NEW DELHI: Seamer Scott Boland produced a stunning spell of 6-45 as Australia need 162 runs to win the fifth Test and reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade. India were bowled out for 157 on Day 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Resuming their second innings at 141/6, India managed to add only 16 runs before being dismissed in 39.5 overs, within the first hour of the day.
On a pitch offering ample assistance for seamers, Boland and Pat Cummins shared the final four wickets with precision. Their disciplined bowling ensured a swift end to India’s innings, setting the stage for a gripping series finale.
Boland’s figures of 6-45 in 16.5 overs marked his first five-wicket haul in Tests since his legendary 6-7 debut against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 2021 Ashes. With a 10-wicket match haul, Boland had the Sydney crowd, dressed in pink for the McGrath Foundation, roaring in delight.
Ravindra Jadeja started the morning positively by slicing a short and wide delivery from Cummins for four, taking India’s lead past 150. However, two balls later, Cummins angled a fuller delivery in before getting it to seam away, inducing an edge to Alex Carey, dismissing Jadeja for 13 off 45 balls.
In his next over, Cummins bowled Washington Sundar with a delivery that angled in and seamed through the gate, ending his patient knock of 12 off 43 balls.
Boland then completed his six-wicket haul by having Mohammed Siraj edge to first slip and bowling Jasprit Bumrah with a delivery that clipped his leg-stump.
With Bumrah’s participation as a bowler uncertain due to back spasms, Australia face the challenging task of chasing 162 on a pitch that remains difficult for batting, promising an exciting conclusion to the series.
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