
India vs Australia 5th Test Day 1 Highlights© AFP
India vs Australia 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: Australia reached nine for one at stumps after bowling out India for 185 on the opening day of the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney on Friday. India, who recovered from 57 for 3 to 107 for 4 at tea, lost the remaining six wickets for 78 runs in the final session. Rishabh Pant (40 off 98) top-scored for India while Scott Boland (4/31) was the pick of the Australia bowlers. In response, Australia ended the day at nine for one as Jasprit Bumrah removed Usman Khawaja off the last ball of the day. Bumrah clashed with youngster Sam Konstas after dismissing Khawaja. Earlier, India captain Rohit Sharma rested himself from the series finale with Bumrah walking out for the toss in his place. (Scorecard)
Here are the Highlights of India vs Australia 5th Test Day 1 –
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12:37 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Stumps on Day 1!
That’s it for the day! Australia end Day 1 at 9/1 with Bumrah knicking Khawaja off the very last ball of the day’s play. India lead by 176, having posted 185 in the first innings.
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12:34 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Bumrah strikes!
Bumrah gets the breakthrough with the last ball of Day 1. Khawaja edges to Rahul at second slip. Bumrah then charges on Konstas with an animated celebration. Kohli too joins him. A couple of balls back, the two had an exchange. Bumrah wasn’t pleased with him on that occasion. Nonetheless, big wicket for India. They would have want to bowl a couple of more overs here.
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12:27 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Tidy over from Siraj!
A tight over from Siraj! Just 2 runs off it. Only 5 minutes left for the close of play. Bumrah to bowl the final over of the day, as things stand
AUS: 8/0 (2)
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12:19 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Painful for Khawaja!
Bumrah takes out his anger on Khawaja, who gets hit on the first ball he faces. That seems to have hit him on the index finger. The Australian physio is out in the middle
AUS: 5/0 (0.4)
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12:16 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Konstas takes on Bumrah!
Konstas charges down first ball and pulls Bumrah over midwicket for a boundary. No one saw that coming. Some way to get the innings underway
AUS: 4/0 (0.1)
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12:10 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: India are all out!
That’s the end of Bumrah’s knock. He falls on 22 off 17. But, another first-innings failure for India as they are bowled out for 185. Three for Starc, two for Cummins and Lyon too got a wicket. Boland the standout bowler for Aus with his 4/31.
Short break before Australia’s innings!
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12:05 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Bumrah-Siraj enjoying their time in the middle!
Bumrah and Siraj are swinging their bats on every delivery. The latter has played more balls than the former. Let’s see if these two can take India close or over the 200-run mark
IND: 179/9 (72)
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11:57 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Bumrah survives!
Bumrah swings but only manages to get a leading edge. Labuschagne was at fine deep third but fails to grab the ball. Starc wasn’t too pleased with his effort
IND: 174/9 (70.1)
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11:50 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Siraj cops a blow!
Siraj is the latest Indian player to be hit by an Australian pacer. He had gone for a big hit but the ball brushed off his glove and hit struck the grill of the helmet. The follow through must have caught him on the jaw. The physio has been a busy man
IND: 170/9 (69.1)
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11:41 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: India go 9 down!
With Bumrah going berserk on Boland, Prasidh too decides to go the aerial route. He survives first time, but gets caught the second time at deep-backward square leg by Konstas.
IND: 168/9
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11:38 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 1, Live: Back-to-back fours from Bumrah
FOUR!!!! Despite losing eight wickets, India gain a little bit of momentum. Jasprit Bumrah, who has joined Prasidh Krishna at the crease. In the previous over of Scott Boland, Bumrah unleashes his fury and hammers three back-to-back boundaries and gives India some hope. In total, Boland leaks 13 runs as India are still hopeful for a comeback.
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11:30 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Sundar not happy!
Sundar was not happy with his dismissal. Had a quick chat with the umpire before taking the long walk back to the dressing room. There was a visual deflection, similar to Jaiswal’s in the second innings at MCG
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11:27 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: WICKET!
Sundar’s cameo comes to an end with a close DRS call. Cummins was not sure about it after Carey’s appeal. However, he took the DRS and the replay showed that the ball had just brushed off the glove. Another Indian wicket falls
IND: 148/8 (65.6)
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11:23 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Slashed behind point for 4!
Sundar seems to have recovered from that blow. Manages to get another boundary. Stays leg side of the ball and cuts it between gully and point for four. These are bonus runs for India
IND: 148/7 (65.5)
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11:20 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Cops a blow to the groin!
That must have hurt a lot! Sundar is down after being hit on the unmentionable region. It nipped in from a length and hit him flush where you don’t want to be hit. Physio will have to make a small jog back to the middle
IND: 144/7 (65.3)
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11:10 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Sundar on the attack!
Back-to-back boundaries from Sundar! First is drive straight of mid-on. Cuts it behind point the second time. Best for India is to attack Webster now. Hard to eeke out boundaries from Boland, Starc and Cummins
IND: 143/7
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11:04 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Jadeja is gone!
Struck on the pads and given! Jadeja is not sure about it but takes the review. The ball was close to the bat but there was not edge. Three red lights and Jadeja is off. Starc claims his 2nd. India 7 down now
IND: 134/7 (62.4)
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10:59 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Driven for 4!
