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The 5th and last test match of the race Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 between Australia i India it will not only include thriller and thrill of the best level but will also be remembered for a noble cause. New Year test at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) it will be a pink Test match as the Australian players show off their pink caps in the team photo at the SCG, a change from their traditional green Test caps.
What is the pink test?
Pink Test started the year 2009 when the Australian legend Glen McGraththe wife of Jane McGrath she died in 2008 from breast cancer. McGrath had founded the “Glenn McGrath Foundation” in 2005 to provide financial support to breast cancer patients and raise awareness about the disease. The foundation has partnered Cricket Australia that year to achieve their goals and it has been a tradition ever since. According to the foundation’s website, the Pink Test has increased 22 billion dollars to support cancer patients and survivors.
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3 Memorable Pink Test Matches Australia Played at SCG
(3) Australia vs South Africa (2009)
The first Pink Test was memorable for the fact that it was the start of the partnership between Cricket Australia and the Glenn McGrath Foundation. But beyond that, the match was action-packed with 5 days of elite Test cricket action between two of the best cricketing nations in the world. The South Africans arrived in Sydney after defeating the mighty Australians READ i Melbourne taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match Test series.
The Aussies started the match in a splendid manner scoring a total of 445 runs in their first innings. An emphatic century from Michael Clarke he was instrumental in helping Australia reach a huge total. south africa in reply, they were bowled out for 327 runs, giving the home team a lead of 118 runs. Determined to set a respectable total, the Australians declared their innings at 257 runs for the loss of 4 wickets giving the Proteas a target of 376 runs. The South African captain Graeme Smithwho came to bat at No.11 due to a fractured left arm, faced the pace attack for 29 minutes with Ntini houses but the onslaught proved to be too much for the Proteas skipper and he conceded his wicket 5 minutes before the end of the day to give the home side a consolation win in the series.
(2) Australia v England (2011)
The Ashes match between Australia and England in Sydney is memorable in the sense that it is the only occasion so far that Australia have lost a Pink Test out of the 15 matches they have played so far. The English team not only won the match against the Australians but also humiliated the home team. The Australians scored 280 runs in their first entries. In reply, the visiting side crushed the Australian bowling line-up and made 644 races batting for 177.5 envelopes. 3 centuries came from English batsmen including a remarkable knock of 189 runs Alastair Cook which provided a solid foundation and centuries since Matt Prior i Ian Bell which helped England to reach the gigantic total. The Australians, in response, succumbed to the pressure and were easily bowled out by a meager over 281 races. England won the match by an innings and 83 runs.
(1) Australia vs India (2021)
India’s 2020-21 tour of Australia was memorable in many ways. Now he is remembered for the famous victory in The Gabba. However, India would not have achieved a historic series win had they not performed outrageously to draw the Pink Test in Sydney. The two sides locked horns and dominated each other once before their meeting in Sydney. Australia hoped that their pace attack would prove detrimental to the Indians. However, the visiting side had plans of their own.
The Aussies had a good start to the match with the bat scoring 338 races and bowling in India 244 to lead by 94 runs in the match. In their second innings, the home team further consolidated their lead declaring their innings at 312/6 giving the Indians a huge target of 407 races. The visiting team, in their second innings, held on with the bat in their quest to save their hopes of winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21. In particular, Cheteshwar Pujara he continued to bat for a total of 277 minutes and faced 176 balls on the last day of the game to wear the game down to a draw.
