Australia and India will move to Melbourne with BGT levelled at 1-1 as Day 5 of the Gabba Test was abandoned due to incessant rain in Brisbane.

In the scenario where the Border-Gavaskar series ends 2-2 and Australia wins both matches against Sri Lanka, India can still secure their WTC Final spot if Pakistan defeats South Africa 2-0 in their series.

India lost the wicket of Akash Deep, who along with Jaspit Bumrah helped avoid follow-on. Akash was, stumped off Travis Head as India were all out for 260 and trailing by 185 runs during the final day of the third Test against Australia in Brisbane on Wednsday (December 18, 2024).