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Australia and India are facing off in the fifth and final Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 with the series score line of 2-1 in the favor of the hosts.

The visitors won the series opener in Perth by 295 runs and the hosts hit back with a 10-wicket win in Adelaide’s pink ball Test, the Gabba Test ended in a draw due to constant rain interruptions which was followed by a dramatic final session win for the Aussies at the MCG in the Boxing Day Test.

So far, in the series, Travis Head has been the highest run scorer with 410 runs, scoring two centuries in the Adelaide and Brisbane Tests and 89 in Perth. For India, the top scorer with 359 runs is Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has shown his class with a 161 in Perth and twin 80s at the G. 

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With the ball, Jasprit Bumrah who is captaining India in the final Test has stood head and shoulders above the rest with 30 wickets in 4 matches at an average of 12.83 and is followed by Pat Cummins who has 20 wickets at an average of 22.65.

With the BGT trophy on the line, India are desperate for a win in Sydney to retain the title as well as to stay alive in the World Test Championship ahead of Australia’s tour to Sri Lanka while the hosts have an opportunity to have their hands on the BGT for the first time in a decade.

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Australia vs India 5th BGT Test: DAY 1 Live Updates

09:42 am: TEA BREAK! Disciplined bowling tested India’s batters, but Rishabh Pant showed grit despite taking body blows. He curbed his instincts to steady India near the 100-run mark; questions remain about his approach and Lyon’s role in the next session. IND 107/4

8:08 am: WICKET! Virat Kohli falls at last after looking determined to leave outside off. Boland nips one away and for the 7th time in the series he has nicked one outside off. Debutant Webster takes a diving catch at the third slip. Kohli c Webster b Boland 17(69). IND 72/4.

Ravindra Jadeja is India’s number 6.

6:59 am: WICKET and LUNCH! Lapse in concentration from Shubman Gill at the brink of lunch as he walks down the track to Nathan Lyon but is unable to reach the pitch of the delivery and edges it straight to Steve Smith in the first slip. Unnecessary from the batter. Gill c Smith b Lyon 20(64). IND 57/3 and the lunch has been called.

Rishabh Pant is the new batter in at 5.

Nathan Lyon gets a wicket on the last ball before lunch 👀#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/B5nfTtBvem

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 3, 2025

5:42 am: Virat Kohli survives a moment of magic from Steve Smith in the slips. He is made to play one outside off once again and the ball carries to Smith who makes a fantastic effort and just grasses it on its way to Marnus Labuschagne at gully. It is ruled not out by the umpire and Smith shakes his head in disbelief.

5:40 am: WICKET! Scott Boland strikes in his first over. Squares Yashasvi Jaiswal up from over the wicket, bowling it outside the leg stump on the good length. It nips across and he edges it straight to the debutant Beau Webster in the slips. Jaiswal c Webster b Boland 10(26). IND 17/2.

Virat walks in at 4 for India.

5:26 am: WICKET! KL Rahul hits one straight to Sam Konstas at the square leg off Mitchell Starc. Half volley straight onto his pad, the bat turns in his hands while playing a nothing shot. KL Rahul c Konstas b Starc 4(14). IND 11/1.

Shubman Gill is the new man in at number 3.

5:00 am: India back to Yahasasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul at the top. Mitchell Starc has the ball for Australia.

4:30 am: TOSS! India has won the toss and will be batting first! Rohit Sharma is out for Shubman Gill and Prasidh Krishna replaces the injured Akash Deep. For Australia, Beau Webster comes in for Mitchell Marsh.

4:25 am: GOOD MORNING! Welcome to the live blog of the fifth and final Test between India and Australia at the SCG as India looks to tie the series and take home the Border Gavaskar Trophy for the fifth time in a row while the hosts try to regain the trophy after a long gap of 10 years.

AUS vs IND 4th Test: Playing XIs

India confirmed XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Prasidh Krishna, Mohammad Siraj.

Australia confirmed XI: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Beau Webster, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.

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The Sydney Cricket Ground: Pitch Report

Sydney Cricket Ground is traditionally known for a good batting track and unlike most venues in Australia offers spins to the bowlers. Expect long sessions of batting with matches going to the final days of play.

The pitch in the final Test of the series has a lot of grass cover on it, unlike how it usually is. It is seaming early on day 1.

How many Test matches has the Sydney Cricket Ground hosted?

Sydney has hosted 112 Test matches so far where 47 have been won by teams batting first and 42 by the teams bowling first.

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What is the highest score by a team at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

India scored 705/7 in the first innings of the fourth Test of the 2003/04 series when Sachin Tendulkar got his famous 241(436) without playing a cover drive. VVS Laxman also got 178(298) in the innings.

India famously reversed the batting lineup opened the innings with Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar while Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra batted at 8 and 9 with Rahul Dravid at 7.

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What is the lowest score by a team at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

Australia got bowled out for 42 against England in the only Test of 1888 England-Australia match where George Lohmann and Bobby Peel took five each at the SCG.

They were all out on 82 in the second innings as well as England won the match by 126 runs

What is the highest individual score at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

Michael Clarke’s famous 329*(468) against India in January 2012 is the highest score at the SCG where they went on to win the match by an innings and 68 runs after piling up 659/4 declare in the first innings after India’s 191. 

What is the lowest score by a team at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

Australia got bowled out for 42 against England in the only Test of 1888 England-Australia match where George Lohmann and Bobby Peel took five each at the SCG.

They were all out on 82 in the second innings as well as England won the match by 126 runs

What is the highest individual score at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

Michael Clarke’s famous 329*(468) against India in January 2012 is the highest score at the SCG where they went on to win the match by an innings and 68 runs after piling up 659/4 declare in the first innings after India’s 191.

What is the best bowling figure at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

England’s George Lohmann took 8/35 in the second Test of the 1887 Australia series, helping England bowling Australia out at 84 and eventually win the match by 71 runs.

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Which batter has the most runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

Former Australian captain, Ricky Ponting has 1480 runs at an average of 67.27 in 16 matches played at the SCG with 6 centuries and 6 fifties to his name.

In the current team Steve Smith has 1059 runs at an average of 70.60 in 11 matches with 4 hundreds and 7 fifties. Usman Khawaja famously averages 104 at the venue for his 832 runs in 12 innings and 4 centuries as well.

Which bowler has the most wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

The great Shane Warne took 64 wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 14 matches which is the record of the most wickets at the venue at an average of 28.12 with 4 five-fers. He is followed by Stuart MacGill with 53 wickets with 5 five-fers at an average of 24.47.

In the current players, Nathan Lyon has 48 wickets in 13 matches played in Sydney.

Australia vs India, 5th Test: Betting odds

According to Dafabet, Australia are the favorites to win the 5th Test match against India at the SCG.