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India vs Australia Live Score: Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep resume India first innings
Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep will be aiming to defy Australia further as play gets underway on Day 5. Australia have 98.1 overs to try and force a result, not considering the expected rain breaks as happened during the course of the Test. Heavy rain is forecast later in the afternoon
The Gabba Test is poised for a draw as weather conditions predict a 90% chance of rain on Day 5, potentially washing out play. Both India and Australia have fought hard in this gripping contest, but the looming rain threatens to deny cricket fans a conclusive result.
As players prepare for the final day in Brisbane, the heavy rain forecast overshadows any hopes of a dramatic finish. While the game hangs in the balance, it seems the weather will be the ultimate decider.
IND vs AUS Live Score: The five-match series is currently locked 1-1
India won the first Test by 295 runs at Perth, while Australia came back to win the second day-night Test in Adelaide by 10 wickets
India vs Australia Live Score: India still trail by 193 runs
Deep celebrated two balls later by smashing Cummins over deep mid-wicket for a massive six before umpires took them from the field for bad light with India 252-9, trailing by 193 runs
IND vs AUS Live Score: Akash Deep to the rescue
Deep scored the crucial runs with an edge to the boundary just past the outstretched hand of Nathan McSweeney off Australian captain Pat Cummins
India vs Australia Live Score: India tail wagged on Day 4
But under gloomy skies, the two managed to see off Australia's much-vaunted pace attack to frustrate the home side on day four
IND vs AUS Live Score: Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep
When Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep came together India still needed 33 runs to make Australia bat again at the Gabba on another day marred by rain delays
India vs Australia Live Score: India avoid the follow-on
India's Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep pulled off an unlikely 10th-wicket partnership on Day 4 to avoid the follow-on and put the third Test against Australia in Brisbane on course for a draw
India avoided the follow-on, posting 252/9 before bad light forced an early end to day four of the third Test against Australia on Tuesday. The visitors, however, still trail by 193 runs, leaving Australia in control heading into the final day.
It was another day of rain at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday, almost ensuring the third Test would end in a soggy draw.
With the five-Test series level at 1-1 and Brisbane touted as being a pivotal Test in the series, it has turned out to be anything but. Rain delay after rain delay has spoiled the Gabba match and forced Cricket Australia to refund tickets to about 35,000 spectators who attended the first day because not enough overs were bowled.
KL Rahul top-scored for India with 84 runs before being caught by Steve Smith off Nathan Lyon’s bowling.
Only 13 overs were bowled on the first day Saturday and after there were eight stoppages of play due to rain on the third day Monday. That continued Tuesday morning and rain returned to delay the start of play after lunch, then again after only two overs were bowled. Bad light finally stopped play Tuesday.
Australia could be a bowler down for the remainder of the Test after Josh Hazlewood suffered calf soreness ahead of the fourth day's play and was only able to send down one over before leaving the field.
Hazlewood, who missed the second Adelaide Test due to side soreness, was late entering the field at the start of play and then looked labored when he came into the attack.
India won the first Test by 295 runs at Perth, while Australia came back to win the second day-night Test in Adelaide by 10 wickets.
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