Delhi: Australia defeated India in a thrilling Test match played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and took a 2-1 lead and achieved a big victory in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the early hours of the last hour, Australia won the match by taking seven wickets from India. Yashasvi Jaiswal fought hard for India, facing 208 balls, but could not stand in front of the brilliant bowling of Pat Cummins. At the same time, Scott Boland gave his team a historic victory by taking three important wickets.
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7 wickets lost for 34 runs
Nathan Lyon took the last wicket and got Mohammad Siraj out LBW, which created an atmosphere of celebration in the entire stadium. With this victory of 184 runs, Australia has made a great comeback after recovering from the defeat in the first Test in Perth.
India’s innings faltered at the loss of three wickets for 33 runs. But, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant made a partnership of 88 runs and kept the team with seven wickets till the last session. However, Travis Head brought Australia back into the match by taking a wicket at a crucial time. After this the Indian batsmen lost seven wickets after adding 34 runs.
Australia won in MCG after 13 years
Australia has won the Boxing Day Test against India after 13 years. Before this, the Indian team had lost in 2011.
Australian bowlers performed tremendously in this match. Mitchell Starc bowled at fast pace despite his back problem. At the same time, Cummins and Boland made their previous MCG performance even more memorable.
After this defeat, India’s hopes of reaching the World Test Championship final have weakened. However, India can retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by winning the last Test match to be held in Sydney. At the same time, Australia would like to secure its place in the WTC final by winning the last test with a lead of 3-1.
