Australia defeated India in the third Test by nine wickets at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Friday. With the impre📖ssive victory, the Aussies also booked their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
Chasing 76 with three days left in the game was always going to be an easy task for the Aussies, and precisely that happened as the tourists gunne🔯d down the paltry target on 🍨Day 3 to complete the proceedings.
Ace India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin struck early after he dismissed Usman Khawaja to raise some hopes of a packed crowd. Ashwin, along with Ravindra Jadeja, bowled some tight spells, but the pair of Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head held their forts and moments after the ๊drinks, the duo began counter-attacking to finish the match.
On Thursday, Nathan Lyon picked up eight wickets as Australia bowled out India out for 163 runs, getting a 76-run target. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored for India with 59, but Lyon’s sensational figures of 8/64 completely overshined his effort.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Significant win for dominate performance in challenging conditions.
It’s hard not to look back on the madn๊ess in Dꦍelhi…— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket)
Just the third time in 10 years thatꦿ India have been beaten in a Test on home soil.
— Scott Bailey (@ScottBaileyAAP)
Comprehensive win. Outbatted the home team in th😼ese𒊎 conditions.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Only the 2nd time India have lost a home Test when Ashwin & Jadeja played together. Only other instance – Pune Test (2017)
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Great win Aussies 👍👍
Nath Lyon 11wickets 👑
Trav Head 49no stroke play today ✅— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist)
Australia chase down🐷 the target comfortably to win the third Tes✤t in Indore 🙌 | | 📝
— ICC (@ICC)
Australia's Test wins in India since 1970:
8 wickets Bengaluru 1998
10 wickets Mumbai 2001
217 runs Bengaluru 2004
342 runs Nagpur 2004
333 runs Pune 2017
9 wickets Indore 2023 🇦🇺— Fox Sports Lab (@FoxSportsLab)
Australia beat Iꦰndia in less than 3 days 🥹 Scorecard:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Well played 👏🏽
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
The significance of this Australian victory can't be overstated.
India has only lost two Testꦏs at home in the last decade, winning 36 matches duri𒈔ng that period.
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is gone, but Australia has bounced back emphatically. Br𓆉ing on Ahmedabad.
— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1)
Steve Smith as a Test captain in India:
Matches – 5
Won – 2
Lost – 2
Draw – 1A record to remember for his lifetime cons𓂃idering how tough it is to win in India in the𓂃 last decade.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
🇦🇺 win the 3rd Test by 9 wickets.
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Just not the best of our mornings 😢
Let's comeback stronger in the final Test 💪
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
