Top 5 Moments in BGT 2024-25: The 5th and final Test played between Australia and India in Sydney has ended. Australia won this match by 6 wickets. With this, the host Australia won the five-match Test series 3-1.
All the players of Australia performed brilliantly in this series and won the hearts of all the fans. Team India won the first Test played in Perth, although they failed to leave their mark in the remaining four Tests. Some top moments were also seen during this Test series.
Today we tell you about the top 5 moments of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
1. Australia Ends 10-Year Wait for Series Win Against India
In the fifth Test match played in Sydney, Team India batted first and scored 185 runs in their first innings, after which Australia collapsed for 181 runs in their first innings. Team India failed to bat well in the second innings as well and was all out for 157 runs.
Australia achieved the target of 162 runs by losing four wickets. Australia has won the Test series against Team India after 10 years. Earlier they won it in 2015. Australia won the 4-match Test series 2-0. Many people are praising the performance of Australian players in BGT 2024-25.
2. Virat Kohli’s Sandpaper Gesture
In the unavailability of Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli was seen captaining Team India on the third day of the Sydney Test match. When Virat Kohli was fielding, Australia fans were seen booing for him. Virat Kohli also gave a befitting reply to the fans who came to the stadium by gesturing sandpaper.
In the Test series played against South Africa in 2018, Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft had to pay a big fine for tampering with the ball. Cameron Bancroft was tampering with the ball using sandpaper.
3. Heated Exchange Between Kohli and Sam Kontas
During the fourth Test in Melbourne, Kohli collided with Sam Kontas while fielding, leading to a heated exchange. Kohli was fined for the incident, and Australian fans booed him when he came out to bat. This clash became one of the most talked-about moments of the series, highlighting the intense competition between the teams.
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4. Jasprit Bumrah and Sam Kontas Face Off
On the first day of the Sydney Test match, Jasprit Bumrah was bowling the last over. Jasprit Bumrah wanted to finish the over as soon as possible so that one more over could be bowled before the end of the first day’s play.
However, Usman Khawaja was not ready to play that ball and as soon as Jasprit Bumrah started taking the runup, he stopped the Indian player. Sam Kontas was standing at the non-striker’s end and was seen saying something to Jasprit Bumrah, after which the Indian fast bowler also got very angry.
Bumrah took the wicket of Usman Khawaja on the very next ball and then all the Indian players were seen in an aggressive form against Sam Kontas.
5. Nitish Kumar Reddy’s Maiden Test Century
Nitish Kumar Reddy batted brilliantly for Team India in the fourth Test match played in Melbourne and scored 114 runs. This was the first century of his international Test career. Many people praised the innings of Nitish Kumar Reddy.
Let us tell you that Australia had scored 474 runs in their first innings in this match and response, Team India was in a very bad position in their first innings.
However, due to Nitish Kumar Reddy’s century, Team India scored 369 runs in their first innings. Apart from Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar contributed 50 runs in this match while Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 82 runs.
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 was packed with thrilling moments, ensuring it will be remembered as a fiercely competitive series.
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