A battered and bruised India lineup survived the full fifth day to force a draw in the third cricket Test against Australia and leave the series hinging on the final Test in Brisbane.

Will Pucovski set the tone with a flourishing 62 on debut and Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith took over as Australia’s batting lineup finally clicked against India, reaching 166-2 on a rain-interrupted opening day of the third Test.

The series is tied at the halfway point. Australia and India have been surpassed by New Zealand atop the Test Cricket rankings.