IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Weather can spoil the game in Gabba Test, know what is the percentage chance of rain on all five days

The third match of the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy being played between India and Australia will be played from December 14 at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane. Team India had won the first match of this series brilliantly, but in the second match, the host team made a comeback and won by 10 wickets and leveled the series at 1-1. This also dealt a big blow to Team India’s hopes of directly reaching the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25 in which it will now have to try to win the series by 4-1 or 3-1, but in Brisbane. In the third match to be played, a major disturbance is being seen due to rain.

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A gathering of clouds can be seen on the field on the first day

If we talk about the weather on December 14, the first day of the third match of this series to be played at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane, then according to the report of Accuweather, the temperature on that day is expected to be around 28 degrees Celsius.On that day, up to 95 percent cloud cover can be seen over the field. Apart from this, there is a 53 percent chance of heavy rain. In such a situation, there is every expectation that rain will disrupt the first day’s play. If we talk about the weather during the second day of play, on December 15, up to 85 percent cloud cover can be seen in Brisbane. Apart from this, the probability of rain is definitely less than 50 percent. However, after this there will definitely be a reduction in the chances of the next three rains.

Dominance of fast bowlers can be seen

Due to overcast conditions during the first 2 days of play of the third Test match, the fast bowlers will directly benefit from it, due to which whichever team wins the toss, it will be a bit easier for the team to decide to bowl first.

Although the bowlers of both the teams have shown excellent performance so far in the first two matches of this Test series, similar dominance can be expected to be seen in the third Test match also. The result of this match will definitely decide whether the path forward for any team will be easy for the WTC final.