India defeated Australia by three wickets on Day 5 of the fourth and final Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday, to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Rishabh Pant slammed an unbeaten 89 runs off 138 deliveries to take the visitors across the finishing line. His heroic T20-like knock consisted of nine fours and a six. The visitors had a slow start to the day, losing the wicket of Rohit Sharma in the early stages. With the departure of India's vice-captain, Shubman Gill took matters into his own hands with a stylish 91-run knock off 146 balls, which consisted of eight fours and two sixes. He was supported by Cheteshwar Pujara, who played a typical Test cricket knock, facing 211 balls and scoring 56 runs. Pujara was heroic in his effort, as he manfully countered several blows to the body and hands to play the sheet-anchor role, crucial for the team's efforts. The likes of Ajinkya Rahane (24) and Washington Sundar (22) added crucial contributions to the scoreboard for India. Pat Cummins was once again the star bowler for Australia, registering four wickets. Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon took two wickets in his 100th Test match, but it wasn't enough to prevent a defeat. (SCORECARD)
4th Test, Day 5Â Highlights Between Australia (AUS) vs India (IND), Straight From The Gabba, Brisbane
FOURRRRR!! RISHABH PANT HAS DONE ITTT!!! INDIA HAVE WON THE TEST SERIES!!!!
OUTTT! Shardul Thakur c Nathan Lyon b Josh Hazlewood 2 (3)
FOUR! A short delivery by Hazlewood. Pant pulls it to fid the gap to the right of long leg for a four!
OUTTTTTT! Washington Sundar b Nathan Lyon 22 (29)
FOUR! India:289/5, need 39 runs
SIX! India need 43 runs!
No run, India: 275/5, need 53 runs
OUT! Mayank Agarwal c Matthew Wade b Pat Cummins 9 (15)
No run, India: 259/4 (85), need 69 runs
One run, India: 254/4 (84), need 74 runs
FOURRRR! SMASHING SHOT!!!!
Two runs, India: 232/4 (81), need 96 runs
OUT! Cheteshwar Pujara lbw b Pat Cummins 56 (211)
No run, India 227/3 (79), need 101 runs
No run, India: 217/3 (74), need 111 runs
FOUR! CHETESHWAR PUJARA REACHES HIS FIFTY!
No run, India: 183/3 (65), need 145 runs
No run, India: 183/3 (63) | Tea
OUTTT! Ajinkya Rahane c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins 24 (22)
No run, India: 132/2 (49), need 196 runs
OUT!!! Shubman Gill c Steve Smith b Nathan Lyon 91 (146)
FOUR!! India: 127/1 (46), need 201 runs
No run, big appeal! Lunch break!
No run, India: 66/1 (31), need 262 runs
Two runs, Shubman Gill reaches his half-century!
No run, and a maiden over!
No run, India: 54/1 (23), need 274 runs
FOUR! India cross the 50-run mark!
No run, Tim Paine goes for the review!
OUT! Rohit Sharma c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins 7 (21)
No run, India: 18/0 (8), need 310 runs
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