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IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 3: The final and fifth Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy was played between India and Australia in Sydney. Australia won this match by 6 wickets. With the victory, the Kangaroo team also entered the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
India vs Australia 5th Test SCG Day 3: The fifth and last match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 between India and Australia was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. In this match, the Indian team had to face defeat by 6 wickets. The Australian team got a target of 162 runs to win, which it achieved in the second session of the third day of the game (5 January). With this win, Australia captured the five-match Test series 3-1. Australia has won the Test series against India after 10 years.
With this series win, the Kangaroo team also entered the World Test Championship (WTC) final. Now Australia will face South Africa in the WTC final. The final of the current cycle of WTC is to be played at the Mecca of cricket, Lord’s, from June 11-15 this year. The Indian team had played two consecutive finals, where it lost first to New Zealand and then to Australia. Now the Indian team’s dream of reaching the WTC final for the third time is shattered.
In the Sydney Test, the Indian team’s second innings was limited to 157 runs. Let us tell you that in this match, the Indian team had scored 185 runs in its first innings. In response, Australia’s first innings was also limited to 181 runs. That is, on the basis of the first innings, India has got a lead of four runs. India won the first Test in Perth by 295 runs. Then Australia won the Adelaide Test by 10 wickets. After this, the Brisbane Test was drawn. While Australia won the Melbourne Test by 184 runs.
Highlights of Australia’s second innings, bowling looked scattered without Bumrah
Chasing the target, Australia had a good start and scored 39 runs in 3.4 overs. From here Prasidh Krishna brought the Indian team back. Prasidh first got Sam Constas (22) caught by Washington Sundar and then he also took the wickets of Marnus Labuschagne (6) and Steve Smith (4). Yashasvi Jaiswal caught both Labuschagne and Smith
From here there was a partnership of 46 runs for the 5th wicket between Usman Khawaj and Travis Head. Siraj ended this partnership by getting Usman Khawaja caught by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. From here Travis Head and Beau Webster did not give any chance to the Indian team and took Australia to victory. Jasprit Bumrah did not come to bowl in the second innings. In such a situation, the bowling of the Indian team looked scattered. Anyway, the target of 162 runs was not that big for Australia.
Wicket fall: 39-1 (Sam Constabas, 3.5 overs), 52-2 (Marnus Labuschagne, 7.6 overs), 58-3 (Steve Smith, 9.6 overs), 104-4 (Usman Khawaja, 18.1 overs)
Australia’s scorecard, second innings: (162/4, 27 overs)
Batter Wicket Run
Sam Constabas caught Sundar, bowled Krishna 22
Marnus Labuschagne caught Yashasvi, bowled Krish _ 6
W Smith caught Yashasvi, bowled Krishna 4
Usman Khawaja caught Pant, bowled Siraj 41
Travis Head not out 34*
Beau Webster not out 39*
Highlights of India’s second innings
India made a blistering start in the second innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 16 runs in the first over of Starc in the second innings. But the first blow to the Indian team came in the form of KL Rahul, who was bowled by Scott Boland. Rahul and Yashasvi shared a 42-run partnership in 45 balls for the first wicket. After Rahul was out, Yashasvi (22) also became Boland’s victim. Virat Kohli’s (6) poor form continued and he again got out on a ball outside the off-stump. Boland got him caught by Steve Smith. Shubman Gill also scored 13 runs and was caught behind the wicket off Beau Webster.
After four wickets fell for 78 runs, Rishabh Pant took charge of the Indian innings. Pant completed his fifty in just 29 balls, hitting sixes and fours. Pant’s stormy innings was ended by Pat Cummins. The ball outside the off-stump hit the edge of Pant’s bat and went into the hands of wicketkeeper Carey. Pant scored 61 runs in 33 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes. Nitish Reddy (4) also disappointed in the second innings and he played an unnecessary shot and got caught by Cummins on Boland’s ball.
In the third day’s play, the Indian team lost the remaining four wickets very soon. First Ravindra Jadeja (13) was out, who was trapped by Australian captain Pat Cummins on a brilliant ball. Then Cummins also bowled Washington Sundar (12). Mohammad Siraj (4) and Jaspreet Bumrah (0) were the last two batsmen to get out. Both were dismissed by Scott Boland. Boland took six wickets in India’s second innings, while Cummins got three wickets. Webster also took one wicket.
