Sydney Test: First Day Ends with Australia at 9/1 After Bowling India Out for 185

The first day of play in the fifth and final Test match between India and Australia, part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, concluded at the Sydney Cricket Ground. At stumps, Australia managed to score 9 runs for the loss of one wicket in their first innings. Opener Usman Khawaja was dismissed for 2 runs by Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah, caught by KL Rahul off the final delivery of the third over. Sam Constance remained unbeaten on 7 runs at the end of the day.

Earlier, India’s first innings ended at a modest total of 185 runs after choosing to bat first upon winning the toss. Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant top-scored for India with 40 runs. Other notable contributions included Ravindra Jadeja (26), Jasprit Bumrah (22), Shubman Gill (20), KL Rahul (4), and Yashasvi Jaiswal (10). Former captain Virat Kohli managed 17 runs, while Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored a century in the previous match, was dismissed for a duck, leaving fans disappointed.

Among Australian bowlers, Scott Boland was the standout performer with 4 wickets. Mitchell Starc took 3 wickets, Pat Cummins claimed 2, and Nathan Lyon added 1 wicket to his tally.

Australia now trails by 176 runs in their first innings and will look to build a strong reply on the second day.