Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: Australia qualify for WTC 25 finals after winning their first test series against India in 10 years. They won the 5th and final test by 6 wickets and won the series remains 3-1 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.
5th Test
Game Date: 3rd January – 7th January 2025
Now I am going to share day-to-day activity of this test match with all the details, records and milestones in my way.
Day 1
Team India stand in captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss against Australia and decided to bat first in the 5th and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. 2 changes for India and Shubman Gill & Prasidh Krishna is playing today in the place of Rohit Sharma and Akashdeep
🚨 Toss Update 🚨#TeamIndia have elected to bat against Australia in the fifth & final Test.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 2, 2025
🚨 Here's #TeamIndia's Playing XI 🔽
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 2, 2025
Team India bowled out for just 185 runs in their 1st innings. They will have 15 minutes with the new ball. It is a little gloomy. There is the grass covering and the new hard ball will talk for sure. India have under performed with the bat and that’s no secret. But batting isn’t easy. If Indian bowlers bowl in good channels, Aussies will also find it hard as well. Boland again proved to be India’s nemesis. He removed Jaiswal in his first over. Then kept probing away to induce Kohli’s edge. India then had a partnership in the form of Pant and Jadeja but Boland once again came in and picked up Pant. The very next ball he got rid of Nitish Reddy for a duck and India were left reeling. Starc also picked up three and got the timely wicket of Jadeja with a full ball which orchestrated the quick end. All is not lost for India who were in a similar situation at Perth. Bumrah once again will have to lead from the front. Rishabh Pant scored 40 runs and Ravindra Jadeja scored 26 runs. For Australia Scott Boland picked 4 wickets.
Innings Break!#TeamIndia post 185 in the 1st innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Over to our bowlers.
Live – https://t.co/NFmndHLfxu#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/1585njVwsn
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 3, 2025
Australia scored 9/1 on Day 1 stumps. They are trailing by 176 runs with 9 wickets in hand. 11 wickets fell and 194 runs were scored. The grassy deck at SCG clearly aided the bowlers. Konstas looked like a cat on a hot tin roof. But he riled up Bumrah with two balls to go and Khawaja had to pay the price as he was snared up in the cordon with Rahul taking the catch at second slip. The day though belonged to Australia. They lost the toss but kept picking up wickets to win the day. India despite having batting woes decided to bat first. That was a brave move, but the batting wasn’t as good as it should have been in tough conditions.
IND: 185
AUS: 9/1 on Day 1 stumps
Stumps on Day 1 in Sydney!
Captain Jasprit Bumrah with the opening wicket for #TeamIndia 🙌
Australia 9/1, trail by 176 runs.
Scorecard – https://t.co/NFmndHLfxu#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Z3tFKsqwM2
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 3, 2025
Stats
– 69 balls by Kohli are the longest in an innings his Test career he has batted without a boundary.
– Kohli vs Boland is Tests
Six inngs
98 balls
32 runs
Four dismissals
Each of the four dismissals have been caught either by the wicketkeeper or in the slip cordon.
– Four boundaries are the joint fewest India have hit in the first 40 overs of a Test innings since 2002. They hit as many in the first innings of the Adelaide Test in 2020.
– Scott Boland, aged 35y 267d, is the oldest seamer to get to 50 Test wickets since New Zealand’s Bevan Congdon (37y 10d) reached the milestone in Feb 1975.
– Bowled out for under 200 in 1st inngs of an SCG Test last 30 years
150 Ind vs Aus 2000
127 Aus vs Pak 2010
191 Ind vs Aus 2012
185 Ind vs Aus 2025
– Khawaja vs Bumrah this series
Eight inngs
112 balls
33 runs
Six dismissals
Avg 5.50
There’s only one other instance of an Indian bowler dismissing an opposition batter as many times in a series is Alistair Cook six times by Ravindra Jadeja in India in 2016.
