IND vs AUS 5th Test: The Indian team is currently on Australia tour to play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The 5-Test series, which started in Perth on November 22, has reached Sydney via Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne. Where the fifth and final match of the series will start from tomorrow i.e. 3rd January. The Indian team is currently trailing 2-1 in this series. In such a situation, the Indian team would like to start the year with a win by winning this Sydney Test and ending the series at 2-2. There is less than a day left for the match to start, so let’s take a look at the important updates related to this match.
Let us tell you that Indian team captain Rohit Sharma is not sure to play in the Sydney Test, while fast bowler Akash Deep is out due to back stiffness. In his place, coach’s favorite Harshit Rana or Prasidh Krishna may get a chance. 31-year-old all-rounder Beau Webster will debut in place of Mitchell Marsh, who is struggling with poor form in the Australian camp.
India has not won a match in Sydney for 46 years
Let us tell you that so far 13 Test matches have been played between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, out of which the Indian team has won only once, 46 years ago, in 1978. Australia has defeated India five times in Sydney. At the same time, 7 matches between the two teams have ended in a draw.
sydney pitch report
The pitch at Sydney Cricket Ground is considered to be the most helpful for spin, but the day before the match there is a lot of grass on the pitch. Now it remains to be seen whether the grass is removed on the morning of the match or is left as it is. If the match continues on the fourth and fifth days even after there is grass, there is every possibility that spin will get help. There are 3 spinners among the top-4 bowlers who have taken the most Test wickets on this ground.
When will the match start?
The fifth match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia will start on January 3 at 5:00 am IST. The toss will take place half an hour before this i.e. at 4:30 in the morning.
On which TV channel can you watch the match?
Star Sports has the rights to broadcast the five-match Test series between India and Australia.
India-Australia team for BGT Trophy
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), 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 Konstans, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Beau Webster, Jhye Richardson, Sean Abbott.
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