🏏Australia vs India, 5th Test: Sydney, 03 - 07 Jan 2025: Day 3🏏 - Page 103

And, breathe! What a session of play. Australia need 91 runs to win the series 3-1, India need seven wickets to draw the series and retain the BGT. It is proper game-on.

12.30pm And, breathe! What a session of play. Australia need 91 runs to win the series 3-1, India need seven wickets to draw the series and retain the BGT. It is proper game-on.

7 wickets in the session and this contest is nicely poised with Australia holding a slight advantage.

12:31 local, 01:31 GMT, 07:01 IST: 7 wickets in the session and this contest is nicely poised with Australia holding a slight advantage.

Siraj and Krishna gifted 50 runs in the first 4/5 overs. Otherwise there will be a fair chance for our win.

Originally posted by: Aurora_77

12:31 local, 01:31 GMT, 07:01 IST: 7 wickets in the session and this contest is nicely poised with Australia holding a slight advantage.

It just took 7.5 overs today morning to wrap up the Indian innings as Boland recorded a six-fer, claiming 4 off the top 7 batters while at it.

Originally posted by: Aurora_77

It just took 7.5 overs today morning to wrap up the Indian innings as Boland recorded a six-fer, claiming 4 off the top 7 batters while at it.

There was intent to score runs, but the moving ball coupled with extra bounce made life difficult for the lower-order. After securing a lead of 161, the last thing you would want to do is concede 26 runs off the first 2 overs. India did exactly that and to make matters worse, 12 of them were extras. Thankfully for India, Prasidh found his lengths after his opening over and claimed all 3 wickets thus far. Konstas got out slogging, while Smith and Labuschagne flirted with deliveries that were far from off stump

7 wickets in the session and this contest is nicely poised with Australia holding a slight advantage. It just took 7.5 overs today morning to wrap up the Indian innings as Boland recorded a six-fer, claiming 4 off the top 7 batters while at it. There was intent to score runs, but the moving ball coupled with extra bounce made life difficult for the lower-order. After securing a lead of 161, the last thing you would want to do is concede 26 runs off the first 2 overs. India did exactly that and to make matters worse, 12 of them were extras. Thankfully for India, Prasidh found his lengths after his opening over and claimed all 3 wickets thus far. Konstas got out slogging, while Smith and Labuschagne flirted with deliveries that were far from off stump. Amidst all this, the biggest blow for India has been the absence of skipper Bumrah.

And, breathe! What a session of play. Australia need 91 runs to win the series 3-1, India need seven wickets to draw the series and retain the BGT. It is proper game-on. Earlier, Scott Boland and Pat Cummins picked up the remaining four Indian wickets early setting up a 162-chase for their side. A Jasprit Bumrah-less India then walked out and were all over the place conceding 35 runs in the first three overs. But Prasidh finally got his lengths right and removed Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith in quick succession. At lunch, Australia are 71 for 3, with Usman Khawaja and Travis Head around. Will the next session be the final one of this Test?

Originally posted by: Aurora_77

There was intent to score runs, but the moving ball coupled with extra bounce made life difficult for the lower-order. After securing a lead of 161, the last thing you would want to do is concede 26 runs off the first 2 overs. India did exactly that and to make matters worse, 12 of them were extras. Thankfully for India, Prasidh found his lengths after his opening over and claimed all 3 wickets thus far. Konstas got out slogging, while Smith and Labuschagne flirted with deliveries that were far from off stump

Amidst all this, the biggest blow for India has been the absence of skipper Bumrah. He tried to bowl with the shortest possible run-ups in the morning, but realized he's not gonna make it. Can India make these 91 runs feel like 290? Or Will Head put on his T20 cap? All of that post-lunch, stick around...