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Australia Gained a 3-1 lead Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series win India with a Comprehensively won six wickets in the final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The victory marked Australia’s first series victory in the BGT since 2015, breaking India’s dominance in the prestigious competition. The home team put in an all-round masterclass performance for the visitors, astonishing the visitors with some brilliant batting and clinical bowling. India’s inability to withstand Australia’s relentless pressure highlights the disparity in execution and resilience between the two sides
India’s first innings collapses under Scott Boland’s masterclass
India’s batting woes started early as they managed a meager 185 in the first innings. Scott Boland The Australian attack, which led with figures of 4/31, troubled India’s batsmen with movement and bounce throughout the innings. Mitchell Stark and Pat Cummins Complemented him well, taking three and two wickets respectively. The Supreme Order failed to provide a solid foundation, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli Cheap falls. Ritha Pant India put up a tough fight with 40 off 98 balls, but a lack of partnership meant India were unable to capitalize on their few opening chances. The lower order collapsed under relentless pressure, leaving India at a disadvantage and Australia taking control of the game early on.
India take a narrow lead thanks to bowlers’ resilience
In response, Australia scored 181 and failed to take the lead but still got closer due to a heavy knock from Australia. Beau Webster. Webster top-scored with 57 off 105 balls, displaying great skill against India’s disciplined bowling. Steve Smith Scored a crucial 33 points to stabilize the game, but other lineups performed poorly in the confrontation. Mohammad Siraj (3/51) and Prasidh Krishna (3/42), he bowled with precision and discipline. Nitish Kumar Reddy Also took two wickets to cut in and put pressure on the middle region.
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Bolan shines again, Ritha Pant’s heroics in vain
India’s second innings was a similar story to the first, with Bolan’s inspired spell causing the top order to collapse. Bolan’s brilliant 6/41 devastated India’s batting line-up and they were bowled out for just 157 runs. While others are struggling, Ritha Pant The counter-attack was excellent, scoring 61 off 33 balls, including 6 boundaries and 4 sixes. His bold strokeplay briefly raised hopes of a competitive total, but a lack of support at the other end meant India were unable to set a challenging target. Australia’s bowlers, especially Boland, took advantage of the conditions perfectly and left India’s batsmen searching for answers.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy returns to Australia
Chasing 162, Australia started with confidence; Usman Khawaja Lead the charge. Khawaja’s flowing 41 off 45 balls, coupled with Travis Head’s unbeaten 34, steadied the innings after Krishna’s early breakthrough . Despite Krishna’s impressive figures of 3/65, Australia’s aggressive approach kept them on track. A crucial partnership at crucial moments helped the hosts overcome the pressure and at the end of tea on day three, they sealed victory by six wickets. After Head joined Webster (39 not out), Australia ended the game and the series in entirely favorable terms, leaving India to reflect on missed opportunities and recurring batting difficulties.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Australia wins back BGT! 😤
The two teams traded blows, but Australia had the upper hand! Australia’s famous victory! 👏🏻
Kudos to both teams for an epic series. 🇦🇺🇮🇳
I will never forget the two races I attended! ❤️
To most of you out there, thank you for the fun banter… pic.twitter.com/CIH52uU7o8
— Lachy (@Lachy_Steele) January 5, 2025
What an incredible series. Australia wins.
There are storylines everywhere. Beau Webster’s fairytale ending. BGT stays in Australia.
epic @7cricket #AUSWIN pic.twitter.com/UXjWVgbRZh
— Trent Copeland (@copes9) January 5, 2025
India lost 1-3 to Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy BGT.
Without Jasprit Bumrah (and to some extent Yashasvi Jaiswal), they would have lost the series 0-5. pic.twitter.com/FeBNfDdotU
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) January 5, 2025
The Indian batsmen did not score enough to challenge Australia, so 3-1 was a fair result. Many problems need to be solved. The form of the veteran batsman, the over-reliance on Bumrah…
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 5, 2025
What an amazing series. That only happens when you have two great teams challenging each other. Australia were better throughout the series! Crucial moment. It’s a pity it’s over
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) January 5, 2025
One has to feel for poor Jasprit Bumrah. Sitting helplessly in the SCG dressing room wearing a white jersey #AusvInd pic.twitter.com/QBnDGaCKZJ
—Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) January 5, 2025
Ten years later, Australia recaptured the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the same venue. pic.twitter.com/zU6r8vrdqk
— Omka Mankame (@Oam_16) January 5, 2025
Thanks to all the Indian supporters who congratulated me on my series prediction of 3-1 win for Australia..especially those who were very active after India took a 1-0 lead..👍👍👍 #AUSWIN
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 5, 2025
Well done Pat Cummins!
In the MCG game, he hit the ball under pressure to help the team lead 1-1, and in the SCG game, he also provided good support for Bolan, who did Bolan things.
This is a series that this group of Australian players have not won and now they have ticked that box too.
Cliché but…
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) January 5, 2025
India retained their ego and cricket gods.
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) January 5, 2025
