IND vs AUS 5th Test Match Report: Australia has defeated India by 6 wickets in the Sydney Test. With this, Australia has won 3-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT 2024-25). This is the first time in the last 10 years that Team India has not been able to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australia had a target of 162 runs in the fourth innings of the Sydney Test, which the Kangaroos achieved by losing 4 wickets.
In this match, India won the toss and chose to bat first, a decision which obviously proved to be wrong. Rohit had ruled himself out of the match, due to which Jasprit Bumrah was seen captaining. Team India’s first innings was limited to 185 runs. The Indian batting line-up again proved to be a failure, but the bowlers made a comeback for Team India and bundled out the Kangaroo team for 181 runs. In this way India had gained a lead of 4 runs.
Australia had achieved the target of 162 runs
On the second day in the Sydney Test, Jasprit Bumrah was able to bowl only one over after the lunch break, after which he returned to the dressing room. Australia’s first innings was all out for 181 runs. Indian batsmen proved to be a failure in the second innings also. Rishabh Pant played a brilliant inning of 61 runs in 33 balls, helping India cross the score of 150 in the second innings. India was all out for 157 runs in the second innings, leaving Australia with a target of 162 runs.
Travis Head and Beau Webster snatched victory from India
Jasprit Bumrah came to bat on the third day, but was not fit to bowl. In his absence, the famous Krishna wreaked havoc, but he did not get support from the other end. Australia’s score at one time was 3 wickets at the score of 58 runs. But from here Travis and Usman Khawaja laid the foundation of Australia’s victory by making a partnership of 46 runs. Khawaja scored 41 runs and after that Head along with Beau Webster ensured his team’s victory. Head played an inning of 34 runs and Webster played an unbeaten inning of 39 runs.
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