India came up with some defining performance with the bat, but so did Australia with the ball. Both the sides finished on high on Day 3 of the final Test, for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, at The Gabba in Brisbane, on Sunday. As Australia leads by 54, we look at the records scripted during the day's play.
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Steve Smith scripts one with his fielding: Smith was involved in three catches in the innings. As a result, he now has the second-best catches per Test ratio, having played 50-plus games. While Smith's ratio is 1.57, the best happens to be of Bob Simpson (1.77).
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Sundar and Thakur script some firsts: The 50-run stand between Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur was the first for India for the same wicket in the format since 2019. The last instance was between Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja in Sydney. Also, at 29, the pair faced the most number of deliveries (7.3 overs) and scored the most runs off the same, since January last year. It was also the first time since 1982 that the number seven and eight batsmen had scored a half-century in the same away Test. The last time was Sandeep Patil (129*) and Kapil Dev (65) in Manchester.
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Sundar and Thakur nail it: Sundar and Thakur's pair contributed to a 123-run stand for the seventh wicket. It was the third-best stand for the same in the format, while the other two bests happen to be Vijay Hazare & Hemu Adhikari (132) and Pant & Jadeja (204). Sundar also became the second Indian (tenth overall) to play a knock of 50-plus on Test debut and claim a three-for, after Dattu Phadkar (51 and 314) against Australia 1947-48.
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Match summary: Winning the toss and electing to bat, Australia has posted 369, with Marnus Labuschagne and skipper Tim Paine being the top scorers, while three of the Indian bowlers claimed three wickets. India was bundled out for 336, with Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur scoring maiden Test half-centuries.Brief scores: 369 & 2100 (Warner 20; Sundar 03) leads India 336 (Sundar 62, Thakur 67; Hazlewood 557) by 54 runs.
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