Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the fifth test between Australia Men’s national cricket team and India national cricket team in Sydney on January 2025.
Australia beat India by 6 wickets and win the series 3-1, and confirm their spot in the WTC final against South Africa at Lords
Australia vs India match timeline 5th Test Sydney 2025
India make 2 changes with Shubman Gill coming in for Rohit Sharma, and Prasidh Krishna for the injured Akash Deep.
Beau Webster makes his debut at expense of Mitchell Marsh.
Day 1 timeline Attendance 47,998 – India 185, Australia 9/1
India win the toss and elect to bat first.
The visitors lose KL Rahul (4) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) early.
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli add 40 runs for the third wicket.
Nathan Lyon gets Gill (20) just at the stroke of lunch.
Kohli falls for yet another low score.
Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja add 48 runs for the fifth wicket.
Scott Boland gets Pant (40) & Nitish Reddy (0) in quick succession.
Contributions from Washington Sundar (14) & skipper Jasprit Bumrah (22) takes their side past 180.
India are eventually skittled out for 185.
Bumrah gets Usman Khawaja for 2.
Australia finish the day at 9/1, still behind 176 runs.
Day 2 timeline Attendance 47,257 – India 185 & 141/6, Australia 181 lead by 145 runs.
Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna & Nitish Kumar Reddy claim 8 wickets between them.
Debutant Beau Webster scores a maiden fifty.
Australia bowled out for 181.
The visitors take a lead of 4 runs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul put on an opening stand of 42 runs.
Scott Boland picks wickets of Rahul, Jaiswal & Kohli quickly.
Rishabh Pant scores an entertaining 61 off 33 balls.
India end the day at 141/6, with an overall lead of 145.
Day 3 timeline Attendance 42,001 – India 185 & 157, Australia 181 & 162/4
Scott Boland claims 6/45, as India bowled out for 157, with an lead of 161.
Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja get Australia off to a quickfire start.
The duo add 39 runs for the opening stand in quick time.
Prasidh Krishna pegs the hosts back with wickets of Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne & Steven Smith quickly.
Usman Khawaja scores a well made 41 off 45 balls.
Travis Head (34*) and Beau Webster (39*) share an unbeaten 58 runs for the fifth wicket.
Australia win by 6 wickets.
Player of the match- Scott Boland
Player of the series- Jasprit Bumrah
India first innings scorecard vs Australia 5th Test
Australia first innings scorecard vs Ind 5th test
Ind 2nd innings scorecard vs Aus 5th test
Aus 2nd innings chasing scorecard vs Ind 5th test
