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Australia is leading 2-1 in the 5-match series. Captain Pat Cummins has taken the most wickets for the team.
Australian captain Pat Cummins has praised Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah before the Sydney Test. There is no doubt that he is bowling well at the moment, he said during the press conference on Thursday. It is always difficult to face them. Hopefully, by the time I take the field in the Sydney Test, he will have bowled a lot, which will make it a little easier for me to face him.
He further said, Bumrah has bowled well. I have faced him a lot in different formats around the world. But he always challenges.
Bumrah is the top wicket taker of this Border Gavaskar Trophy. Bumrah is the top wicket taker so far in the ongoing series against Australia. He has taken 30 wickets in the four opening matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. His average has also been 12.83. Pat Cummins is second after him in this list, who has taken 20 wickets so far. Mohammad Siraj has taken 16 wickets so far and Mitchell Starc has taken 15 wickets so far.
5th Test will be played in Sydney from tomorrow The fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played in Melbourne from tomorrow. Australia is leading 2-1 in the 5-match series. India won the first match by 295 runs. The second and fourth matches went to Australia. Whereas, the third match was a draw.
Australia’s playing-11 for Sydney Test Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstans, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland.
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