India vs Australia, 5th Test, Day 3 Highlights
India lost the Border-Gavaskar trophy after 10 years with a six-wicket loss to Australia on Day 3 of the fifth and final Test in Sydney. Australia chased down 162 runs with Travis Head (34 not out) and Beau Webster (39 not out) taking the team home. India lost the five-match series 1-3. Resuming day three at 141 for six, India lost their remaining four wickets for 16 runs to be all out for 157 in their second innings. Pat Cummins and Scott Boland shared the wickets in the session with the latter completing a six-wicket haul. With this win, Australia have also qualified for the World Test Championship final.
- January 05, 2025 09:30No WTC final for India!
That is the end of India's WTC cycle. No third straight appearance for Rohit Sharma & Co. Australia meanwhile is all but through subject to not getting any over-rate point penalties.
The ignominy is compounded by Australia snatching the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for its hold after 10 years. The tour started on a high in Perth but the Indians were handed a reality check in Adelaide. India was still in the hunt after Brisbane but it just crumbled in the crunch moments in Melbourne and Sydney, thus handing the series to Australia.
That’s it from our side! We have the Champions Trophy simmering in the backdrop and an England series before that. Stay tuned on Sportstar for all the latest news and updates.
- January 05, 2025 09:26Bumrah wins Player of the Series award.
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- January 05, 2025 09:01WTC 2023/25 Points Table
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India stays in third place after the loss with a win percentage of 50.00 and can drop to fourth if Sri Lanka secures a 2-0 win over Australia in their upcoming series.
- January 05, 2025 08:59Australia vs South Africa in the WTC Final!
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Australia defeated India by six wickets and won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 to confirm its place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on Sunday.
- January 05, 2025 08:57The first BGT win for Australia in 10 years
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Australia defeated India in the fifth and final Test by six wickets and claimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 after 10 years on Sunday.
- January 05, 2025 08:54AUS 162/4 in 27 overs
AUSTRALIA WINS BY 6 WICKETS! Washington comes on to bowl the final over. Webster picks two FOURs -- through covers and then mid-off to get Australia over the line.
- January 05, 2025 08:47AUS 151/4 in 26 overs
Nitish to Webster, FOUR, cuts this through backward point. That’s the only scoring shot from the over.
- January 05, 2025 08:45AUS 147/4 in 25 overs
Three runs from this Prasidh over. He tries a slower delivery to Head but the batter is able to curb his backlift and play it safely towards mid-on.
- January 05, 2025 08:364AUS 144/4 in 24 overs
Siraj is back into the attack. FOUR! Siraj bowls on the pads to Head who flicks it away to the mid-wicket fence. Head nudges the fourth delivery to deep mid wicket for one. FOUR! Webster pulls it through mid on. Another pull shot but this gets Webster just one to deep square leg.
- January 05, 2025 08:30AUS 134/4 in 23 overs
A change of ends for Prasidh. Head whips the first delivery through mid wicketmid-wicket for one. FOUR! Webster transfers weight onto his front foot and drives this through mid-on. Edge and past Rahul at second slip on the final delivery. Just about carries but Rahul’s fingers get stuck in the ground as he tries to get them under the ball.
- January 05, 2025 08:234AUS 125/4 in 22 overs
Nitish Kumar Reddy into the attack now. Webster punches through point again for a single. FOUR! Full and wide from Nitish, driven on the up and over the cover fielder. Head cuts the next to deep point for a single.
- January 05, 2025 08:154AUS 119/4 in 21 overs
Siraj to Head. A single on the first delivery, on the leg stump from over the wicket, a nick onto the pad too which gets Head another run. FOUR! Webster uses the width and cross-bats it through the open covers. India goes up for a leg before call but the impact is outside off and India loses its second review. Webster punches through backward point for a single. Head drives through mid on and gets two off the final delivery.
- January 05, 2025 08:10AUS 111/4 in 20 overs
Prasidh to Head, a leg bye to short fine leg. Webster punches this through the off side for three runs. Head drives the penultimate delivery through mid on, one run. Prasidh bangs the final one short, Webster gets on top of it and pulls, two runs before the deep mid wicket fielder cuts and throws it.
- January 05, 2025 08:05WAUS 104/4 in 19 overs
WICKET! Khawaja miscues his pull shot, he tries to pull this short-pitched delivery from Siraj but it takes an under-edge and goes to the keeper.
Usman Khawaja c Pant b Siraj 41(45)
Beau Webster is the next batter in. Two catchers up close on the on side for him.
