Jasprit Bumrah could not play due to injury. As if the fate of the Sydney test was written! Australia lifted the Border-Gavaskar trophy after the 2014-15 season by defeating India by 6 wickets in a thrilling fifth and final Test. It also confirmed the final of the World Test Championship. Their opponent there is South Africa.
India's second innings, which started the third day at 141 for 6, did not last long. They wrapped up 45 minutes before lunch. Pacer Scott Boland played a major role in making them all out for 157 runs. India can add another 16 runs to the previous day. Boland took 6 wickets for 45 runs in this innings. He took 10 in the whole match.
Aji team reached the target of 162 runs before tea. However, Bumrah's absence has been felt by India. Especially after taking three wickets of Australia before lunch, the visiting team could not create the desired pressure. Back went Sam Konstas (22), Marnus Labuchen (6) and Steven Smith (4). Smith also failed to touch the milestone of 10,000 runs for a single run.
However, Uskhan Khawaja continued to build the foundation to take the match by resisting at one end. He batted from the beginning and played an innings of 41 runs. After his dismissal, Travis Head (34*) and Bo Webster (39*) pulled the team for the rest of the time.
Short scores: India 185 (Pant 40, Jadeja 26; Boland 4/31) and 157 (Pant 61, Jaiswal 22; Boland 6/45)
Australia 181 (Webster 57, Smith 33; Famous 3/42, Siraj 3/51) and 162/4, target 162 (Khaja 41, Webster 39*, Head 34*; Famous 3/65)
Result: Australia won by 6 wickets.
Series: Australia won 3-1.
Man of the Match: Scott Boland
Best of the series: Jasprit Bumrah.