Day 2
Australia bowled out for 181 runs in their 1st innings. India may have a lead of 4, but the bigger concern will be about Bumrah’s fitness. The Indian skipper left the field after bowling one over at the start of the session and never returned since. He has, in fact, gone to hospital for scans. And despite the absence of Bumrah, India have done terrifically well to gain a scanty lead. Prasidh Krishna deserves a lot of credit for breaking two crucial partnerships. First Smith, and then Carey. He also removed the only half-centurion of this game so far, Webster. Nitish too added a couple to his tally and played a key role in closing the innings out alongside siraj and Prasidh. Still a lot of life left on the pitch and in this Test match as well. Which way will the pendulum swing. Beau Webster scored 57 runs and Steve Smith scored 33 runs. For Team India, Prasidh Krishna & Siraj picked 3 wickets each.
Tea on Day 2 in Sydney!
Mohd. Siraj with the final wicket and Australia are all out for 181 in the 1st innings.#TeamIndia with a lead of 4 runs.
Scorecard – https://t.co/NFmndHLfxu#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/ksQazID2Do
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 4, 2025
Team India scored 141/6 in their 2nd innings. They have now led of 145 runs with 4 wickets in hand. The game has moved at the pace of knots. 11 wickets fell on day 1. And 15 fell on day 2. The game never had a dull moment as the bowlers were in the thick of the action all the time. Indian bowlers despite Bumrah bowling only 10 overs put up a spirited show. Krishna and Reddy who initially struggled with their lines and lengths pulled up their socks and helped India skittle out the hosts for 181. India managed a slender lead of 4. The Aussies had their debutant Webster top-scoring for them with a fifty. The hosts though after the first innings bargain were behind in the game. But India was sweating as Bumrah’s fitness was a concern with him having gone for a scan after lunch. But Indian openers started off freely. But Boland came in and struck thrice. From 42 for 1 to 78 for 4, India had lost their footing with Boland breathing fire and looking unplayable. But then Pant took charge and scored a brisk 61 off 33 balls. India ended the day with a lead of 145. If the deck continues to play like this, India will have the advantage. But they would want to add a few runs early on day 3. Another massive question would be how much Bumrah will be able to contribute to this game? That would dictate a lot of things. Rishabh Pant scored 61 runs and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 22 runs. For Australia Scott Boland picked 4 wickets.
IND: 185 & 141/6 on Day 2 stumps
AUS: 181
Stumps on Day 2 in Sydney.#TeamIndia move to 141/6 in the 2nd innings, lead by 145 runs.
Ravindra Jadeja & Washington Sundar at the crease 🤝
Scorecard – https://t.co/NFmndHLfxu #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/4fUHE16iJq
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 4, 2025
Stats
– Most wickets for India in a series in Australia
32 Jasprit Bumrah in 2024/25
31 Bishan Bedi in 1977/78
28 BS Chandrasekhar in 1977/78
25 EAS Prasanna in 1967/68
25 Kapil Dev in 1991/92
– Only the second time in the last 70 years at SCG both teams have been bowled out under 200 in their first innings. The other instance happened in the Test bw England (123) & Australia (145) in 1979/80.
– 16 runs scored by Yashasvi Jaiswal is the most runs by an Indian batter in the first over of an innings in Tests
– Yashasvi Jaiswal ends the series with 391 runs at 43.44 is the fourth most by an Indian opening batter in his debut series in Australia behind Sunil Gavaskar (450 runs in 1977/78), Virender Sehwag (464 runs in 2003/04) and Murali Vijay (482 runs in 2014/15).
– Pant’s six off Boland was the seventh instance of an Indian batter hitting a six off the first ball of an innings in Tests and the second time it has happened in an away Test.
– Dismissing Kohli most times in a series
James Anderson in England 2014
Todd Murphy in India 2023
Scott Boland in Australia 2024/25
– Fastest 50s for India in Tests (by balls faced)
28 Rishabh Pant vs SL Bengaluru 2022
29 Rishabh Pant vs Aus Sydney 2025 *
30 Kapil Dev vs Pak Karachi 1982
31 Shardul Thakur vs Eng The Oval 2021
31 Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Ban Kanpur 2024
This is also the fastest by a visiting batter on Australian soil bettering the 33-ball efforts by England’s John Brown (Melbourne 1895) and West Indies’ Roy Fredericks (Perth 1975).
– Pant vs Cummins this Test
Before BGT 2024/25: 141 balls | 90 runs | No dismissals
This series: 108 balls | 51 runs | Four dismissals
– This is the first time in his nine-Test career Washington Sundar has faced under 100 balls in a Test where he got dismissed twice.
