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Australia dismissed India for 185 on day one of their Test series finale but a fired-up Jasprit Bumrah struck with the final ball of the day to boost the tourists late on.

Bumrah had opener Usman Khawaja caught at second slip for two and turned to celebrate in the face of 19-year-old Sam Konstas, with India thinking both batters were wasting time in what proved to be the last over.

The tourists, who trail 2-1 in the best-of-five series and need to win to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy, had earlier tentatively edged to their total on a lively Sydney pitch.

They left out struggling captain Rohit Sharma but the move did little to improve the fortunes of their top order as Scott Boland took 4-31.

India were 72-4 when Boland dismissed Virat Kohli for 17 and 120-6 when Rishabh Pant, who top scored with a cautious 40, and Nitish Kumar Reddy fell to the seamer in consecutive balls.

But Bumrah, captaining India in Rohit's place, hit three fours and a six in a 17-ball 22 to lift the total and his dismissal left time for India to have three overs at Australia before the close.

The hosts looked to have survived with Bumrah accusing Khawaja of wasting time in the final over, before exchanging words with Konstas as Australia ran the clock down to ensure there was not time for another over.

However, Bumrah had the last laugh as he dismissed Khawaja for a sixth time this series, the left-hander poking an edge to KL Rahul, who took a fine low catch.

It left Australia, who need only a draw to regain the trophy, 9-1.

India need a win to remain in contention to qualify for the World Test Championship final later this year.

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India have been bowled out for 185 late on day one in Sydney.

Scott Boland finished with 4-31 and Mitchell Starc 3-39.

Starc and captain Pat Cummins took the last three wickets but Jasprit Bumrah did hit three fours and a six in a 17-ball 22 which boosted the tourists' score.

Australia's openers have 20 minutes to navigate before the close.

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• India have lost two wickets in the evening session to slide further to 125-6 at drinks.
• Scott Boland dismissed Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy in consecutive balls as the hosts took control of this opening day.
• Pant had dug in for 40 from 98 balls before miscuing a pull to mid-on.
• Reddy, India's centurion from the fourth-Test defeat, nicked off first ball.
• The two wickets for Boland mean he has four in the innings, following the dismissals of Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal earlier.

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• It was tough going in the afternoon session for India, who scored just 50 runs in the session for the loss of one wicket to move to 107-4 at tea.
• The wicket fell in the first hour after lunch - Virat Kohli caught at third slip off Scott Boland for 17 to continue his difficult run.
• After that Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja dug in for a partnership of 35 in 111 balls.
• Pant has taken a number of blows on the body and has 32 from 80 balls.
• Jadeja, dropped on both three and five, has 11 not out from 50 balls.

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• Rohit Sharma's omission did little to change India's fortunes at the top of the order.
• India were 57-3 at lunch with the top three - KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill - all dismissed.
• Rahul chipped a catch into the leg side off Mitchell Starc, Jaiswal nicked to second slip and Gill was caught at slip off spinner Nathan Lyon.
• There was a controversial moment when Australia thought Virat Kohli was dismissed first ball as Steve Smith dove low to take a catch one handed and, when the ball popped up, Marnus Labuschagne completed the catch.
• But the third umpire deemed the ball has brushed the ground and Kohli was reprieved.
• The former India captain was dismissed soon after lunch for 17 by Scott Boland, however.

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India captain Rohit Sharma is not part of the tourists' team for the final Test in Sydney, with stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah saying the 37-year-old has "opted to rest".

Rohit missed the first Test of the series because of the birth of his second child, and has scored just 31 runs in the past three games - an average of 6.20.

Since the start of 2024 Rohit has averaged 24.76 in Tests, but that has dropped to 10.93 in his past eight games.

Speaking at the toss, Bumrah said: "Our captain has shown his leadership - he’s opted to rest in this game, so that shows there is a lot of unity and no selfishness and whatever is in the team’s best interest we are looking to do that."

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CricViz analyst

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While few Australians have been banging the door down domestically, Webster has impressed. In the last four editions of the Sheffield Shield he’s the fourth leading run-scorer, and is the only batter to average in excess of 50 having played at least 10 matches.

While spinners do tend to find life difficult in Australia, Webster’s recent record against them - an average of 172 in the last four years - is exceptional. He’s a tall man and loves to pull (average 94) and cut (average 200) the quicks.

With the ball, Webster often comes on as first change for Tasmania, and in the 2023-24 Sheffield Shield season took 30 wickets at an average of 29, with an unusual mix of seam up and spin deliveries.

English county cricket fans may also be familiar with Webster from a brief stint with Gloucestershire last season, where he averaged 58 with the bat in four County Championship matches, and took a tidy 16 wickets at 21.

Before making his Australia debut in the fourth Test Sam Konstas had became the youngest player since the great Ricky Ponting to score centuries in each innings of a match in the Sheffield Shield, Australia's first-class competition.

Two years prior, and just a month after his 17th birthday, Konstas became the youngest batter to score a century for Sutherland in the top tier of Sydney's notoriously tough grade cricket.

The previous holder of that record? A certain Steve Smith.

BBC Sport has caught up with his batting coach Tahmid Islam and Sutherland captain Tom Doyle about how Konstas' path to international honours.

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Australia - 61.46% (best possible finish: 67.54%)

Australia's win over India in Melbourne has boosted their hopes significantly.

They lead the five-match series 2-1 and a 3-1 win would guarantee a place in the final.

A 2-2 draw would mean they need to win one Test in Sri Lanka in the new year.

India - 52.78% (best possible finish: 55.26%)

India remain in third place and their fate is now in the hands of Sri Lanka.

They trail the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1, and 2-2 draw would mean they need Sri Lanka to win the series against Australia.

Australia beat India by 184 runs in a thrilling conclusion to the fourth Test in Melbourne to take a 2-1 lead going into the final match of the series.

India were set a target of 340 in 92 overs and batted cautiously throughout the innings with little ambition to chase an unlikely victory.

But a sensational bowling performance in the evening session saw Australia take the final seven wickets for just 34 runs as India were bowled out for 155 in the final hour.

The tourists slipped to 33-3 but opener Yashasvi Jaiswal looked intent on securing a hard-fought draw for India before he was caught behind off Pat Cummins for 84 from 208 balls with 21 overs remaining.

Jaiswal had battled through a wicketless afternoon session alongside wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who made 30 from 104 balls - but they were the only men to pass double figures.

Pant eventually ran out of patience and slogged Travis Head to long-on for another wasteful dismissal and his departure after tea sparked the collapse.

Cummins and Scott Boland finished with three wickets each while spinner Nathan Lyon took two after his batting heroics, falling for 41 in the second over of the day as Australia were all out for 234.

He was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah, who finished with 5-57 in another scintillating performance.

The series concludes in Sydney from 2 January, where a win would secure Australia's place in the World Test Championship final alongside South Africa.