Pant top-scores with 32 off 80 balls
January 03, 2025 10:02Ind 107-4 (50 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard
India recovered to 107 for 4 at tea on the opening day of the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney on Friday.
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.
Lyon continues around the wicket Jadeja who plays two dots at the start of the over.
Jadeja then takes a single to square leg before Pant cuts the ball past backward point for a four.
Pant then pulls the ball over mid-on for a couple.
A dot to end the over as 7 come off it.
Cummins continues around the wicket to Pant and after a dot, the batter is hit on the shoulder. The next ball he is hit in the box and he is seen in some amount of discomfort. The physio tends to him and he is ok to continue.
Cummins then beats Pant on his outside edge as the ball seams away.
Cummins then bowls a bouncer that Pant ducks under. A dot to end the over and that is a maiden.
Lyon back in the attack and after three dots, Pant takes a single to long-off.
Jadeja then comes down and smashes the ball past the bowler for a four to bring up India's 100.
A dot to end the over as 5 come off it.
Cummins continues and that is a maiden.