02/01Result

5th Test, India tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 3-5 2025

Australia won by 6 wkts

Player of the Match

nologic: "TV broadcast says we will get max of 5 overs today. True?" --- More like four, if you ask me.

Mark: "If Webster can make some runs he's as good as gold in the Test Team. 2m giant who's one of the best catchers in the country and is not easy to target as a 5th bowler."

5.35pm Another first-innings failure for India as they are bowled out for 185. Australia's fast bowlers were at it once again, sharing nine wickets. We will lose ten minutes to the innings change-over, which means Australia will bat for about 15 minutes this evening.

72.2

Cummins to Bumrah, OUT, an easy catch for Starc at midwicket and India's innings comes to an end. Short ball from Cummins. Bumrah top-edges the pull and the ball just balloons up

JJ Bumrah c Starc b Cummins 22 (39m 17b 3x4 1x6) SR: 129.41

72.1

Cummins to Bumrah, SIX, 109.9kph. A slower one, full around off. Bumrah spots it and drags it over deep midwicket for a six. He moves to 22

Cummins

END OF OVER:
72 | 4 Runs | IND: 179/9

Mohammed Siraj3 (16b)
Jasprit Bumrah16 (15b)

Scott Boland20-8-31-4
Mitchell Starc18-5-49-3

71.6

Boland to Mohammed Siraj, no run, length ball, slightly closer to the stumps. Siraj looks to smash it down the ground but misses again

Ravi: "Over 71.1 . Inside edge on to back thigh cannot be leg bye" --- The umpire failed to spot the edge, I guess

71.5

Boland to Mohammed Siraj, no run, full and wide. Siraj pushes at it and gets beaten

71.4

Boland to Bumrah, 1 run, a length ball. Bumrah swings it towards deep square leg

71.3

Boland to Bumrah, no run, a bouncer but way outside off stump. Bumrah looks to ramp it over but once again fails to connect

71.3

1nb

Boland to Bumrah, 1 no ball, length ball around off. Bumrah swings for the hills but no connection there. Boland has overstepped

71.2

Boland to Mohammed Siraj, 1 run, full around off. Pushed towards the vacant extra cover area

71.1

1lb

Boland to Bumrah, 1 leg bye, a length ball at the stumps. Bumrah swings across, gets an inside edge onto the back thigh and the ball rolls towards covers. Given as leg bye, though

END OF OVER:
71 | 3 Runs | IND: 175/9

Mohammed Siraj2 (13b)
Jasprit Bumrah15 (11b)

Mitchell Starc18-5-49-3
Scott Boland19-8-28-4

70.6

Starc to Mohammed Siraj, no run, a leading edge but it falls well short of the cover fielder. Was a length ball that Siraj looked to work on the leg side

70.5

Starc to Mohammed Siraj, no run, short of length at the stumps. Siraj defend-pushes it down the ground

70.4

Starc to Mohammed Siraj, no run, length ball around off. Defended towards extra cover

70.3

Starc to Mohammed Siraj, no run, short ball at the batter. Siraj takes his eye off the ball as he fends it down

Around the wicket

70.2

Starc to Bumrah, 1 run, slightly full. Drags it towards deep square leg

70.1

Starc to Bumrah, 2 runs, a short ball. Bumrah goes for the pull and gets a top edge behind the stumps. Labuschagne was at fine deep third. He runs across to his left, puts in the dive, and gets his hands to it but it doesn't stick. Starc doesn't look too pleased

Lights coming on again, says Gnasher

Match Coverage

All Match News

SCG pitch for final Australia vs India Test earns 'satisfactory' rating
Cricket Australia calls the rating a "step in the right direction" for surfaces at the venue
Konstas, Webster and Boland, the unusual suspects in Australia's moment of glory
After Boland's six-for, Konstas' early charge and Webster's assuredness took Australia over the line on a lively Sydney surface
9999 and out: Steven Smith falls one short of landmark 10,000 Test runs
On Saturday he edged to slip five short, and on day three he could only make four runs before falling to Prasidh Krishna
Do Kohli and Rohit have a future in Test cricket? 'It's up to them,' says Gambhir
Gambhir makes it clear that he wants Test hopefuls to take domestic cricket seriously, and play the Ranji Trophy if they are not committed elsewhere
Australia regain Border-Gavaskar Trophy, set up WTC final date with SA
Without Bumrah, India's hopes faded away as Australia wrapped up the win within three days

Videos

play03:19

Cummins on making WTC final: 'It's huge, we talk about it a lot'
03:19
Manjrekar: Cummins tactically brilliant, led by example
01:19
Manjrekar: Washington selection for SCG Test a 'blunder'
01:31

Australia INNINGS		R	B
SJ Konstas	caught	22	17
UT Khawaja	caught wk	41	45
M Labuschagne	caught	6	20
SPD Smith	caught	4	9
TM Head	not out	34	38
BJ Webster	not out	39	34
AT Carey
PJ Cummins
MA Starc
NM Lyon
SM Boland
EXTRAS	(b 5, lb 2, w 8, nb 1)
TOTAL	162 (4 wkts; 27 ovs)

India BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mohammed Siraj	12.0	1	69	1	5.75	(1nb, 1w)
M Prasidh Krishna	12.0	0	65	3	5.41	(1w)
K Nitish Kumar Reddy	2.0	0	10	0	5
Washington Sundar	1.0	0	11	0	11

Australia 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	39	UT Khawaja	SJ Konstas
2nd	13	UT Khawaja	M Labuschagne
3rd	6	UT Khawaja	SPD Smith
4th	46	UT Khawaja	TM Head
5th	58	BJ Webster	TM Head

END OF OVER:72 | 4 Runs | IND: 179/9

END OF OVER:71 | 3 Runs | IND: 175/9

SCG pitch for final Australia vs India Test earns 'satisfactory' rating

Konstas, Webster and Boland, the unusual suspects in Australia's moment of glory

9999 and out: Steven Smith falls one short of landmark 10,000 Test runs

Do Kohli and Rohit have a future in Test cricket? 'It's up to them,' says Gambhir

Australia regain Border-Gavaskar Trophy, set up WTC final date with SA

Cummins on making WTC final: 'It's huge, we talk about it a lot'

Manjrekar: Cummins tactically brilliant, led by example

Manjrekar: Washington selection for SCG Test a 'blunder'

END OF OVER:
72 | 4 Runs | IND: 179/9

END OF OVER:
71 | 3 Runs | IND: 175/9