IND vs AUS 3rd Test: What will be India’s plan today, how much is the danger of defeat, can Australia win now?

New Delhi. In the third Test against Australia, the Indian team, which was on the backfoot for the first three days, made a comeback on the fourth day. After KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah reduced the risk of defeat by batting strongly. But the danger has been averted, not defeated. If there is no rain on the fifth day of the match, then a game of 98 overs can be played. Many times this many overs are enough to decide victory or defeat. India has postponed the follow-on, but Australia has a strong hold on the match.

What could be the plan of India or Australia on the last day of the Gaba Test match i.e. on Wednesday? To understand this, let us first understand the situation till the match was stopped. When play stopped on the fourth day, India had scored 252 runs for 9 wickets. Australia’s score is 445. That means India is still 193 runs behind Australia’s score.

What will be Australia’s plan on the fifth day?
Australia’s first attempt will be to get India out early, so that it can get maximum lead. Suppose Australia got a lead of 180 runs. Then he/she will try to score 140-150 runs by batting fast. By doing this he/she would like to give India a target of 330-340 runs. he/she will also keep in mind that India should be allowed to bat more than 60 overs but not more than 70.

India’s plan number-1
The Indian team has to bat in the fourth inning of the match. he/she will have two plans to counter Australia. The first thing is that Australia should not be allowed to score runs quickly. The Indian team will try to bat 5-10 more overs in the first innings on the fourth day. After this, Australia was made to bat for about 40 overs. With this, India will have to bat less than 50 overs in the last innings and it will be easier for them to save the match.

India’s plan number-2
The Indian team will need a second plan or Plan B only when the first one fails. As if India’s first innings ends in just one or two overs. Then Australia declares the innings after scoring 150 runs in 30 overs. If this happens then India will get a target bigger than 340 runs in 60 overs. Batting in the fourth innings is never easy. All the teams of the world including India have been all out several times within 60 overs in the fourth innings. In such a situation, India will have to bat boldly in its last innings. Indian players can take inspiration from Rahul-Ravindra and Bumrah-Akash in the first innings, due to which the team has played 74 overs in the first innings.

How will the weather be in Brisbane?
The Australian Meteorological Department’s forecast for Wednesday in Brisbane is the same as for Tuesday. According to this, there will be no heavy rain during the day. Instead, it is likely that it will rain several times for short periods of time. The game will be affected by this, but will not stop for long. 98 overs were to be played on the fourth day of Brisbane i.e. Tuesday, but 57.5 overs were played. The rest of the game was washed out in the rain.

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