The fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played in Sydney from Friday. Australia is leading 2-1 in the 5-match series. India won the first match by 295 runs. Australia won the second and fourth matches. While the third match was a draw.
Team India has not faced defeat at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the last 13 years. The last time they lost here was in 2012. After that defeat, the team has played three Test matches here. All three matches were drawn. 13 matches have been played here between India and Australia since 1947. In which Kangaroo team won 5 matches and 7 matches were drawn. Along with this, India has managed to win only one Test. The team got this victory in 1978.
Match Details Date: 3rd January Venue: Sydney Cricket Stadium Time: Toss – 4:30 AM, Match Start – 5:00 AM
Fifth Test out for Rohit Rohit has been a complete failure in this series. He has scored 31 runs in 3 matches. Questions are being raised on Rohit's captaincy in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He was not part of the Perth Test. Jasprit Bumrah captained that match and the team won. According to media reports, captain Rohit Sharma has ruled himself out of the fifth Test. In such a situation, Bumrah will take the captaincy in his place. …
Australia leads the overall record
Bumrah is the highest wicket-taker of the series Indian vice captain Jasprit Bumrah has taken 30 wickets in this series. He is the highest wicket-taker in the series. Whereas, Yashshwi Jaiswal is the highest run scorer of the team. After him Nitish Reddy has scored 294 runs.
Head series top scorer Travis Head, who scored two centuries in this series for Australia, is the top scorer of the series. In bowling, captain Pat Cummins has taken the most wickets for the team with 20 wickets. Cummins was instrumental in the team's victory in the last match. He scored 49 runs in the first innings and took 3 wickets. While in the second innings, he played an innings of 41 runs and took 3 wickets. He was adjudged player of the match.
Roll of the toss In Sydney, the team that wins the toss can bat first. So far 112 Test matches have been played here, in which the team batting first has won 47 matches. While the team bowling first has won only 42 matches. 23 matches have been drawn here.
Pitch report Sydney pitches are different from other pitches in Australia, where spin helps more than speed. SCG pitch curator Adam Lewis said around 7mm of grass would be left on the pitch.
Weather report The weather will be fine on the first day of the Sydney Test. According to weather website Accu Weather, Sydney has a 9% chance of rain on January 3. The temperature here will be 18 to 25 degree Celsius on this day. There will be some clouds along with sunshine throughout the day. It will be windy in the afternoon.
Both Teams India's Probable Playing XI for Melbourne Test: Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Yashaswi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Mohammad Siraj and the famous Krishna.
Australia's playing-11: Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Khawaja, Sam Constance, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland.
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