Cricket Team India : #AUSvIND : 🇦🇺 3 -1 🇮🇳 : Sydney Test

Team India decade of domination in Australia Ends.

Kangaroos clinically hunted Indian Tigers.

Without unfit Bumrah India fought for 27 overs,to defend target of 162 ...was too much for the rest of Indian bowlers..took Australian 4 wickets. So..

It's 🇦🇺 3 and 🇮🇳 1 .

Australia recovered extremely well after a setback - 1st Test loss at Perth.

The team played better cricket and sized their opportunities every now and then has taken back - for nearly a decade - the much eluded -Border-Gavaskar Trophy for Aussies.Pat Cummins, who led by example stands dream fulfilled.

End of WTC Final dream for India.

Player of the Match:

Scott Boland : 10/76 : Excellent bowling.

Player of the Series:

Jasprit Bumrah :

32 Wickets in 5 Tests at record average of 13.06 and SR of 28.4, BB : 6/76: 5WI : 3.

Series dominated by pacers most of the time.

Start of the day 3 status :

Which way the Match and BG Trophy would head..?

Win for 🇦🇺 , Win for 🇮🇳 or even TIE..!

Who knows?

Which team is going to keep ..held it's nerves? With discipline...skill..flamboyance...better execution and of course just a little bit of luck..?

Australian Chase is successful :

2nd Session: Post Lunch:

Last one most probably of this fascinating Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.

162/4 : 27 overs : Aus win by 6 Wickets.

Top scoreer of 1st innings Debutant Beau Webster hits a winning shot - charging down four to mid-off.

As it happened:

Experienced Beau Webster age 31 years, with a very good temperament - Joins Travis Head 16*..so no worry yet for hosts. And now both pacers must be tired a bit..with 10 overs each so far.

Siraj's 11th: DRS taken by reluctant Virat :

Bending Webster saved : impact bit outside off : Not Out.

Nitish Kumar Reddy replace Prasidh Krishna, after his 10 : 53/3.

Indian hopes and chances diminishing..Looks like all Australia now..

Webster almost dropped on 16 in slips, ball falls just a bit short of KL Rahul.

Looking just a formality now for Australia..., by the end of 1st hour drinks :

Almost over for India..hard luck.

Without Most Devastating Boom Boom Bumrah defending 162 was going to be almost impossible.

Just like earlier test in Melbourne India failed to sieze few game changing moments..loosing momentum now and then.

And that's it..so series done and dusted .

Hats off to Bumrah...very sad to be on the loosing side . 2-2 would have looked much better , understanding the fight put by India with so many come back moments in the series.

Anyway next Australian tour...would be Generation Next of Indian cricket.

104/3 : 18 overs : Aus need 58 more ..!

And

Khwaja Ct Pant B Siraj 41 : 104/4 : 18.1 Ov.

Wicket Maiden: Siraj's 100th Wicket in 36th test.

1st Session: At Lunch:

Advantage Australia..? Need 91 more .

India need 7 more wickets with out Bumrah.

Target 162 to start with.

BIG BIG BLOW for India, at start :

No Jasprit Bumrah on the field : Unfit to Bowl : 151.2 overs in the Series and gone...Hope it's not a career threatening injury.

Indian win chances....? Reduced or fully gone???

So it's all upto Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Nitish Kumar Reddy to start and then Ravindra Jadeja and ( Washington Sundar if necessary ) to some extent.

As it happened , before lunch:

And Australia start in tremendous manner:

13 runs off Siraj's first over . Very aggressive confident start boosted by Bumrah absence.

So Australia win is Top on the cards!

Prasidh Krishna too wild , vivid, wide and without any control..10 runs off his 1st.

26/0: 2 overs. Is it going to be over for India..Within few hours ? Just around lunch time.

Looks like India has lost it in the mind - at least till now...target being below 180 and NO most important Jasprit Bumrah.

Record 3 overs 35/0 start for India.

Something for India...Over aggressive Konstas departs for 22 off 17 to Prasidh Krishna skier well ct by Sundar : 39/1 : 3.5 Ov. The teenager has almost done his part with 39/1...it's almost like Power Play is over now.

Australia need 122 more and so far Virat n co cluless about field placement etc etc..

Australia need 121 more runs to win this test and Series. And very well on the right path so far 41/1 : 5 Overs.

Only a miraculous bowling performance can save India the series..! 51/1 : 7 ov.

Labuschagne C Jaiswal B Prasidh 6 :52/2 :8ov.

Well well well..Twist in the tale..???

Smith C Jaiswal B Prasidh 4 : 58/3 : 10 Ov.

Virat booing crowd with empty pockets...taunting about sand paper scandle..acting captain very emotional.

Need 104 more : Khwaja joined by Head.

71/3 : 13 : Session won by Australia :

20.7 Ov : 87 runs : 7 wickets.

Indian second innings earlier :

It's all over within 43 minutes and just 16 more runs..India lost all 4 wickets.

Boland strikes double blow and that's it, curtains on Indian Batting. Boland certainly a candidate for Player of the Match with 10 wickets 4 + 6 now .

Lead 160 n just a wicket left : NO after just a 1 run : Half fit Bumrah tried big hit: