Australia (181 & 162/4) defeat India (185 & 157) by 6 wickets in the 5th Test match and win the 5-match series 3-1

[Buffet]

There was one Gilly and now Pant.

 

[Ab Fan]

Pant is just slogging his bat.

Gilchrist is saying, “Brilliant batting”.

 

[kingusama92]

54 balls for the fastest hundred.

Can Pant beat it?

 

[Varun]

Rishabh Afridi

 

[RamLakhan]

I don't think Boland can be effective anywhere outside Australia... Guy has mastered bowling on these pitches...

 

[Ab Fan]

No .240+ minimum .

Already is already win this bro

Tomorrow pitch will be flat and better for batting.

 

[jnaveen1980]

But he can Bowl tommarow? Or time limit still valid?

Hours matter

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I hope Jadeja is not an "automatic" selection for yet another ICC event.

 

[pillionrider]

Pant determined to not leave Australian shores without entertaining them.

The greatest entertainer of this era

 

[Devadwal]

Tomorrow pitch will be flat and better for batting.

Pitch can break but most likely flat .

Not sure about it .

 

[Ab Fan]

Why have they sent a tailender Jadeja to bat at 6? He is old and late on every shot.

 

[Varun]

I don't think Boland can be effective anywhere outside Australia... Guy has mastered bowling on these pitches...

The Axar Patel of Australia

 

[Ahmed216]

No .240+ minimum .

Already is already win this bro

200 is max Aus can chase. They'll have to bat very well in order to achieve that.

This surface has brought all Indian bowlers into the game. It won't just be Bumrah who'll trouble them

 

[Ab Fan]

Why not bat whole day tomorrow sensibly?

How come Rahul, Jaiswal, Kohli, Gill got out within 15 overs?

 

[Hitman]

Why not bat whole day tomorrow sensibly?

How come Rahul, Jaiswal, Kohli, Gill got out within 15 overs?

If only our batsmen had the caliber and ability to do so. Bar Jaiswal and Pant, I have ZERO faith on our other batsmen.

 

[Varun]

Why not bat whole day tomorrow sensibly?

How come Rahul, Jaiswal, Kohli, Gill got out within 15 overs?

They overperformed by their standards.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Why not bat whole day tomorrow sensibly?

How come Rahul, Jaiswal, Kohli, Gill got out within 15 overs?

Jaiswal got an unplayable delivery. Possibly the ball of the series. Kela for some reason came down and insided edged. Kohli - no prize for guessing, Stupidest dismissal goes to Gill.

 

[MP2011]

Game should be over tomorrow, either way. This won't be called a poor pitch by the ICC?

24 wickets have fallen in less than 2 days of play. Still not a dangerous pitch for ICC?

 

[Buffet]

Put some close fielders.

 

[jnaveen1980]

If it was Jadeja from 2 years back he would have been ungetouttable here. He has become old. Lost reflexes. Another guys that needs to call it a day.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Not sure if he is gonna be able to participate in the game but he is back with the indian squad.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Not sure if he is gonna be able to participate in the game but he is back with the indian squad.

If the scans are okay. 2 hour break is what needed for him to start

 

[Hitman]

Pant is an unreal talent. Unfortunately, he lacks match awareness. Reaches 50 with a SIX.

 

[MP2011]

What a ridiculous shot from Pant!

 

[Hitman]

Pant is an unreal talent. Unfortunately, he lacks match awareness. Reaches 50 with a SIX.

1 more SIX

 

[MP2011]

Back to back 6s from Pant

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pant is on a roll

 

[hafizexpress]

That was a Fakhar shot against Starc from 2021 t20 WC. Same ball too

 

[Ab Fan]

If only our batsmen had the caliber and ability to do so. Bar Jaiswal and Pant, I have ZERO faith on our other batsmen.

The thing is once the ball gets older, batting should be easier. Day 1 pitch was doing a lot but now once the ball gets older, battting should be easy.

We should have followed the Perth test template. Got a big total due to top 4.

Australia can bat tomorrow and on a warmer day, chasing 200 or 250 shouldn’t really be a challenge.

 

[Varun]

SMASH

 

[MP2011]

Konstas looking in the sky.

That's how you bat, kid.

 

[BouncerGuy]

PAnt is just doing Pant things... Smashing Starc for fun now.

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is why AUssies love Pant.

 

[Hitman]

The thing is once the ball gets older, batting should be easier. Day 1 pitch was doing a lot but now once the ball gets older, battting should be easy.

We should have followed the Perth test template. Got a big total due to top 4.

Australia can bat tomorrow and on a warmer day, chasing 200 or 250 shouldn’t really be a challenge.

Expecting anything from Kohli is futile. Anything he scores should be taken as a gift or as extras.

 

[MP2011]

Pant averages 131 at SCG

 

[jnaveen1980]

If INdia had gone with full of youngsters whole series would have been different. These seniors are the reason why we are behind in this series.

 

[ethan hunt]

Starc is the most overrated test paceman. Has robbed Boland of a potentially great test career.

 

[Varun]

Starc is the most overrated test paceman. Has robbed Boland of a potentially great test career.

Pink Ball bully.

