India vs Australia: Shubman Gill (91), Rishabh Pant (89*), and Cheteshwar Pujara (56) took India to a memorable victory with a final day chase at Brisbane.
The forecast was for rain on the final day at 'The Gabba' in Brisbane but it rained boundaries and sixes from the bat of the Indian batsmen as they put in a gallant effort to pull off a thrilling win in the fourth Test match against Australia.
The positivity in their approach paid off as the visitors won the match by 3 wickets, which in turn gave India a 2-1 series win, their second consecutive victory on Australian soil, and also helped them retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The biggest record to topple though was that of Australia's more than a three-decade-long streak of invincibility at the venue. The Aussies had last tasted defeat at Brisbane in 1988 against West Indies. Since then they had won 24 and drawn 7 of the next 31 Test matches, until this meeting with India.
Rishabh Pant was the star of the chase as he remained unbeaten on 89 off 138 deliveries as he guided India home in a nervy finish. Washington Sundar gave him company with yet another stellar knock under pressure as the duo shared a crucial 53-run stand to take India close to victory. The youngster had earlier scored a half-century in the first innings in his debut Test to change India's fortunes.
Sundar was dismissed for 22 off 29 balls as he was cleaned up by Lyon while looking to play a reverse sweep with India still needing 10 runs to win. Shardul Thakur, who too had scored an important half-century in the first innings, was dismissed by Hazlewood as Australia tried to steal an improbable win but Pant put paid to those hopes with a match-winning boundary.
The wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara and Mayank Agarwal with the second new ball gave Australia the edge, but Pant's hitting ensured victory remained in sight for the visitors.
source:thehindu
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