Rishabh Pant, Nitish Reddy Depart In Fast Succession In IND vs AUS 5h Take a look at – Watch

India’s star participant Rishabh Pant had a troublesome outing on the sector as he sustained twelve physique blows throughout the opening day of the fifth Take a look at on the Sydney Cricket Floor (SCG) in Sydney. Regardless of combating onerous, Pant received out off Scott Boland after scoring a gritty 40 runs.

Pant got here out to bat after the lunch break and Mitchell Starc welcomed him by hitting on his physique. Within the thirty fifth over of India’s innings, Pant was trying to eliminate a brief supply of Starc however then ended up receiving it on his arm. The Delhi-based participant saved struggling physique blows and remained unbeaten till the tea break, including essential 48 runs with Ravindra Jadeja. It was within the 57th over of the sport, when Pant received out. Scott Boland ran onerous and bowled a brief supply the place Pant miscued it and Australian skipper Pat Cummins took a straightforward catch on the mid-wicket area.

Scott Boland picked up his fiftieth Take a look at wicket… and almost had a hat-trick too! #AUSvIND | #MilestoneMoment | nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/M5PTfgJnL0
— cricket.com.au (cricketcomau) January 3, 2025

After the wicket of Pant, Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored a century within the Boxing Day Take a look at, walked out to bat. Boland shocked Reddy on the very first ball and consequently, he departed for a golden duck.

Earlier, the Indian crew gained the toss and opted to bat towards Australia in Sydney. The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul began the proceedings for India however then didn’t make a partnership.

Australia Squad: Pat Cummins (C), Alex Carey (WK), Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Scott Boland.

India Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah(vc), Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, Abhimanyu Easwaran.