Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG: Pitch report, records and highest scores in tests ahead of the 5th BGT Test between India and Australia

Australia will host India in the New Year Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground after taking a series lead in the Boxing Day Test with a place in the World Test Championship final at stake.

India have not lost a Border Gavaskar Trophy series since 2017 and will look to retain the series for the fourth time in a row and also stay alive in the race to the WTC final, to be played at Lord's later in 2025 .

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As the sides go head-to-head for the final time in the barely-fought series over the past 40 days, let's take a look at the SCG's records and venue details.

How many test matches has the Sydney Cricket Ground hosted?

Sydney has hosted 112 Test matches to date, of which 47 have been won by the teams batting first and 42 by the teams bowling first.

How many spectators can the Sydney Cricket Ground hold?

The Sydney Cricket Ground has a capacity of up to 48,000 spectators.

The Sydney Cricket Ground: pitch report

Sydney Cricket Ground is traditionally known for its good batting track and, unlike most venues in Australia, offers spins to the bowlers. Expect long batting sessions with matches until the final days of play.

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What happened in the previous Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground?

The last match at the venue was played between Australia and Pakistan in January 2024 where Australia won the match by 8 wickets with Pat Cummins getting 6 and Josh Hazlewood getting 5 wickets in the match.

Mohammad Rizwan and Aamer Jamal scored 80s for Pakistan with the bat, while Marnus Labusschagne and Mitchell Marsh scored fifty runs for the Aussies. Jamal also grabbed a six-fer in the first innings to get his name on the SCG honors board.

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David Warner scored 57 (75) in his farewell innings for the Aussies as they chased 130 runs to Marnus' 62 (73)

What is the highest score by a team at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

India scored 705/7 in the first innings of the fourth Test of the 2003/04 series when Sachin Tendulkar made his famous 241 (436) without playing a cover drive. VVS Laxman also got 178(298) in the innings.

India famously reversed the batting line-up and opened the innings with Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar, while Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra batted on 8 and 9 with Rahul Dravid on 7.

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What is the lowest score by a team at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

Australia were bowled out for 42 against England in the only Test of 1888 between England and Australia, with George Lohmann and Bobby Peel winning five each at the SCG.

They were all out on 82 in the second innings and England won the match by 126 runs

What is the highest individual score at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

Michael Clarke's famous 329*(468) against India in January 2012 is the highest score at the SCG, where they won the match by an innings and 68 runs after amassing 659/4 in the first innings after India's 191.

What is the best bowling figure at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

England's George Lohmann took 8/35 in the second Test of the 1887 Australia series, helping England bowl out Australia on 84 and eventually win the match by 71 runs.

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Which batsman has the most runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has 1480 runs at an average of 67.27 in 16 matches played at the SCG with 6 centuries and 6 fifties to his name.

In the current team, Steve Smith has 1059 runs at an average of 70.60 in 11 matches with 4 hundreds and 7 fifties. Usman Khawaja famously averages 104 at the venue for his 832 runs in 12 innings and 4 centuries.

Which bowler has the most wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Tests?

The great Shane Warne took 64 wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 14 matches, which is the record for most wickets at the venue with an average of 28.12 with 4 five-fers. He is followed by Stuart MacGill with 53 wickets with 5 five-fers at an average of 24.47.

Among the current players, Nathan Lyon has taken 48 wickets in 13 matches played in Sydney.

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