Australia regained management of the fifth and final Take a look at match in opposition to India after magical bowling spells from Scott Boland at Sydney Cricket Floor on Day 2. India managed to take a slender 4-run lead within the first innings however witnessed an embarrassing collapse within the second innings regardless of a quickfire fifty from Rishabh Pant.
A complete of 15 wickets fell on Day 2 because the quick bowlers ran riot at SCG’s wicket. Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj picked 3 wickets every to bowl out the Australian facet to 181 and put India forward within the must-win final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Yashasvi Jaiswal gave India a fast begin within the second innings however Boland bowled a memorable spell by taking 4 wickets for 42 and put Australia within the driving seat. Pant smashed 61 off simply 33 balls however India have been lowered to 141 for six with a 145-run lead on the finish of the day’s play.
Australia endured a poor begin to their first innings after beginning Day 2 from 9 for 1. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Marnus Labuschagne on simply two runs to present India an ideal begin after which Siraj picked two early wickets to push again Australia to 39 for 4.
In-form Steve Smith and the debutant Beau Webster then added 57 runs for the fifth wicket with the latter top-scoring wth 57 off 105 balls. Bumrah left the pitch as a consequence of a again spasm within the final session however Prasidh stepped up with three wickets to disclaim Australia a lead within the first innings.
Jaiswal smashed 4 fours off Mitchell Starc within the very first of India’s second innings because the hosts struggled for early management. Boland gave Australia a gap with KL Rahul‘s wicket within the eighth over after which additionally eliminated Jaiswal and Kohli in fast succession to stun the Indian followers at SCG.
Pant smashed a 29-ball fifty, the second-fastest by an Indian in Take a look at cricket, however was not in a position to see India via to Day 2. Boland eliminated Nitish Reddy on simply 4 runs to select his fourth wicket to additional put Australia to a dominant place.
Australia Taking part in XI: Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
India Taking part in XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.