Poor man's Mitchell Johnson.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Pant’s gone mad or something. What is going on

 

[Dr_Bassim]

If Pant can score a century here and help India draw BGT, he would be a bonafide Test ATG in my opinion.

 

[Buffet]

OK, whatever India puts , Aus should chase it. If India can put 200-250 runs then Aus shuld chase it. Just need to not get blown away in the first 25 overs.

 

[Bhaijaan]

54 balls for the fastest hundred.

Can Pant beat it?

I don’t think anyone will mind if he gets to triple figures in whatever balls it takes but right now it seems all it took was two.

 

[MP2011]

If INdia had gone with full of youngsters whole series would have been different. These seniors are the reason why we are behind in this series.

We won last series in Australia mostly due to youngsters, not due to oldies except for Ashwin and Pujara

 

[Buffet]

If Pant can score a century here and help India draw BGT, he would be a bonafide Test ATG in my opinion.

Yah, it will back to back series changing knock if he can do it here.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Shot was fabulous but that catch was nothing less than that shot.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875423118036029699

 

[MP2011]

Pant gone

 

[Nikhil_cric]

D

If Pant can score a century here and help India draw BGT, he would be a bonafide Test ATG in my opinion.

But will he be as good as Rizwan though?

 

[jnaveen1980]

We won last series in Australia mostly due to youngsters, not due to oldies except for Ashwin and Pujara

Yea.. Especially when you have both Rohit and Kohli in the same side you are toast

 

[Buffet]

46 partnership and 44 came from Pant.

 

[Varun]

Out

 

[Champ_Pal]

Pant gone.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Remarkable innings from Pant though. His hand-eye coordination is next level.

 

[jnaveen1980]

IT's okay THat shot was on.

 

[Ab Fan]

Slogging won’t give you a hundred.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

If Pant can score a century here and help India draw BGT, he would be a bonafide Test ATG in my opinion.

And I spoke too soon.

Well, India needs to learn how to play Test cricket.

 

[Croma]

Game over?

 

[jnaveen1980]

The loser kohli couldn't even bat for 50 balls

 

[Buffet]

Finally got Pant.

Game should be won now. India won't get big lead.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Reddy also needs to go bang bang.

 

[jnaveen1980]

And I spoke too soon.

Well, India needs to learn how to play Test cricket.

His game was the right approach. Shot was on. Wayward ball. May be break didn't help him. It is the others like Kohli that have to learn

 

[pillionrider]

24 wickets have fallen in less than 2 days of play. Still not a dangerous pitch for ICC?

It's only a poor pitch if Ashwin/Jadeja take a bucketful of wickets.

But Boland is an artist

 

[Romali_rotti]

180 should be the target for Aus.

Indians with no Bumrah would need a lot of luck to go their way to have a chance.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

250 might have given India a chance.

But as usual Pant was interested in being an Afridi only.

 

[Ahmed216]

Was only a matter of time with Pant.

Should have been more selective. Still had jadeja washy nitish who can hang in there

 

[Seen Sheen]

OK, whatever India puts , Aus should chase it. If India can put 200-250 runs then Aus shuld chase it. Just need to not get blown away in the first 25 overs.

Only if it was that easy to not get blown away in first 25 overs. It is not really in the batters hands when it is jagging around corners.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Match over for Bharat

 

[BouncerGuy]

Finally Pant's days were over..

Cummins cleans him up

 

[Buffet]

Aus needs to attack with these two new and have scored nothing so far.

 

[Seen Sheen]

180-200 is within India's reach and even without Bumrah, it would be extremely tricky. Australian top order is extremely fragile. Only Smith and Labuschagne can hold one end but even they could easily get an unplayable one and get knocked over.

 

[Ahmed216]

The way Boland uses his wrist to make the ball talk. Just a class act

 

[Buffet]

Only if it was that easy to not get blown away in first 25 overs. It is not really in the batters hands when it is jagging around corners.

True, but Pant gone, Aus shouldn't be chasing big target now.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Gill played a really poor shot. I can understand that you never feel in on this pitch but he somehow needed to trust his game and just feed Pant the strike.

Terrible game awareness

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Indis isn't winning anything less than 250 without Bumrah.

And even that is a stretch.

 

[pillionrider]

Anyone notice the quiet tap Travis Head gave Pant as he walked off.

He more than anyone else understands how outrageous that was.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Indis isn't winning anything less than 250 without Bumrah.

And even that is a stretch.

Ya. they will win in a canter. Head is bound to come good

 

[Ahmed216]

Gill played a really poor shot. I can understand that you never feel in on this pitch but he somehow needed to trust his game and just feed Pant the strike.

Terrible game awareness

Webster showed proper application can help you survive even on this surface.

Gill has batted like a complete noob.

 

[Hitman]

Indis isn't winning anything less than 250 without Bumrah.

And even that is a stretch.

I agree.

 

[Ab Fan]

3-1 Australia it seems

 

[Dr_Bassim]

What is the purpose of "a Jadeja" ?

Can't bat, can't bowl and can't spin.

An extra batsmen would have been nicer.

 

[Varun]

Haha now we're batting normally.

I'm telling you, our batting line up is inverted.