An old Sydney Cricket Ground makes the stage for Australia’s Test against India, the fifth test of the Indian Tour to Australia in 2024-25. These two will be battling it within themselves for this most awaited match, seeing how each side has fared perfectly against the other in their previous encounters in the series. At the toss, India opted to bat first, and here the match goes, playing five days.
Match Details
Series: India Tour of Australia: 2024-25
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Date and Time: Jan 3 to Jan 7, 2025, at 10:30 AM LOCAL
Current Status: Day 1: Innings Break
Highlights: Day 1 On the day one, the Indian side got dismissed for 185 runs in 72.2 overs. The Australian bowling duo of Pat Cummins and Scott Boland has emerged as an efficient executioner in slicing through the Indian batting lineup. At the Sydney Cricket Ground, it showed its early possibilities in encouraging the seamers, and they took full advantage of the conditions.
Highlights
India:
Mohammed Siraj remains 3 not out from 16 balls, battling down the lower end.
Jasprit Bumrah had a quickfire strike of 22 from 17 before getting caught by Mitchell Starc off Pat Cummins.
Australia:
Pat Cummins: Rein the whole batting order of India, as ideal figures of 15.2 overs, 3 maidens, 42 runs and 7 wickets.
Scott Boland: It was tight with 20 overs 8 maiden overs at 31 runs conferred against 3 wickets.
Main Figures and Insights Running statistics currently: 2.56 Current Run Rate: 2.56 Last Wicket: Jasprit Bumrah c Mitchell Starc b Cummins (22 runs off 17 balls) Last 10 Overs: 55 runs, 4 wickets Partnership: Mohammed Siraj and the tail made a meager 17 runs from 26 balls.
India had some setbacks in its initial strategy of batting first; however, the middle and lower orders did well to avoid a total collapse and have now put the onus on Indian bowlers to defend a modest total on a pitch with some movement on it.
Next Phases of the Match
Australia’s First Innings: On a day which seems a paradise for fast bowlers, India’s pace attack, led by Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah, would look to avoid an early score on the board from Australia’s batsmen.
Key Players:
Australia: David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, and Steve Smith—proven performers in home conditions.
India: Mohammed Siraj and Ravichandran Ashwin—expected to exploit the pitch’s variability.