The fifth and last match of the 5-match Test series between India and Australia is being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). In the match, the Indian team is batting first after winning the toss. At present the Indian team is behind 1-2 in the series. Now the Indian team will try to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by winning this match.
2 big changes in India’s playing-11
The Kangaroo team had announced its playing-11 a day before for the Sydney Test. After the toss, the playing-11 of the Indian team has also been revealed. There have been two changes in the playing-11 of the Indian team in this match. Rohit Sharma is out of this match. In such a situation, Jasprit Bumrah is captaining the team.
On the other hand, fast bowler Akash Deep is also not playing for India in this match. Shubman Gill entered in place of Rohit Sharma. Whereas in place of Akash Deep, fast bowler Prasidh Krishna has entered this match. 28-year-old Krishna had earlier played two test matches for India.
On the other hand, a day before the Sydney Test, on January 2, Australian captain Pat Cummins had announced his playing-11. Experienced all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was dropped from the Australian team for the Sydney Test. All-rounder Beau Webster has got a chance in place of Marsh. Webster is the 469th player to play Men’s Test for Australia.
The record of the Indian team at the Sydney Cricket Ground has not been anything special. The Indian team has played 13 Tests on this ground so far, in which it has won only 1. The Indian team has lost 5 tests on this ground. Whereas seven tests also ended in a draw.
India’s playing-11 in Sydney Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah (captain) and Mohammed Siraj.
Australia’s playing-11 in Sydney Test: Sam Constas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
India vs Australia (Test) in Sydney
Total Test: 13
Won: 1
Losers: 5
Draw: 7
India Vs Australia Test Series H2H
Total Test Series: 28
India won: 11
Australia won: 12
Draw: 5
India’s test series record in Australia
Total Test Series: 13
India won: 2
Australia won: 8
Draw: 3
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