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India scorecard, 2nd innings: (157, 39.5 overs)
Batter Wickets Runs
KL Rahul b Boland 13
Yashasvi Jaiswal b Boland 22
Virat Kohli c Smith, b Boland 06
Shubman Gill c Carey, b Webster 13
Rishabh Pant c Carey, b Cummins 61
Nitish Reddy c Cummins, b Boland 04
Ravindra Jadeja c Carey, b Cummins 13
Washington Sundar b Cummins 12
Mohammed Siraj c Khawaja, b Boland 04
Jasprit Bumrah b Boland 00
Prasidh Krishna not out 1*
Wicket fall: 1-42 (KL Rahul, 7.3 overs), 2-47 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 9.5 overs), 59-3 (Virat Kohli, 13.1 overs), 78-4 (Shubman Gill, 15.2 overs), 124-5 (Rishabh Pant, 22.2 overs), 129-6 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 27.3), 147-7 (Ravindra Jadeja, 34.4 overs), 156-8 (Washington Sundar, 38.4 overs), 156-9 (Mohammed Siraj, 39.3 overs), 157-10 (Jasprit Bumrah, 39.5 overs)
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Highlights of Australia’s first innings
Australia’s first innings also got limited to 181 runs. Beau Webster scored the highest 57 runs for Australia in the first innings. Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna got 3-3 wickets for India in the first innings. Captain Jaspreet Bumrah and Nitish Rana got 2-2 wickets each.
Australia also had a very bad start and Indian captain Jaspreet Bumrah gave the first breakthrough. Bumrah celebrated wildly after dismissing Usman Khawaja on 2 runs.
After this, Pant and Jadeja took over the innings. Pant (40) seemed to be in good touch, but he also got caught by Cummins on Boland’s ball while playing an unnecessary shot. Nitish Reddy (0) was also out on the very next ball. Jadeja (26) was playing a little cautiously, but he got out when Team India’s score was 134. Washington Sundar (14), Prasidh Krishna (03) who came in the lower order could not do anything special. At the same time, Jasprit Bumrah (22) definitely played some good shots in the end. The last wicket of Team India fell in the form of Captain Bumrah (22), who was caught by Mitchell Starc at midwicket while trying to hit a pull shot on Pat Cummins’ ball. Scott Boland took the maximum number of 4 wickets from Australia. Mitchell Starc took 3 wickets, Pat Cummins took 2 wickets and Nathan Lyon took one wicket.
India’s scorecard, first innings: (185, 72.2 overs)
Batter Wickets Runs
KL Rahul c Constas, b Starc 4
Yashasvi Jaiswal c Webster, b Boland 10
Shubman Gill c Smith, b Lyon 20
Virat Kohli c Webster, b Boland 17
Rishabh Pant c Cummins, b Boland 40
Nitish Reddy c Smith, b Boland 00
Ravindra Jadeja LBW Starc 26
Washington Sundar c Carey, b Cummins 14
Prasidh Krishna c Constas, b Starc 03
Jasprit Bumrah c Starc, b Cummins 22
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (KL Rahul, 4.6 overs), 17-2 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 7.4 overs), 3-57 (Shubman Gill, 25 overs), 4-72 (Virat Kohli, 31.3 overs), 5-120 (Rishabh Pant, 56.4 overs. , 6-120 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 56.5 overs), 7-134 (Ravindra Jadeja, 62.4 overs), 8-148 (Washington Sundar, 65.6 overs), 168 (Prasidh Krishna, 68.2 overs), 10-185 (Jasprit Bumrah, 72.2 overs)
India’s playing-11 for Sydney Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Jaspreet Bumrah (captain) and Mohammad Siraj.
Australia’s playing XI for Sydney Test: Sam Constas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
Indian Test team record in Sydney
Total Tests: 14
Won: 1
Lost: 6
Draw: 7
India Vs Australia Test Series H2H
Total Test Series: 29
India Won: 11
Australia Won: 13
Draw: 5
India Test Series Record in Australia
Total Test Series: 14
India Won: 2
Australia Won: 9
Draw: 3
Team India tour of Australia
22-25 November: 1st Test, Perth (India won by 295 runs)
6-8 December: 2nd Test, Adelaide (Australia won by 10 wickets)
14-18 December: 3rd Test, Brisbane (Draw)
26-30 December: 4th Test, Melbourne (Australia won by 184 runs)
03-05 January: 5th Test, Sydney (Australia won by 4 wickets)
