A rattled India limped to 48-4 as rain ruined the second session on the third day of the third Test against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane on Monday. Needing 245 to avoid the follow-on, India lost wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant during a stop-start session in which only 6.5 overs were bowled because of three rain delays.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India lost three early wickets in the first session, after earlier bowling Australia out for 445.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli all fell to Australia's opening bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
KL Rahul was not-out 30 at tea, with captain Rohit Sharma yet to score.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With most of the first day lost to rain Saturday, Travis Head and Steve Smith's second-day centuries ensured that India cannot realistically win the Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The best they can probably hope for is to bat for enough time to draw the match and head to Melbourne with the series locked at 1-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia resumed the third day on 405-7 and were eventually bowled out for 445, wicketkeeper Alex Carey the last man out after an enterprising 70.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With more rain predicted for the remainder of the Test, India's first target was to avoid the follow-on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But their reply got off to a terrible start when Jaiswal, who edged Starc's first ball for four runs through gully, chipped the next ball straight to Mitchell Marsh at square leg.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fellow opener Rahul got a nasty hit on the wrist from a Hazlewood ball that rose sharply off a good length, but after treatment he was able to continue.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Starc's next over, Gill edged to gully and Marsh took a brilliant catch, diving high to his left to leave India in tatters at 6-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli was next to go. He was caught behind by Carey after playing at a full ball from Hazelwood that he could have left alone but instead got a faint edge through to the wicketkeeper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
To add insult to injury, as Kohli was walking off the rain started falling and early lunch was called.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There were more rain delays after lunch as Rahul and Pant tried to rescue the situation, but with the score on 44, Pant got a thin edge off Pat Cummins to Carey.<\/p>\r\n\r\n