India and Australia will play against each other in the last Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 to 7. Australia is currently ahead in the series after winning the Boxing Day Test.
India even though players like Jasprit Bumrah Nitish Kumar Reddy Yashasvi Jaiswal and Washington Sundar tried hard they were unable to win or draw the Test match in Melbourne. They lost 7 wickets for only 34 runs in the last session.
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In Australia’s first innings Steve Smith made 140 runs in 197 balls. Sam Konstas Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne also scored fifty runs each in that innings. Pat Cummins helped Australia win their first Boxing Day Test against India since 2011 by taking 6 wickets and also making a valuable contribution with the bat in both innings.
Find out everything you need to know about the last Test match at the SCG below.
“Australia and India’s record in Test matches”
Australia is currently ahead in the Test matches against India with 46 wins compared to India’s 33 wins after 11 matches played between the two teams.
| Matches | Australia won | India won | Draw | Tied |
| 111 | 47 | 33 | 30 | 1 |
AUS vs IND Test: Expected line-ups
Expected India XI: R Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, V Kohli, R Pant (wk),Nitish K Reddy, R Jadeja, W Sundar, A Deep, M Siraj, J Bumrah.
Expected Australia XI: U Khawaja, S Konstas, M Labuschagne, S Smith, T Head, M Marsh, A Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
Forecast for AUS vs IND Test Match in Sydney
In the past few years there have been a lot of draws at the SCG in Sydney because of the playing conditions. Since 2019 only 2 out of the 6 matches have ended with a winner while the rest have resulted in draws.
India managed to secure draws in Sydney during their last two visits in 2019 and 2021. One of the most memorable moments was the impressive performance by Hanuma Vihari and R Ashwin in 2021.
Latest Online betting odds for the 5th Test match between Australia and India are now available.
Based on the odds on Radhe Exchange Australia is predicted to be the most likely team to win the final Test match against India in Sydney.
