India fought hard to avoid the follow-on against Australia in the third Test at Brisbane, battling rain delays and a strong Australian bowling attack.
India bravely avoided the follow-on against Australia on the rain-affected fourth day of the third Test in Brisbane , leaving the match destined for a draw. The tourists were reduced to 213-9, needing 33 more runs to force Australia to bat again. However, the last-wicket pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep played brilliantly, with the latter's upper cut for four taking them past the follow-on mark.
This sparked celebrations from the baters and in the India changing room, where Virat Kohli was seen high-fiving team-mates and coaches. Earlier, Australia had taken three wickets for 19 runs to set up the possibility of the follow-on. KL Rahul, who was dropped from the first ball of the day by Steve Smith, made 84 and Ravindra Jadeja 77. India must win at least two of the final three Tests to guarantee a place in June's World Test Championship final at Lord's. Defending champions Australia will reach the final if they win two of the remaining Tests. They also have another series against Sri Lanka to achieve qualification. Rain played a key role in this game, affecting large periods of day four. An hour was lost in the morning session while the extended afternoon session was delayed and then interrupted twice. This meant time was being taken out of the game for the hosts, but also allowed Cummins and Starc to stay relatively fresh and come back in each session of play. Cummins in particular was superb and hostile, as India struggled to deal with his canny changes in length. The tourists were looking settled when Nitish Kumar Reddy and Jadeja had shared 53 for the seventh wicket, but Cummins got the former to drag on and that opened the door. Siraj soon fell and Jadeja, looking to increase the scoring, holed out to square leg to make the follow-on a real possibility
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