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Toughest SCG Pitch, Got Chainsawed: Steve Smith On Missing 10,000 Runs Milestone

Veteran Australian batter Steve Smith has said he had never encountered a wicket like the one at the SCG, after falling one run short of reaching 10,000 career runs in the five-match Test series against India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In Australia's first innings of the fifth Test here, Smith edged a delivery to slip just five runs shy of the landmark. In the second innings, Prasidh Krishna's delivery rose sharply from short of a length and Smith advanced down the pitch, only to fend it into the gully to be dismissed on 9999 Test runs. "I got chainsawed didn't I! Pretty nasty delivery actually; back of a length, I thought 'oh, there's one to punch through point' and it just took off," the former Australian captain told 'Triple M' after their six-wicket win on Sunday that gave them the trophy after a decade.

"These Are Quite Impactful Runs": Sunil Gavaskar Praises Rishabh Pant's Fifty In SCG Test

Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's valuable half-century were "impactful runs" in helping his team gain a sizeable lead over Australia at the end of the day two of fifth Test and also for playing some fine shots throughout his knock "in the front of the wicket". Pant finally scored a half-century, getting his fifty in just 30 balls during day two of the Test match at Sydney. The half-century came after a frustrating wait to convert his fine starts into something more meaningful that lasted four Test matches. However, he lost his wicket to Aussie skipper Pat Cummins and India ended at 141/6, with a lead of 145 runs.

Sanjay Bangar Feels Rishabh Pant's Fifty Put India In Position To Win SCG Test

Former Indian all-rounder Sanjay Bangar hailed wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's scintillating half-century against Australia at Sydney, saying that the 27-year-old's "bravery" has put India in a position from which India can win the Test match and draw the series. Pant scored his fifty in just 29 balls during day two of the Test match at Sydney. The half-century came after a frustrating wait to convert his fine starts into something more meaningful that lasted four Test matches. However, he lost his wicket to Aussie skipper Pat Cummins and India ended at 141/6, with a lead of 145 runs.

"Taken The Pants Of The Aussies": World Cup-Winner's Funny Praise For Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant played one of the most terrific knocks of his career in Test cricket on Saturday. With the Indian top order once again failing to give the side a strong start, Pant walked in on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test vs Australia with his side reeling at 59 for 3 and went on to hit the fastest fifty by a visiting batter on Australian soil. His contribution of 61 off 33 deliveries, laced with six fours and four sixes, received him a lot of praise by former India stars. Meanwhile, India's 1983 World Cup-winner Krishnamachari Srikkanth came up with a funny tweet to laud the southpaw.

1st Time In 148 Years: Rishabh Pant Scripts History With Fiery Fifty vs Australia In 5th Test

Rishabh Pant smashed the fastest Test half-century on Australian soil by a visiting batter during the ongoing fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Pant, who was struggling with the bat in the series so far, rose to the occasion to unleash his attacking prowess on day two of the series finale. Pant completed his fifty off 29 balls with the help of a six against Mitchell Starc. He bettered previous 33-ball efforts by England's John Brown (Melbourne 1895) and West Indies' Roy Fredericks (Perth 1975). It was also the second-fastest half-century by an Indian batter in a Test match.

Sachin Tendulkar's Blunt "Majority Had Strike-Rate of 50 Or Less" Take As Rishabh Pant Wages Lone Battle

With the Indian top order once again failing to give the side a strong start, Rishabh Pant walked in on Day 2 of the final Test with his side reeling at 59/3 and went on to hit the fastest fifty by a visiting batter on Australian soil. Pant's contribution of 61 off 33 deliveries, laced with six fours and four sixes, was labelled as truly remarkable by India great Sachin Tendulkar. “On a wicket where majority of the batters have batted at a SR of 50 or less, @RishabhPant17's knock with a SR of 184 is truly remarkable. He has rattled Australia from ball one. It is always entertaining to watch him bat. What an impactful innings!” Tendulkar posted on X.

Virat Kohli Absolutely Disgusted With Himself As Off-Stump Demons Gets Him Dismissed Again. Watch

Another day, but same mode of dismissal for Virat Kohli. The scene that has been been happening from Perth repeated itself again as Virat Kohli once again fell to the outside off-stump trap. In his final innings of the series, onus was on Kohli to take India to a huge lead, instead he fell for just six off 12 balls. Off Scott Boland's outside off-stump bait, Kohli poked with hard hands and was caught in the slips. But usually he maintains a stoic face after getting out, this time he showed absolute disgust.

Rishabh Pant's 33-Ball 61 Takes India To Fighting Position, Sydney Test Awaits Exciting Day 3

Staying true to his aggressive style of play, generational talent Rishabh Pant conjured up a spectacular 33-ball-61 to somehow keep India afloat even as Australia remained in driver's seat in the fifth Test, which is poised for an intriguing finish. It was largely due to Pant's breathtaking knock that India finished the second day at 141 for 6 for an overall lead of 145. Pant entrained the packed SCG with four monstrous sixes and six boundaries. His back-to-back sixes off Mitchell Starc into the heritage Ladies Members Stands were for posterity.

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Toughest SCG Pitch, Got Chainsawed: Steve Smith On Missing 10,000 Runs Milestone

"These Are Quite Impactful Runs": Sunil Gavaskar Praises Rishabh Pant's Fifty In SCG Test

Sanjay Bangar Feels Rishabh Pant's Fifty Put India In Position To Win SCG Test

"Taken The Pants Of The Aussies": World Cup-Winner's Funny Praise For Rishabh Pant

1st Time In 148 Years: Rishabh Pant Scripts History With Fiery Fifty vs Australia In 5th Test

Sachin Tendulkar's Blunt "Majority Had Strike-Rate of 50 Or Less" Take As Rishabh Pant Wages Lone Battle

Virat Kohli Absolutely Disgusted With Himself As Off-Stump Demons Gets Him Dismissed Again. Watch

Rishabh Pant's 33-Ball 61 Takes India To Fighting Position, Sydney Test Awaits Exciting Day 3