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After Boland's six-for, Konstas' early charge and Webster's assuredness took Australia over the line on a lively Sydney surface

Key numbers from the fifth Test between Australia and India

He scaled a peak in Newlands with technique, temperament, and heart in the right place

Sans Naseem and Afridi, Pakistan's pace attack failed to inspire on a surface where elite quicks will get wickets

Stats highlights from Newlands, where South Africa posted their fourth-highest total in Tests

But the question for Sunday remains the same as it has all series: if India are without Bumrah, do they have what it takes to get the job done?

There might be just one day left in this seesawing series with everything left to play for

Also, Rishabh Pant hits the second-fastest fifty for India in Test cricket (he also has the fastest)

Plenty of interest will surround Jacob Duffy and Kamindu Mendis as the ODI series kicks off in Wellington

Both of them got 'stuck in' to rise to the occasion at Newlands for the New Year's Test

His domestic numbers speak for themselves, but if he continues batting the way he did at Newlands, he will soon gain Test cricket's respect as well

If Australia do regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Boland will have been a major reason why, and he's only there because Josh Hazlewood is injured

India's batting not living up to its potential in the first innings has been a recurring theme in 2024-25

There was physical courage, there were technical tweaks, and nothing really worked. But the final act showed not all was lost

In the series of mis-steps in Australia, Rohit dropping himself, if you strip it of emotion, is among the most clear-headed decisions India have made

A stats overview of a year when Tests shone like never before

The allrounder hammered the door down for selection with his performance in domestic cricket and the call came in Sydney

The 18-year-old batter has impressed the likes of Viv Richards, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Curtly Ambrose with his skill and maturity

He's young, very fast and very exciting, and South Africa are hoping he does the groundwork in Cape Town for a long and successful career

It's difficult to see a road for his return with Webster and Hardie moving up the list and Green set to return later in 2025