IND vs AUS 5th Test: Australia Clinch Series with 6 Wickets Win at SCG: Australia produced an immaculate show to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test five by six wickets against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). With this victory, the battle ended with a 3-1 series margin, and the other big news is that this was the first series victory by Australia on the soil of India since 2014.
India’s batting woes continued, with only 185 and 157 scores in the two innings. Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah tried to rally his teammates but failed to inspire the batting lineup. There were not many noteworthy performances, most of the important cogs failing to convert their starts, and, more importantly, the lack of resilience needed to counter the Australian firebrand bowling line-up.
IND vs AUS 5th Test: Dominance of Australia’s Bowling
Scott Boland shone brightest for the hosts. His wreaking spells bled match figures of 10/76 (4/31 in the first innings and 6/45 in the second). Boland’s impeccable length and movement off the SCG surface proved breaching for the batters of India. Those match-turning efforts from him led him to the Player of the Match title.
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A Difficult Target Convincingly Made Easy in IND vs AUS 5th test
Chasing down a stiff target of 162 runs in the fourth innings, the top-order batters of Australia, led by Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne, made the task look easy. The opening batsman played a measured innings for 51, while Webster blazed away with a quick 39. Even though Australia lost a few wickets from its middle order, it did not hamper the run flow and signed off the match with 162/4 in less than three days.
Jasprit Bumrah Shines Despite Defeat
Jasprit Bumrah was the only silver lining in an otherwise disappointing series for the visitors. He recorded 32 wickets across five matches in Tests, which went a long way in understanding Bumrah’s magical ability with the ball. It was Bumrah who was able to lead the bowling attack through insurmountable pressure, serving him the Player of the Series award.
Key Moments of the Series
In what could only softly be regarded as your classic debut, Sam Konstas forged a very memorable debut with a century forged with considerable worth within the fourth Test match. Throughout their campaign, Scott Boland always threw his impressive performances for Australia, culminating in a match-defining performance at the SCG. Inconsistent collapses and successive real big partnerships seemed to plague the Indians every time.
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What Lies Ahead
This is how Australia reached the final of the World Test Championship (WTC), where they met South Africa at Lord’s in June 2023. Meanwhile, India is headed straight into questions about their Test team and the captaincy in general because of a rather dismal performance.
The emphatic victory for Australia was, in fact, a stimulus not only to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but also an avowal of supremacy at Test cricket. For India, a wake-up call to emerge from it by confronting the weaknesses and preparing for what is next.
