02/01Result
5th Test, India tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 3-5 2025
Australia won by 6 wkts
Player of the Match
Scott Boland
Scott BolandAustralia
02/01Result
5th Test, India tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 3-5 2025
Australia won by 6 wkts
Player of the Match
Scott Boland
Scott BolandAustralia

11.13am Innings break Boland takes 6 for 45 and 10 for the match. Chants of "Scotty, Scotty" come from the crowd. India all out for 157. Australia need 162 to win the series 3-1 and reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.

Scott Boland on Fox: "162 to get, I'll feel better then. I think we'll get these 160 runs."

Ashish Pant will come in for the first time today.

39.5
W
Boland to Bumrah, OUT, bowled him! Boland has six! Bumrah backs away to heave over midwicket, it nipped in a touch and crashes into the top of leg

JJ Bumrah b Boland 0 (8m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

No third slip is curious. Catching third man instead

39.4
1
Boland to Prasidh Krishna, 1 run, fuller length, on off, he defends from the crease and mid-off is very deep so they pinch a single

Boland has a five-wicket haul. His second in Tests

39.3
W
Boland to Mohammed Siraj, OUT, taken at first slip! Khawaja is confident it carried. They will check upstairs. It carried easily. Back of a length, sixth stump, nipping away, he jabs at it with no footwork and gets a nick, Smith says still, Khawaja moves forward and takes it just above the turf. No doubt about that one

Mohammed Siraj c Khawaja b Boland 4 (26m 11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 36.36

39.2
0
Boland to Mohammed Siraj, no run, swing and a miss. 130kph, good length outside off, he clears the front leg and swings hard but doesn't make contact
39.1
0
Boland to Mohammed Siraj, no run, angled down leg as Siraj crabs across, exposing leg, but it misses leg by a margin

Two slips, gully, fly slip and deep point

END OF OVER:
39 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | IND: 156/8

  • Jasprit Bumrah0 (2b)
  • Mohammed Siraj4 (8b)
  • Pat Cummins15-4-44-3
  • Scott Boland16-5-44-4

Viren Shah: "A very curious innings from Sundar. The pitch was doing all sorts, and he was content with blocking and leaving. Every run is important."

38.6
0
Cummins to Bumrah, no run, swing and a miss! 134kph, short ball climbing outside off, Bumrah tries to pull but is beaten by the bounce
38.5
0
Cummins to Bumrah, no run, full wide of off, 135kph, he swings hard and thumps a drive back at the bowler

Bumrah walks out to bat to a warm applause from all the supporters. His batting was vital in the first innings

38.4
W
Cummins to Washington Sundar, OUT, bowled through the gate! Fuller length is doing the damage. Angled in, nipping in a touch further, beats the inside edge as he defends on the crease, it brushes the back pad and crashes into middle and off

Washington Sundar b Cummins 12 (51m 43b 1x4 0x6) SR: 27.9

Parvez : "Will the Aussies regret not replacing Lyon with a pure batsman? Or is Lyon's presence and leadership more important than an extra bat even when he's not bowling at all?" Easy in hindsight. No one expected this pitch to be so seam friendly

38.3
0
Cummins to Washington Sundar, no run, good length, well wide of off, he leaves it alone
38.2
0
Cummins to Washington Sundar, no run, pops up off the shoulder of the bat but lands safe! Spits like a viper from a length and he rides the bounce, it comes off the shoulder of the bat and pops up forward of square on the off side but no fielder is there
38.1
1
Cummins to Mohammed Siraj, 1 run, edged short of Webster and he fumbles and they pinch a single! Good running. Webster was unlucky. The edge pitched awkwardly infront of him as he dived forward and he knocked it away. Washington was sharp at the non-striker's to call Siraj through

Two slips, a gully, a deep third, a deep short leg

END OF OVER:
38 | (maiden) | IND: 155/7

  • Washington Sundar12 (40b)
  • Mohammed Siraj3 (7b)
  • Scott Boland16-5-44-4
  • Pat Cummins14-4-43-2

Cummins will get a look at Siraj

37.6
0
Boland to Washington Sundar, no run, back of a length, 133kph, on middle, he's back to work it legside but can't beat square leg!

Joel : "Judging by the the way the pitch is behaving this morning, India might already have enough. There will be some nerves among the Aussie batters, I'm sure!"

37.5
0
Boland to Washington Sundar, no run, back of a length on middle, 135kph, he's back to work it to forward square
37.4
0
Boland to Washington Sundar, no run, beaten and just past off! Nearly a repeat of the Jaiswal ball. 132kph, angled into off, seaming away, past the edge and just over off!

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Australia 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st39UT KhawajaSJ Konstas
2nd13UT KhawajaM Labuschagne
3rd6UT KhawajaSPD Smith
4th46UT KhawajaTM Head
5th58BJ WebsterTM Head