Australia win by 10 wickets under the Pat Cummins captaincy.
1st inn ind
As India started batting first, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc dismissed Indian opener batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal 0 (1) on the very first bowl of the match. Then Starc continued the streak of taking wickets as he dismissed KL Rahul 37 (64), Virat Kohli 7 (8), Nitish Kumar Reddy 42 (54), R Ashwin 22 (22), Harshit Rana 0 (3). A six-wicket haul by Starc led AUS to dismiss India on just 180 in 44.1 overs with the help of Pat Cummins and Scott Boland as both took 2,2 wickets.
1st inn aus
Australia came to batting with opening pair Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney. They both batted well then Jasprit Bumrah strikes and took Usman Khawaja’s wicket. Then Marnus Labuschange smashes fifty and goes by Nitish Kumar Reddy on 64 (126). As continued the match Bumrah dismissed McSweeney and Steve Smith. Travis Head smashed a century and made 140(141) with a strike rate of approximately 100 leading Aus to make 337 runs in 87.3 overs with the loss of 10 wickets. Fans made a lot of memes as they named Travis Head ( a nightmare for India). Bumrah and Siraj took 4,4 wickets in the first inning. Australia remains ahead of India by 157 runs.
2nd inn ind
Further going towards 2nd inning, the Indian team looked weak in front of the Australian pace attack as none of the batsmen smashed fifty. Nitish Kumar Reddy remains the highest-scoring batsman 42 (47) as he made the same 42 runs in 1st inning. Mostly batsmen out on single-digit scores. Australia’s captain Pat Cummins took a five-wicket haul as he dismissed KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, R-Ashwin, and Harshit Rana. That made AUS to dismiss India at 175 in 36.5 overs and for the 2nd innings, AUS got the target of just 19 runs.
2nd inn aus
Australia finished the given target in just 3.2 overs. Travis Head was nominated as the Player of the Match as he smashed 140 runs in 1st inning with a strike rate of 99.29. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins play a vital role in winning this Match as both did five-wicket haul. Starc in 1st and Cummins in 2nd inning. As of now, the series of BGT of 2024-2025 is equal to 1-1.