IND vs AUS 5th Test LIVE, Day 1: Early in the third session, Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy got out, leaving India reeling at 125/6. Scott Boland picked up both the wickets. Wickets kept tumbling as India were reduced to 149/8. Eventually the innings folded at 185.
Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja have done well to fight back Australia and guide India to 107/4 at Tea. Virat Kohli was the only batter to be dismissed in the second session as his troubles with the outside-off stump deliveries costed him his wicket for the 7th time in this series.
India started the first session poorly as KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal were removed early on in the day. Then Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill strung a partnership, but then Gill was out on the last ball before lunch, leaving India at 57/3 at lunch.
As expected, Rohit Sharma the Indian skipper was excluded from the playing XI, with Jasprit Bumrah as the skipper for the Sydney Test. Now, what holds in future is a mystery. Anyways, India decided to bat first. Shubman Gill and Prasidh Krishna make it to the XI.
With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and World Test Championship (WTC) final on the line, India will enter the must-win IND vs AUS 5th Test in Sydney with enormous pressure on their back. Australia handed the visitors a 184-run thrashing in Melbourne to take a 2-1 lead in the series and therefore gain an upper hand. India are expected to make some bold calls, which may include dropping key players including captain Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant for the do-or-die clash. Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel are expected to return. In the bowling front, Akash Deep has reportedly hurt his back while training, which means Prasidh Krishna will finally get a game after a year.
IND vs AUS 5th Test LIVE
Where to watch the IND vs AUS 5th Test on TV and online in India?
For Indian viewers, the IND vs AUS 5th Test match will be available live on Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar official app or website.
What is the IND vs AUS 5th Test toss time?
The fifth Test match is scheduled to start at 5:00 AM IST, with the toss taking place at 4:30 AM IST at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.
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IND vs AUS 5th Test squads
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Tanush Kotian, Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana
Australia: Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Beau Webster, Jhye Richardson, Sean Abbott
