The fifth and final Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy is underway at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Indian team will be led by skipper Jasprit Bumrah with Rohit Sharma dropping out due to his poor form in the last few matches.
Skipper Bumrah won the toss on day one and elected to bat first, but the Indian batsmen once again failed to find their rhythm as they were bowled out for just 185 runs. Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah took the only wicket of the day, that of Usman Khawaja, with the last ball of the first day to keep his team in the match.
More than the wickets or runs, it was an altercation between Australian opener Sam Konstas and the Indian captain that dominated the first day’s play. The heated exchange between the two players gave ammunition to the Indian camp as all 11 players seemed united to take on the Australian challenge.
Bumrah, the leading wicket-taker of BGT 2025, swung into action quickly on day two to get rid of Marnus Labuschagne. Later, a fiery spell from pacer Mohammed Siraj saw Australia lose the crucial wickets of Travis Head and Sam Konstas in the space of an over to reduce the home side to 39/4.
A 57-run partnership between Steve Smith and debutant Beau Webster then brought the Australians back into the competition. However, Prasidh Krishna broke Australia’s momentum on the stroke of lunch when he claimed the wicket of Steve Smith.
When and where to watch India vs Australia 5th Test live?
The live broadcast of the 5th India vs Australia Test began at 5:50 am India time. It is broadcast live on the Star Sports network. Meanwhile, the live stream of the competition can also be watched by accessing the Disney+ Hotstar app.
India and Australia play XI:
India plays XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Australia plays XI:
Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (semaine), Pat Cummins, Mitch Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
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