- January 05, 2025 08:014AUS 104/3 in 18 overs
Prasidh again. Four singles and two FOURs in the over. Khawaja is the first to drive through covers and then Head finishes the over by picking the gap between covers and mid off.
- January 05, 2025 07:564AUS 92/3 in 17 overs
Siraj to Head, an inside edge onto the pad and rolls to fine leg allowing a single. Khawaja glances to fine leg for another single. A square drive from Head reaches for it outside off and gets it past covers, one run. FOUR! Khawaja lashes away from his body, gets it past the gully and all the way to the fence.
- January 05, 2025 07:544AUS 85/3 in 16 overs
Prasidh to Khawaja, FOUR! Glorious! Too full and Khawaja presents the full face of the bat to drive this right back down the ground.
- January 05, 2025 07:484AUS 81/3 in 15 overs
Siraj to continue. Head punches through to deep point for a single. FOUR! An egde for Khawaja but it is played with soft hands and runs past Jaiswal at gully. Khawaja straight drives the next for another run.
- January 05, 2025 07:41AUS 75/3 in 14 overs
Prasidh Krishna will resume after the break. Khawaja is on strike. He pushes the second delivery to deep mid-wicket for two runs. A short leg for Head gets a single past that fielder through square leg. The third single of the overcomes with Khawaja pushing this length ball through mid-wicket. Head makes it four off the over on the final delivery.
- January 05, 2025 07:39Second session, Day 3
This very well could be the final session of this Test. Kohli was intense as always as he addressed the team huddle. India needs seven wickets, and Australia is 91 away from a series win.
- January 05, 2025 07:05Animated Kohli has taken over SCG!
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- January 05, 2025 06:56AUS 71/3 in 13 overs - Lunch
Siraj for his seventh over. Head hasn’t timed the ball well in this over. Siraj hitting the pitch hard. And that’ll be lunch. 7 wickets fell in that session. Australia is still slightly ahead in this game with Bumrah’s availability still in question.
- January 05, 2025 06:56AUS 70/3 in 12 overs
Krishna. Full ball, Head pushes the ball past wide mid-on for four! Both these quicks have now bowled six overs each.
- January 05, 2025 06:464AUS 65/3 in 11 overs
Siraj continues. Australian batters are still finding ways to score runs and keep the scoreboard ticking. Khawaja finishes the over with a three.
- January 05, 2025 06:41WAUS 58/3 in 10 overs
Krishna. An appeal for LBW against Smith. The umpire says not out but India has reviewed it after discussing it. Impact outside off, not out. Smith opens the face of the bat and gets a double towards backward point. OUT! Smith is gone as well! Ball shoots off the length, takes Smith’s outside edge, and a good catch at the gully.
- January 05, 2025 06:37AUS 55/2 in 9 overs
Siraj. Looks in good rhythm now, Siraj. Has already beaten Smith’s outside edge twice this over.
- January 05, 2025 06:32WAUS 52/2 in 8 overs
Krishna. A shout for caught behind but the umpire says not out. Pant didn’t seem to be interested, and India didn’t review. OUT! Labuschagne is gone. Width on offer, Labuschagne cuts straight to gully.
Steve Smith at the crease.
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- January 05, 2025 06:24AUS 51/1 in 7 overs
Siraj. Khawaja square drives and gets two runs. Siraj seems to have found his rhythm. Is this too late now? Better over, four runs.
- January 05, 2025 06:194AUS 47/1 in 6 overs
Krishna. Full, Labuschagne pushes towards mid offmid-off and takes two. Full on the pads and Labuschagne now pushes the ball towards midwicket for four! This looks too easy for Australia at the moment. The ball is misbehaving a bit, Indians need target those areas consistently.
- January 05, 2025 06:15AUS 41/1 in 5 overs
Siraj. Khawaja takes a single. The balls shoots up off the length and Pant is unable to grab it properly; one run added.
- January 05, 2025 06:09WAUS 39/1 in 4 overs
Prasidh Krishna. On the pads, Konstas pushes again towards square leg and gets two. Krishna has been bowling way too many balls down the leg. OUT! Konstas is gone. Konstas tries to slog, gets a top edge and straight to mid-off. A breakthrough for India. Can they get their lines correct now? Marnus Labuschagne is the new man in.
- January 05, 2025 06:054AUS 35/0 in 3 overs
Siraj. Down the leg, Konstas tucks it towards fine leg for four. Another poor ball, Konstas pushes the ball towards square leg for another four. Ends the over with much better lines, nine runs from the over.
- January 05, 2025 06:01AUS 26/0 in 2 overs
Prasidh Krishna. Three singles already in four balls. Both openers have come up with intent to play shots. Wayward lines. This is poor bowling. Down the leg and over keeper for four. Short ball, Konstas pulls towards midwicket and takes three.
