Travis Head and Steve Smith’s centuries put Australia on high towards India as they made 405-7 on day two of the third Check regardless of a late burst from Jasprit Bumrah on the Gabba.
Australia resumed on 28-0 in Brisbane after rain curtailed the opening day to only 13.2 overs, with India’s seamer getting early breakthroughs to see off Usman Khawaja (21) and Nathan McSweeney (9), whereas Nitish Kumar Reddy (1-65) dismissed Marnus Labuschagne (12) to depart them on 75-3.
However Head (152) and Smith (101) then mixed for a mighty 241-run fourth-wicket partnership, powering Australia to 316-3 earlier than Bumrah (5-72) struck within the night session to dismiss them each.
Alex Carey (45 not out) and Mitchell Starc (7no) survived the late blitz and guided the hosts safely to stumps after captain Pat Cummins (20) fell to Mohammed Siraj (1-97)
The five-match collection is tied at 1-1 with Australia profitable the day-nighter in Adelaide after India romped to victory within the opening recreation at Perth.
Head and Smith defy India’s seamers
The Gabba pitch was providing loads of help for India’s seamers below patchy cloud-covered skies early on Sunday and it noticed Khawaja caught behind off Bumrah early doorways.
McSweeney adopted shortly after, making simply 9 from his 49-ball outing as he edged Bumrah to Virat Kohli at second slip, with Australia slipping to 38-2 within the nineteenth over.
Smith and Labuschagne steadied the ship however Reddy tempted the Australia No 3 with a large supply which introduced Kohli again into play as he as soon as once more pouched the catch at slip.
Smith and Head then got here along with Australia at 75-3, with the latter first reaching his half-century off 71 balls earlier than posting his ninth Check hundred off a low full toss from Bumrah.
Bumrah celebrates the wicket of Australia’s centurion Head
Smith had not made a century in 26 innings, the final coming in the course of the 2023 Ashes tour, however performed sensibly to succeed in his thirty third Check hundred off 185 balls after flicking Akash Deep (0-78) to high-quality leg for a single.
Within the following over, Smith was caught within the slip cordon by skipper Rohit Sharma however walked off to a standing ovation from the Gabba crowd.
Mitch Marsh (5) edged by to Kohli for Bumrah’s fourth and three balls later the India pacer additionally had Head caught behind to finish his twelfth five-wicket haul in Exams.
Carey and Cummins helped take Australia previous 400 earlier than the captain edged a large fourth-stump line ball from Siraj to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.
India’s Check tour of Australia
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