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IND Vs AUS Test Series, 3rd Match: Australia Defeats India By 9 Wickets

Australia recorded an emphatic nine-wicket victory over India, winding up the third Test in little over two days to secure their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on a rank turner here on Friday.

Australia wins against India

Travis Head (49) and Marnus  Labuschagne (28)  took the visitors past the finish line after they lost Usman Khawaja (0) in the very first over.

The hosts were bowled out for 163 in their second innings, leaving Australia with a target of just 76 runs to record an immensely satisfying win after being hammered inside three days in the first two matches of the Border-Gavaskar trophy.

One of the biggest architects of the Australian win is seasoned off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who grabbed eight wickets in the Indian second innings on day two of the match at Holkar Stadium.

This is only India’s third loss in Tests at home in the last 10 years.

Bowled out for 109 in their first innings, India did well to limit Australia to 197, conceding an 88-run lead. However, the Indian batters also failed to put up a fight in their second essay, as Lyon spun a web around them to return excellent figures of 8-64.

India is leading the four-match series 2-1 after having won in Nagpur and New Delhi.

Also Read: India-Australia Third Test -Day2: Aussies Close To Rare Win Against Faltering India

Brief scores:

India: 109 and 163

Australia: 197 and 78 for 1 in 18.5 overs (Travis Head 49 not out).

Source PTI

Bharat Express English

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