Steve Smith needed less than a session to redeem himself after dropping a sitter on Day 4 of the third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane. Smith, one of the finest slip fielders, had put down a simple catch on the very first delivery of the day's play,

KL Rahul was on his way to playing one of the hundreds of a lifetime by an Indian batter in Australia but it wasn't to be as Steve Smith redeemed himself by plucking a blinder to dismiss the most solid-looking player for the visitors in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Day 4 of the Gabba Test.

Steve Smith pulled off a stunning catch to dismiss KL Rahul just before lunch on the fourth day of the third test in Brisbane. Rahul’s dismissal, after scoring 84, broke a key partnership and left India struggling against Australia,

Later, Rahul went on to hit a half-century and was batting at 84 when Smith redeemed himself and took a stunner to dismiss the Indian batter. This time, spinner Nathan Lyon trapped Rahul, who tried to hit a boundary but ended up touching the thick edge on the ball.

First ball of the fourth day and Steve Smith dropped a dolly at the second slip, giving a reprieve to KL Rahul, who has been India’s best batter so far in this Test. It was a shocker from Steve Smith. Pat Cummins induced a thick edge and Smith couldn’t hold on to it. KL Rahul tapped his head in surprise as he also couldn’t believe his luck.

Australia skipper Pat Cummins bowled the perfect line early on Day 4 and induced a thick edge off KL Rahul's bat, who was batting on 33. The catch went straight to Steve Smith but he dropped it, leaving himself flabbergasted.

Australia’s Steve Smith plucked a catch-of-the-series contender at slips to send back India’s top run-scorer KL Rahul in the Gabba Test of the 2024 Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Tuesday. With it, he also made amends for dropping the same batter on the first ball of the day.