Image Source : GETTY IMAGES India’s Rishabh Pant hits the ball over the boundary for a six throughout day 5 of the 4th Test Match within the collection between Australia and India at The Gabba on Tuesday.
Cheteshwar Pujara took the hits and Rishabh Pant counterpunched with an unbeaten 89 as India chased down a document complete to win the Border-Gavaskar trophy with three overs and three wickets to spare on the final day of the collection.
The injury-depleted India squad performed with no worry, ending Australia’s unbeaten run on the Gabba that dated again to 1988.
India resumed Tuesday on 4 with out loss and had 98 overs to chase a victory goal of 328 or three full classes to bat by to salvage the draw it wanted to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
No workforce had scored greater than 236-7 within the fourth innings to win a check match on the Gabba. India gained by three wickets and, with a complete of 329-7, now replaces Australia’s workforce of 1951 for that document.
After by no means profitable a check collection on Australian soil till 2018-19, India has now executed it twice on consecutive excursions Down Under.
Opener Shubman Gill posted 91, Pujara absorbed no fewer than 11 hits in his 211-ball 56. The four-test had been tied 1-1, which means India wanted solely a draw to retain the trophy.