INDIA vs AUSTRALIA 3rd Test Pitch Report: The Gabba pitch will be a paradise for fast bowlers
India vs Australia 3rd test 2024, Gabba, Brisbane Pitch Report: How will the Gabba ground pitch be different from the Perth and Adelaide pitches in the upcoming India vs Australia clash? Will fast bowlers again enjoy the Gabba pitch like the previous two test matches? What will be the behaviour of the Gabba pitch in the India vs Australia match? The pitch curator here has explained the entire situation in this respect. On the other hand, if the fast bowlers catch the right line and length on this pitch, then it will be very worrying for batsmen, and wickets can fall in quick succession.
India vs Australia 3rd test: Venue and Time
Team India will play against Australia in the third test of the five-test match series of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on 14th December at the Gabba Stadium, Brisbane. The third test match will start at 5.50 am according to Indian time. The toss will happen at 5:20 am.
What pitch curator say about the Gabba pitch
The pitch curator at the Gabba Cricket Stadium has predicted that there will be a lot of bounce on the pitch at the Gabba Cricket Stadium for the third Test match in the India vs Australia clash. Gabba Cricket Stadium pitch curator David Sandusky revealed on Wednesday that the wicket will help the bowlers greatly, especially fast bowlers in the starting (1st) session of the third test match. Yet he also acknowledged that the Gabba pitch may be a little different from previous occasions.
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David Sandusky further said, ‘Actually we prepare the pitch in the same way every time so that we get the same good carry to the wicketkeeper, speed, and bounce for which the Gabba Cricket Stadium is known’. He also revealed that the pitch of the Gabba Cricket Stadium will be very traditional, for which it is known.
When 15 wickets fell in a day!
The Gabba Cricket Stadium pitch curator David Sandusky also said that the wicket of the Gabba Cricket Stadium is very different from the 2 years ago wicket on which South Africa was defeated by Australia in just two days. Just like the South Africa vs Australia test match, 15 wickets fell on the first day of the test match played with the pink ball between Victoria and Queensland in November 2024. But when batters passed some time on the pitch, then runs were also scored. The Gabba pitch demands patience and awareness from the batsmen.
Pitch curator Sandusky said, Our purpose is to make a wicket similar to that wicket where there was a good balance between bat and ball, and hopefully there will be something for everyone, i.e., batsmen, all-rounders, fast bowlers, and spin bowlers in it.
Till 2021, Australia had an unbreakable winning streak at the Gabba
In the year 2021, Australia lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy consecutively for the third time after 2017 due to their defeat to India in the Gabba Cricket Stadium, Brisbane. That was the final test match of the four-match series in the India vs Australia clash. India won that series by the margin of 2-1; the third test at Sydney resulted in a draw. Before that match, the Australians had been undefeated at the Gabba Cricket Stadium since 1988, and in the last summer of 2024 too, Australia faced a crushing defeat by the West Indies on the Gabba, where West Indian fast bowler Shamar Joseph was the hero.
India vs Australia head-to-head in Test:
Total Test Series: 28
India Won: 11
Australia Won: 12
Draw: 5
Team India’s Test Series record in Australia:
Total Test Series: 13
India Won: 2
Australia Won: 8
Draw: 3
Team India Tour of Australia 2024-25:
22-25 November: First Test, Perth (India won by 295 runs)
6-10 December: Second Test, Adelaide (Australia won by 10 wickets)
14-18 December: Third Test, Brisbane
26-30 December: Fourth Test, Melbourne
03-07 January: Fifth Test, Sydney
Team India’s probable playing 11 in the Gabba Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal (opener), KL Rahul (opener), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma (captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy (all-rounder), Ravindra Jadeja (all-rounder), Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj.
Team Australia’s probable playing 11 in the Gabba Test: Usman Khawaja (opener), Nathan McSweeney (opener), Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (all-rounder), Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, or Josh Hazlewood.
