Australia vs India fifth Test 2025 Day two recap, highlights; Rishabh ...

The SCG Test is set to last only three days as India bid to post a defendable total after 15 wickets fell on day two.

Rishabh Pant's rapid half-century wasn't even the biggest talking with captain Jasprit Bumrah leaving the field after lunch with a back spasm problem.

Australia started the day at 1-9 and was off to a disastrous start when three early wickets fell.

AS IT HAPPENED: Australia vs India fifth Test, day two

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Marnus Labuschagne (2) was first to go when he was caught behind before Sam Konstas (23) and Travis Head (4) were both caught in the slips too.

Steve Smith and debutant Beau Webster stabilised the innings but a lapse in concentration led to the former going for 33 when he was caught in the slips too.

From there, the Aussies continued to crumble as Beau Webster finished with the highest score of 57 before his side were bowled out for 181, trailing by four runs.

The biggest news from Australia's innings didn't come from the bat though, with Bumrah leaving the field following his one over after lunch.

The Indian skipper was seen chatting to Virat Kohli before he left the field and was whisked away in a black car with an ambulance escort.

"This could have a massive bearing on the series," Ravi Shastri said on Fox Cricket.

"It's horrible news, isn't it? That's a massive moment in this series," Brett Lee added.

Indian fast bowler Prasidh Krishna confirmed post-game to reporters it was for scans on a back spasm.

India's innings was off to a rapid start when Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed 16 off Mitchell Starc's first over.

Eventually, the opening partnership of 42 was stopped in its tracks though with Scott Boland bowling KL Rahul for 13.

The Aussie quick did it again moments later, knocking over Jaiswal for 22.

Just after Mark Waugh referred to the SCG as an "unusual surface", Virat Kohli was then gone playing outside his body to Boland, caught behind in the slips.

That made it the fifth time Boland has dismissed Kohli.

"It's almost like he's got a spell on him," Waugh said.

India's aggressive approach when Shubman Gill charged down the wicket to Webster, but his inside edge was caught behind as he departed for 13.

But the chaos wasn't done yet with Rishabh Pant going berserk. The left-hander went on the counter-attack and hit the second fasted half-century for India in Test cricket.

His 50 came off 29 balls, just one short of his own half-century in Sri Lanka in 2022.

Eventually, Pat Cummins had him caught behind for a total of 61 off 33 with India 5-124.

Boland would strike the final blow on the day, with Nitish Kumar Reddy spooning a delivery to Pat Cummins at mid-off.

But the drama wasn't done until the second last over with Smith dropping a diving chance from Ravindra Jadeja off the bowling of Webster.