The third match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia was played at Gabba, Brisbane. The match was canceled due to rain on the fifth day. India had a target of 275 runs to win this match. At present, after three matches, both the teams are tied at 1-1 in the series. Even after the cancellation of the match, Team India’s hope of reaching the final of the World Test Championship is still intact.
Both teams got 4-4 points
After the cancellation of Gaba Test, both India and Australia have got 4 points each. According to ICC rules, after the cancellation of the match, both the teams get equal points. However, after this match no significant change was seen in the point table. Team India is still at third place in the points table. Apart from this, Australia is at second place and South Africa is at first place. After Gaba Test, Australia has 106 points and India has 114 points.
What is the final equation for Team India?
At present, 2 matches of Border Gavaskar Trophy are left. If Team India wants to reach the final of the World Test Championship on its own, then it will have to win the next two matches. Team India will win the finals ticket by winning the series 3-1. Apart from this, if the series ends 2-2 then Team India’s focus will be on the series with Sri Lanka and Australia. In this series, Team India wants the Sri Lankan team to beat Australia in the Test series at their home.
Bumrah’s brilliant bowling in Gaba Test
Team India’s batting was nothing special in the Gabba Test and batsmen like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant once again disappointed the team. However, Jasprit Bumrah’s performance in bowling was excellent. Bumrah took 6 wickets in the first innings and 3 wickets in the second innings. Bumrah took a total of 9 wickets in this match.