to advance the game is to advance the subsequent games,” Australia’s assistant coach Vettori told reporters after the fourth day of the game. “We were desperate to get that last wicket. When Jadeja was dismissed we thought we had a very good chance but it was a real fighting partnership between Bumrah and Deep.”
India won the opener by 295 runs in Perth and Australia leveled the series with a 10-run win in the pink-ball Test at Adelaide Oval, with the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy now sitting at 1-1.
Vitoy added that the weather and rain in Brisbane had caused a lot of frustration for both teams as the four days of testing so far had turned into a stop-start situation.
“Unfortunately, just the time lost in the game makes (forcing a result) difficult.”
For India, Ravindra Jadeja (77) and KL Rahul (84) also played a key role in pushing India to the 246-run mark to avoid the follow-up.
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In another setback for Australia on Tuesday, fast bowler Josh Hazlewood suffered a calf injury that will rule him out for almost the remainder of the Test series.
Hazlewood also missed the second Test with a side strain and Scott Boland replaced him in the eleventh Test.
