Australia and India continued the motion within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy within the fifth and closing Take a look at of the sequence on the Sydney Cricket Floor.
The conflict started with India coming in to bat first after profitable the toss on a inexperienced prime in barely damp situations. The BGT 2024-25 has been a sequence to neglect for staff India and their destiny didn’t change, not less than on the primary day of the New 12 months’s Take a look at.
The guests opened their innings with KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal popping out to bat after captain Rohit Sharma was dropped. The openers had been despatched packing fairly early as Jaiswal scored simply 10 whereas Rahul was despatched again for 4. Issues went from unhealthy to worse after Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli departed after getting begins.
After the highest order’s failure, Rishabh Pant tried to stabilise the innings. Nevertheless, he was additionally despatched packing after including 40. The star of earlier recreation, Nitish Kumar Reddy bagged a golden duck whereas Washington Sundar was dismissed in a controversial method after Australia acquired the on-field choice for caught behind modified by way of DRS
Test Out: Watch – Washington Sundar dejected after contentious DRS dismissal in Sydney Take a look at
Ravindra Jadeja, who acquired a few lives by way of dropped catches, added 26 whereas skipper Jasprit Bumrah scored 22 off simply 17 to stretch India’s whole to 185.
With the ball, Scott Boland was the best wicket-taker with a superb 4 wickets to his title. He conceded merely 31 runs in 20 overs, bagging wickets of Jaiswal, Kohli, Pant and Reddy. Boland was properly supported by Mitchell Starc (3/49) and skipper Pat Cummins (2/37). Nathan Lyon struck solely as soon as, dismissing Gill on the final ball earlier than Lunch.
Australia almost noticed off the little they needed to come and bat for earlier than Bumrah struck on the final ball of the day to ship again Usman Khawaja in a heated section of play.
Try: Watch – Bumrah engages in heated argument with Konstas in closing over, stares him after choosing wicket on day’s final ball
This is how X reacted to day 1 of the fifth AUS-IND Take a look at:
Scott Boland has no social media, no tattoos so he can donate blood simpler, no fancy automobiles, lived in pupil accom whereas incomes 120K every week, donates 1/4 of his wages to charity & purchased a 2nd hand Mini Cooper from an outdated girl & has simply saved a canine life
What A Man.👏🏻
#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/ZeIla0SKcn
— Luke (@Marruso89) January 3, 2025
Truthfully simply pay for hotspot once more it will resolve lots of issues! #AUSvIND
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) January 3, 2025
Think about sending off and sledging a man you DIDN’T get out. Does not make sense to me. #AUSvIND
— Andrew Raczek (@Raczek1997) January 3, 2025
We have now to win this recreation regardless of how…wish to give a giant huge slap to aussies…must be mosr passable factor…#AUSvIND .
— Rohitman45fc (@rohitman_army45) January 3, 2025
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