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Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Fifth Test, day one, Sydney India 185: Pant 40; Boland 4-31, Starc 3-49 Australia 9-1: Bumrah 1-7 Australia trail by 176 runs Scorecard Australia dismissed India for 185 on day one of their Test series decider but a fired-up Jasprit Bumrah struck with the final ball of the day to boost the tourists late on. Bumrah had opener Usman Khawaja caught at second slip for two and turned to celebrate in the face of 19-year-old Sam Konstas, with India thinking both batters were wasting time in what proved to be the last over. The tourists, who trail 2-1 in the best-of-five series and need to win to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy, had earlier tentatively edged to their total on a lively Sydney pitch.
They left out struggling captain Rohit Sharma but the move did little to improve the fortunes of their top order as Scott Boland took 4-31. India were 72-4 when Boland dismissed Virat Kohli for 17 and 120-6 when Rishabh Pant, who top scored with a cautious 40, and Nitish Kumar Reddy fell to the seamer in consecutive balls. But Bumrah, captaining India in Rohit's place, hit three fours and a six in a 17-ball 22 to lift the total and his dismissal left time for India to have three overs at Australia before the close.
The hosts looked to have survived with Bumrah accusing Khawaja of wasting time in the final over, before exchanging words with Konstas as Australia ran the clock down to ensure there was not time for another over. However, Bumrah had the last laugh as he dismissed Khawaja for a sixth time this series, the left-hander poking an edge to KL Rahul, who took a fine low catch. It left Australia, who need only a draw to regain the trophy, 9-1.
India need a win to remain in contention to qualify for the World Test Championship final later this year..
