IND vs AUS: Day 1 session timings for Sydney test, BGT 2024-25

The fifth IND vs AUS test will be played from January 3 in Sydney.

Australia are leading the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 by 2-1 after four captivating tests.

India started the series with a dominant 295-run win in Perth, but Australia responded strongly at the Adelaide Oval with a thumping 10-wicket victory in the pink ball test. The third test in Brisbane ended in a rain-marred draw before Australia won the Melbourne test by 184 runs in the final session.

India will be hoping for a better performance from their top order, which has failed on all but one occasion in this series. The team has often been bailed out by youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Kumar Reddy, but senior players—Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Rishabh Pant—are yet to deliver.

Australia, on the other hand, have made a bold decision to drop the experienced Mitchell Marsh for Tasmanian all-rounder Beau Webster. Webster has featured in 93 First-Class (FC) games, scoring 5,297 runs at an average of 38.

The teams will now head to the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for the final test of the series.

IND vs AUS: What are the session timings for day 1 of the 5th test in Sydney?

The fifth IND vs AUS test match in Sydney is scheduled to start on January 3 at 10.30 AM local time, which is 5.00 AM IST. The toss is scheduled to take place at 4.30 AM IST.

The session timings are given below. Note that play can be extended by 30 minutes to complete the quota of overs.

Here are the session timings for day 1 of the IND vs AUS 5th test at the MCG:

1st session: 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM IST / 11:30 PM to 1:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM AEDT

Lunch break: 7:00 AM to 7:40 AM IST / 1:30 AM to 2:10 AM GMT / 12:30 PM to 1:10 PM AEDT

2nd session: 7:40 AM to 9:40 AM IST / 2:10 AM to 4:10 AM GMT / 1:10 PM to 3:10 PM AEDT

Tea break: 9:40 AM to 10:00 AM IST / 4:10 AM to 4:30 AM GMT / 3:10 PM to 3:30 PM AEDT

3rd session: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM IST / 4.30 AM to 6:30 AM GMT / 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM AEDT

Half hour extension: 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM IST / 6:30 AM to 7:00 AM GMT / 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM AEDT

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