Lightning strikes at the Gabba

Brisbane: The fifth day of the third Test between India and Australia was halted after the visitors were bowled out for 260 runs due to lightning around the Gabba.

Australia scored 445 runs in their first innings.

The game has been affected by several delays over a period of five days.
India returned to the day at 252 for nine, scoring eight runs in 24 balls.

Jasprit Bumrah (10 not out in 38 balls) and Akash Deep (31 in 44 balls) who helped India avoid the follow-on on the fourth day, shared a 47-run partnership in 78 balls for the final wicket.

In the 79th over, Australia took a lead of 185 runs in the first innings after Akash Deep was stumped by Travis Head.

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