Driven past mid-on! No chance for Cummins, who puts in a half-hearted dive. Shot of the afternoon from Jadeja. A rare overpitched ball from Webster
IND: 129/6 (61.3)
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10:52 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Boalnd magic!
Boland on a roll for Australia! That’s was the 7th instance of him taking multiple wickets in a single over. Not sure whether there’s any demons in the pitch. Regardless, Boland has been absolutely relentless.
IND: 125/6 (61)
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10:38 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Boland on a hat-trick!
Nitish Reddy departs first ball! Catching practice for Steve Smith. Boland on fire. India in trouble
IND: 120/6
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10:35 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Pant is gone!
Pant hits the self-destruct button! Cummins takes an easy catch at mid-on. Pant tried to pull it, but miscued. There was no need to play that short.
IND: 120/5
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10:22 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Beaten off the edge!
Boland continues to cause trouble! Jadeja survives a close one. That one came back sharply after hitting the surface
IND: 115/4 (54.1)
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10:16 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Pant goes down, again!
Pant was attended by physios once again. He has already been hit 4-5 times on the body and the India keeper seems to be in some discomfort. Meanwhile, Australia are still behind on over rate and these stoppages aren’t helping their cause either
IND: 114/4 (52.2)
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10:09 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Extra runs for India!
Extra four runs for India! Debutant Webster with a wayward throw at the bowler’s end, trying to catch Pant short of his crease. However, he misses by miles. A single and four overthrows for India!
IND: 114/4 (51.2)
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10:03 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Play resumes!
Pant and Jadeja return to the middle for the resumption of play after Tea! Boland to start from around the wicket. 2/15 for him so far
IND: 107/4 (50)
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09:42 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Decent session for India!
That’s Tea on Day 1 here at the SCG! Pant moves into the 40s and India go into the break at 107/4. Just one wicket falling in this session. A shared session since India only scored 50 runs off it
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09:37 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Pant taking some serious blows!
Pant copping more blows! Gets hit on the shoulder again, this time off Cummins. He then gets beaten on the inside edge and gets hit in the unmentionables. Pyhsio is back to check on him
IND: 100/4 (48.3)
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09:32 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Century for India!
Cummins brings the field up and Jadeja goes down the ground! His eyes lit up and he smashes it between the bowler and Pant for four. Gets into double figures. 100 up for India
IND: 100/4 (47.5)
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09:30 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: That was so close!
Huge appeal for an LBW turned down by the umpire! Jadeja went for the flick but missed. It was probably sliding down the leg. Cummins decided not to go for the review
IND: 95/4 (47)
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09:25 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: India near 100!
India’s scoring rate has just gone over 2 after that straight six from Pant. Beau Webster has bowled well so far. Just 8 runs from 10 overs from the debutant so far
IND: 95/4 (46)
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09:22 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Pant goes over the keeper’s head!
Pant launches it over the bowler’s head for a straight six! Pant shows some intent. Not sure if Sunil Gavaskar would be proud of that stroke. The ground staff is now trying to retrieve the ball back
IND: 95/4 (45.3)
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09:19 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: No luck for India!
You have got to praise this consistency from the Australia bowlers. Throughout the series, there bowlers have remained true to the plan. On the contrary, India’s bowling has been wayward in patches. Fine over by Cummins!
IND: 88/4 (45)
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09:16 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Konstas keeps on giving!
The banter continues between Konstas and the crowd.
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— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 3, 2025
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09:14 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Big session for India!
Considering how things have panned out, staying at crease and not scoring is same as hitting a four and getting out. Pant and Jadeja need to bat out this entire session, at least. Meanwhile, Pat Cummins gets himself back into the attack
IND: 87/4 (44)
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09:08 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Slashed away for 4!
Pant chases it again, but this time he connects. This was slightly short from Starc and Pant cuts it behind point for four. Good shot!
IND: 86/2 (42.3)
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09:07 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Pant misses the cut!
Pant slashes, but misses! Length ball outside off. A risky shot nonetheless. Pant needs to bat longer here.
IND: 82/4 (42.2)
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08:57 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Shastri makes big prediction!
Ravi Shastri has predicted that Rohit Sharma might just end his Test career after Sydney Test.
“It still is a brave call for a captain to own up and say, ‘I’m prepared to take the bench in this game.’ If there was a home season coming up he might’ve thought of carrying on, but I think he might just pull the plug at the end of this Test. He’s not getting younger … it’s not that India don’t have youngsters. There are very, very good players in the wings and it’s time to build. Tough decisions, but there is a time for everything,” Shastri told Fox Sports.
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08:55 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Falls just short!
Pant gets a thick edge off Webster, but the ball lands just short of Marnus at third slip. Big let off for Pant and India.
IND: 81/4 (39.3)
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08:53 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: Australia behind the over rate!
Once again, Australia are far too behind on over rate. However, India have barely batted 80 overs in an innings for the penalty to kick in. Cummins might switch to Lyon soo in order to make up for the lost time. A couple of over from Travis Head might not be bad either
IND: 81/4 (39)
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08:47 (IST)
IND vs AUS 5th Test, Day 1 Live: That was close!
Again, Jadeja gets beaten on the edge. Boland causing all sorts of trouble for India. Jadeja is lucky not to get any part of the bat on that delivery. Australia have been excellent in the slips
IND: 80/4 (37.3)
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