3⃣2⃣ and counting 🔥🔥
Jasprit Bumrah now has the Most Wickets for a #TeamIndia bowler in a Test series in Australia! 👏👏#AUSvIND | @Jaspritbumrah93 pic.twitter.com/T7xldpIDFU
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 4, 2025
Day 3
Team India bowled out for 157 runs in their 2nd innings. They have set a target of 162. Ideally, they would have wanted 30-40 more. But runs come at a premium on this deck. None of the Indian batters looked like scoring a lot of barring Pant. The ball moved a lot. Boland and Cummins got the ball to seam and swing. There was enough on the deck and India capitulated for 157. It was only because Pant played that freak knock. Else, the hosts would have been chasing a far lesser total. India’s approach could have been a little different on day 3 as survival on this wicket for too long was always going to be difficult. Both Jadeja and Sundar opted to trust their defense, but none could eke out a lot of runs. Both got out defending. Australia have been the better team after Perth. And they would want it to stay the same by chasing this down. It won’t be easy. But Aussies would look to dominate having taken a leaf out of Pant’s knock. Rishabh Pant scored 61 runs and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 22 runs. For Australia Scott Boland picked 6 wickets.
Innings Break!#TeamIndia have set a 🎯 of 1⃣6⃣2⃣ for Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Over to our bowlers
Live – https://t.co/NFmndHLfxu#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/YPVt0oz2Lj
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 5, 2025
Australia scored 162/4 and won the test by 6 wickets and series by 3-1. They have also regained the Border-Gavaskar trophy after 10 years. Both teams are out in the centre to congratulate each other. Good to see Bumrah in the mix. The bigger concern heading into today’s play for India was about Bumrah’s injury. Irrespective of the runs, they needed the skipper with the ball but unfortunately, it wasn’t to be. Australia wasted very little time to close the Indian innings and despite removing three wickets inside lunch, the visitors were always made to look behind the game due to the absence of their premier fast bowler. Travis Head and Beau Webster played with great control and didn’t really look to slog towards the end. That’s a crystal-clear sign that the Aussies were here to prove a point and not throw it away in the name of ‘intent’. Who expected SCG to produce the spiciest wicket of the series? And for a Test match to get over in 2 and half days in Sydney? You have seen it all this series, haven’t you? Usman Khawaja scored 41 runs and Beau Webster scored unbeaten 39* runs. For Team India, Prasidh Krishna picked 3 wickets.
10 years in the making!
Australia reclaims the Border-Gavaskar Trophy: https://t.co/6XfNnIlom9 pic.twitter.com/rI70Z009mJ
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 5, 2025
IND: 185 & 157
AUS: 181 & 162/4
Match Result: Australia won by 6 wickets
Series Result: Australia won by 3-1
Man of the match: Scott Boland
Man of the series: Jasprit Bumrah
A spirited effort from #TeamIndia but it's Australia who win the 5th Test and seal the series 3-1
Scorecard – https://t.co/NFmndHLfxu#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/xKCIrta5fB
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 5, 2025
Stats
– 10/76 by Scott Boland is only the second instance of an Australian seamer picking ten wickets in a Test at the SCG after Glenn McGrath (10/103 vs Ind in 2000) since 1900.
– 26 runs are the most runs conceded by India in the first two overs of an innings in Tests.
– 6.2 overs to 50 runs is the second quickest team 50 against India behind Sri Lanka who got there in 5.5 overs in the fourth innings at Colombo SSC in 1985.
– Teams to hold the series titles vs all nine opponents simultaneously (excluding Afg & Ire)
Australia (Nov 2004 – Sep 2005)
Australia (Jan 2007 – Jan 2009)
South Africa (Dec 2012 – Mar 2014)
India (Mar 2017 – Jan 2018)
India (Dec 2021 – Jan 2022)
Australia (Jan 2025 – *)
– The Test match lasted 1141 balls is the shortest result Test at the SCG since 1896.
5⃣ matches.
3⃣2⃣ Wickets 🫡
Incredible spells ⚡️#TeamIndia Captain Jasprit Bumrah becomes the Player of the series 👏👏#AUSvIND | @Jaspritbumrah93 pic.twitter.com/vNzPsmf4pv— BCCI (@BCCI) January 5, 2025
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