Australia vs India BGT 2024/25 Test series: Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG, Sydney pitch history and Test record 

After enthralling battles across Australia, we enter the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), a historic venue that will host one of the most important Tests of this season. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) is about to come to fruition with the fifth Test in Sydney starting from January 3, Friday.

Historically, this ground has been an Australian stronghold. However, India has given them a tough fight in the last few tours and managed to secure draws, if not wins.

Ahead of the fifth BGT Test, here are some important numbers you need to know from previous Tests played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Test record and stats

The Indian cricket team has not lost a Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground since January 2012. The last three IND v AUS Tests on this ground have ended in a stalemate.

India has played 13 Test matches against Australia in Sydney and registered only one win. That victory came in January 1978 when EAS Prasanna, BS Chandrashekhar, and Bishan Singh Bedi powered the visitors to an innings win. With the visitors set to clash with Australia again in Sydney, here are some vital stats you need to know from the previous Tests played on this ground.

Test Matches Played: 112

Matches Won by Australia: 61

Matches Won by touring team: 28

Matches Drawn: 23

Highest Individual Score: 329* - Michael Clarke (Australia) vs. India, 2012

Best Bowling Figures (Innings): 8/35 - George Lohmann (England) vs. Australia, 1887

Best Bowling Figures (Match): 12/87 - Charles Turner (Australia) vs. England, 1888

Highest Team Score: 705/7 dec. - (India) vs. Australia, 2004

Lowest Team Score: 42 - (Australia) vs. England, 1888

Highest Successful Run Chase: 288/2 - (Australia) vs. South Africa, 2006

Average score batting 1st: 320

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SCG pitch report: How could Sydney Cricket Ground play in 5th IND vs AUS Test?

This could be a ground that finally favours India! After some heavy bounce in Brisbane and Melbourne, SCG will be a more traditional Test match pitch, with batters finding it a bit easy in the first two days before bowlers kick in.

Spinners will be of huge importance in this match and India will be tempted to give more overs to Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. Matches here often go till the fifth day, but we have some rain predicted later in the Test.

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Last Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Test

Australia v Pakistan - Men's 3rd Test: Day 4 - Source: Getty

The last Test here was between Australia and Pakistan, the third of the three-match Test series last year. While Australia completed a comfortable whitewash, it was Aamer Jamal, who won the player of the match award for his all-round heroics.

The Sydney Test was the farewell match for modern-day great David Warner, who bid adieu with scores of 34 & 57. Australia made 299 in the first innings after Pakistan clubbed 313. However, Australian bowlers came to the fore in the second innings, bowling Pakistan out for 115. While pacers took 22 wickets, spinners claimed 10 wickets in that match.