Australia and India Fifth test at Sydney Third day
SPD Smith took a catch in India’s second innings which fetched him 40 catches against India. He became the first Australian fieldsman to catch 40 catches against India
SPD Smith took a catch in India’s second innings which fetched him 40 catches against India. He now owns the record for most catches by a fieldsman against India. He went past IVA Richards who had taken 39 catches against India
SPD Smith scored four runs in Australia’s second innings which gave him an aggregate of 9999 runs.
In this test, India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test to provide the 37th occasions of teams dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test.
In this test, India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test to provide the second occasions of India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Team | Score | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | India | 109 | 01 | v Australia | Indore | 01 Mar 2023 |
| 2 | Australia | 197 | 02 | v India | Indore | 01 Mar 2023 | |
| 3 | India | 163 | 03 | v Australia | Indore | 01 Mar 2023 | |
| 2 | 1 | India | 185 | 01 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2025 |
| 2 | Australia | 181 | 02 | v India | Sydney | 03 Jan 2025 | |
| 3 | India | 157 | 03 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2025 |
India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test to provide the fourth occasions of India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of at Sydney. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that the previous such occasion at Sydney was in Feb 1888 and the interval between the Jan 2025 occasion was 135 years taking into consideration the years
| No | No | Team | Score | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | Australia | 181 | 01 | v England | Sydney | 20 Feb 1885 |
| 2 | England | 133 | 02 | v Australia | Sydney | 20 Feb 1885 | |
| 3 | Australia | 165 | 03 | v England | Sydney | 20 Feb 1885 | |
| 2 | 1 | England | 151 | 01 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1887 |
| 2 | Australia | 84 | 02 | v England | Sydney | 25 Feb 1887 | |
| 3 | England | 154 | 03 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1887 | |
| 3 | 1 | England | 113 | 01 | v Australia | Sydney | 10 Feb 1888 |
| 2 | Australia | 42 | 02 | v England | Sydney | 10 Feb 1888 | |
| 3 | England | 137 | 03 | v Australia | Sydney | 10 Feb 1888 | |
| 4 | 1 | India | 185 | 01 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2025 |
| 2 | Australia | 181 | 02 | v India | Sydney | 03 Jan 2025 | |
| 3 | India | 157 | 03 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2025 |
Australia won this test by six wickets posting its 417th overall win and also its 262nd win on home soil. It also represents its 48th overall win against India and its 33rd win against India in Australia