- January 05, 2025 05:524AUS 13/0 in 1 over
No Jasprit Bumrah as of now in the field. Mohammed Siraj with the new ball.
Siraj to Sam Konstas. Way down the leg, five wides for Australia. Not an ideal start for India. Konstas takes a singe. Khawaja hooks, doesn’t time though, and gets two. Khawaja steps down the track, pushes the ball towards mid-off, and takes a quick single. Konstas ends the over with a four towards cover.
- January 05, 2025 05:49Here’s the India record defending the low totals
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- January 05, 2025 05:45Can India defend this total?
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- January 05, 2025 05:40WIND 157 all out in 39.5 overs
Boland to continue. OUT! Siraj is caught at first slip. Boland gets a FIFER.
Mohammed Siraj c Khawaja b Boland 4 (11)
Prasidh Krishna the last man. Defends, the ball goes towards off the batter and runs a quick single. OUT! Bumrah is gone. Tries to swing towards his leg, misses and the leg stump is rattled. India is bowled for 157. Australia needs 162 runs to win.
- January 05, 2025 05:30WIND 156/8 in 39 overs
Siraj up against Cummins, edges on one bounce, the gully fielder does not collect it cleanly and the pair sneaks in a single. The second ball rises on Washington and hits the shoulder of the bat. BOWLED! This one sneaks through the gate after pitching and castles Washington. India is eight down now.
Washington Sundar b Cummins 12(43)
Jasprit Bumrah at No. 10.
- January 05, 2025 05:25IND 155/7 in 38 overs
Boland to Washington, beaten! Pitches outside off and leaves the on-rushing batter. Boland troubles Washington throughout the over on the fourth-stump channel. India fails to get a single in the over, leaving Siraj to face Cummins in the next over.
- January 05, 2025 05:22Why is India wearing pink kits today?
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- January 05, 2025 05:214IND 155/7 in 37 overs
Washington against Cummins, FOUR through the gap between third slip and gully. India will take them however they may come. The ball keeps a fraction low too in the over. Carey has to dive to his right on a couple of balls to collect. Washington taps through the off side and sets off for a run, Siraj has to dive to get in as the throw comes in but the mission is successful, and Washington will retain strike.
- January 05, 2025 05:17IND 150/7 in 36 overs
Siraj facing Boland, nudges this past the gully fielder, two runs. Edges the third, but falls short of Webster at third slip. Finishes the over with a wild heave, and gets nowhere near the ball. Two runs off it, but more importantly, Washington is on strike in the next over.
- January 05, 2025 05:11WIND 148/7 in 35 overs
Cummins to Jadeja, FOUR! Width and Jadeja cut this between the gully and the point. WICKET! Cummins on the money, pitches on off, lures Jadeja into a poke outside off, gets a faint edge, and flies to the keeper.
Ravindra Jadeja c Carey b Cummins 13(45)
Mohammed Siraj fends as Cummins welcomes him with a bouncer, and gets a single to fine leg.
- January 05, 2025 05:05IND 143/6 in 34 overs
Boland from the other end. Washington edges the first but lands on to gully on one bounce. An appeal for lbw! Washington stands his ground as the delivery nips in and hits his front foot. Perhaps the height and the angle save Washington there.
- January 05, 2025 05:03IND 143/6 in 33 overs
Cummins to Jadeja, gets a single through covers on the first delivery. CHANCE! Washington flicks this delivery which just lands short of Sam Konstas at short square leg. A single through to fine leg on the fifth ball.
- January 05, 2025 05:00Ready for the start
Pat Cummins will bowl the first over of the day.
Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja take their marks. The latter will be on strike.
- January 05, 2025 04:47Bumrah trouble for Australia
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- January 05, 2025 04:33Prasidh Krishna feels India is in the game.
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- January 05, 2025 04:20Doubts about Bumrah’s availability
Jasprit Bumrah suffered back spasms and did not bowl for a major part of the time India was on the field in the second session. He underwent scans and there is still no official word on his availability on day three.
- January 05, 2025 04:08Day 2 report
AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Boland’s precision, and Pant’s brilliance keep the contest in balance
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is at its tipping point. Having commenced in Perth on November 22, the sporting caravan is now stationed 3290 kilometers away at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and a feverish climax is due.
- January 05, 2025 04:06The home stretch
Although just the third day of the Test, we are very likely to get a result in this contest today. India has a lead of 145 runs and four wickets in hand to set Australia a summit that would be enough for its pacers to defend on this perilous pitch.
