India will once again face the challenge of Australia at the Gabba. While the Gabba was once considered Australia’s bastion, this is not the case now. Importantly, it’s not like Australia has never lost a Test match at the Gabba. Therefore, if the Indian team forgets their previous defeat and takes the field for this match, then victory is not far away. Regardless, Team India will go all out for this match. Let’s take a look at how Australia has fared so far in the historic land of the Gabba.
Five Test matches are currently tied
The ongoing Test series between India and Australia is currently tied at 1-1. This means whichever team wins Game 3 will now take the lead and potentially win the series. But the job won’t be that easy. The kind of comeback Australia achieved in the second game after losing the first game, India can do the same, as long as the Indian batting continues to perform in the manner it is known and recognized for. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli scored hundreds in the first Test of the series and that was the reason why Team India managed to emerge victorious. Now, if this happens again, it’s not a big deal.
Australia have lost 10 Test matches at the Gabba so far
The Gabba in Brisbane is Australia’s favorite cricket ground. Australia has played 66 Test matches at this venue so far. Among them, the team won 42 games and drew 13 games. Australia has lost only 10 Test matches at this venue so far. Australia suffered its first Test defeat here in 1933. Then England defeated him on the ground. India also defeated Australia in the last tour at the same venue. Even West Indies managed to defeat Australia here.
This match is also important for the World Test match
There may be a lot of talk about India’s World Test finals at the moment, but Australia’s road to the finals won’t be that easy either. Currently, Australia is ranked second in the standings and India is ranked third. But the PCT gap between the two teams is not big. Whichever team wins the Gabba will take the lead in the race for the final. This means that this game is not only crucial for the victory of the series, but also for the WTC finals.
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