Boland pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets
January 03, 2025 12:15Ind 185 (72.2 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard
India have been dismissed for 185 on Day 1 of the 5th and final Test at the SCG on Friday.
Bunrah and Siraj fought at the end with a 17-run stand to push India's total beyond 180. Pant was the top-scorer for India with 40 while Boland was the pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets.
Earlier, India recovered to 107 for 4 at tea on the opening day of the fifth and final Test.
The visitors added 50 runs in the second session while losing the sole wicket of Virat Kohli (17).
Rishabh Pant (32) and Ravindra Jadeja (11) were manning the crease when tea was taken.
Opting to bat, India had lost KL Rahul (4), Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) and Shubman Gill (20) in the opening session.
India captain Rohit Sharma rested himself from the series finale with Jasprit Bumrah walking out for the toss in his place.
Cummins back in the attack and Bumrah hoicks one over deep mid-wicket for a six!
Bumrah then miscues a pull off a short ball and is caught in the deep for 22 as India are all out for 185.
30 minutes of play added as the over rate is just over 11 overs an hour.
Boland continues and Bumrah starts the over off a leg bye.
Siraj then takes a single. Boland then bowls a no ball and Bumrah takes a single before Siraj plays two dots to end the over as 4 come off it.
Starc continues and Bumrah looks to pull, he miscues as the ball but the third man fielder lunges to take the catch but does not get there in time and he is dropped. A couple for Bumrah.
He then takes a single before Siraj sees off the over as 3 come off it.
Boland continues and he starts with a sharp bouncer that hits Siraj on his lower jaw as the ball goes off his glove. The physio is checking on him.
Siraj is good to continue.
He plays a stoic block next before playing the ball to cover for a quick single.
Bumrah is then hit in the box as he misses while going for the big heave. He takes a single off a leg bye.
Siraj then plays and misses and again. Just two come in the over.
Siraj is the new man in.
Starc bowls a no ball.
Siraj then defends the next ball before ducking under the bouncer.
Siraj then plays the ball to mid off and takes a quick single.
Bumrah goes for the big hoick but doesn't connect. A wicket and 4 runs come in the over.
Starc continues and Krishna flays the ball over mid-on for a couple.
Krishna tries to go over the infield again, only to miscue and be caught in the deep by Konstas for 3. India lose 9th wicket.