IND vs AUS 4th Test highlights: India creates history, wins series 2-1
Rishabh Pant led the chase with his aggressive yet mature unbeaten 89 while Shubman Gill scored 91 in the 4th Test at Brisbane. Check India vs Australia 4th Test highlights and scorecard here
 "India cricket team after Brisbane Test")
Ajinkya Rahane leads team India at victory march at The Gabba, Brisbane. Photo: @ICC
A fearless India, driven by its courageous youngsters, pulled of an exhilarating three-wicket win over Australia in the fourth Test to claim the series 2-1 and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at The Gabba on Tuesday.
Resuming at four for none on the final day, India overhauled the target with 18 balls to spare in a match that went down to the wire.
Check India-Australia series latest news updates here
Rishabh Pant led the chase with his aggressive yet mature unbeaten 89 while Shubman Gill scored 91.
WATCH: Pant's masterclass here
Cheteshwar Pujara enduring many a painful blows on his body in his dogged 56-run knock that he raised with a 211-ball vigil.
Australia had won the pink-ball Adelaide Test while India struck back with victory in Melbourne. The third Test in Sydney had ended in a draw.
India had won a historic Test series Down Under two years back and now the team is cherishing back-to-back series victory.
The visitors had lost the ODI series before winning the T20 series that preceded the Test rubber.
At the start, India lost experienced vice captain Rohit Sharma (7) early but young Gill rose to the occasion with an impressive knock that kept India in the hunt as Pujara dug heels on the other end.
Rahane did try to build on the good start with his short but attacking 24-run knock before his sift dismissal.
With Pant's ability to strike the ball at brisk pace, India always had a chance to got for the kill.
Pant pulled off some breathtaking cover drives off Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood in the final session though he benefitted from missed stumping chance.
India vs Australia 4th Test highlights
Day 5 highlights
Day 4 highlights
Day 3 highlights
Day 2 highlights
Day 1 highlights
India vs Australia 4th Test highlights
Day 5 highlights
Day 4 highlights
Day 3 highlights
Day 2 highlights
Day 1 highlights
India 2nd innings scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rohit Sharma | c Paine b Hazlewood | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Shubman Gill | c Smith b Paine | 91 | 146 | 8 | 2 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | lbw b Cummins | 56 | 211 | 7 | 0 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Paine b Cummins | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| Rishabh Pant | not out | 89 | 138 | 8 | 2 |
| Mayank Agarwal | c Wade b Cummins | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | b Lyon | 22 | 29 | 2 | 1 |
| Shardul Thakur | c Lyon b Hazlewood | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Navdeep Saini | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 329-7 in 97 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
| Josh Hazlewood | 22 | 5 | 74 | 1 | |
| Pat Cummins | 24 | 10 | 55 | 4 | |
| Cameron Green | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| Nathan Lyon | 31 | 7 | 85 | 2 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Australia 2nd innings scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Marcus Harris | c Pant b Shardul | 38 | 82 | 8 | 0 |
| David Warner | lbw b Sundar | 48 | 75 | 6 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Rohit b Siraj | 25 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | c Rahane b Siraj | 55 | 74 | 7 | 0 |
| Mathew Wade | c Pant b Siraj | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | c Rohit b Shardul | 37 | 90 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Paine | c Pant b Shardul | 27 | 37 | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | not out | 28 | 851 | 2 | 1 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Saini b Siraj | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Mayank b Shardul | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | c Shardul b Siraj | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
|
Total: 294-10 in 75.5 Overs
| |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Mohammed Siraj | 19.5 | 5 | 73 | 5 | |
| T Natarajan | 14 | 4 | 41 | 0 | |
| Washington Sundar | 18 | 1 | 80 | 1 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 19 | 2 | 61 | 4 | |
| Navdeep Saini | 5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | |
India first innings scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rohit Sharma | c Starc b Lyon | 44 | 74 | 6 | 0 |
| Shubman Gill | c smith b Cummins | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c Paine b Hazlewood | 25 | 94 | 2 | 0 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Wade b Starc | 37 | 93 | 3 | 0 |
| Mayank Agarwal | c Smith b Hazlewood | 38 | 75 | 3 | 1 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Green b Hazlewood | 23 | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | c Green b Starc | 62 | 144 | 7 | 0 |
| Shardul Thakur | b Cummins | 67 | 115 | 9 | 2 |
| Navdeep Saini | c Smith b Hazlewood | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj | b Hazlewood | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| T Natarajan | not out | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total: 336-10 in 111.4 Overs
| |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Mitchell Starc | 23 | 3 | 88 | 2 | |
| Josh Hazlewood | 24.4 | 6 | 57 | 5 | |
| Pat Cummins | 27 | 5 | 94 | 2 | |
| Cameron Green | 8 | 1 | 20 | 0 | |
| Nathan Lyon | 28 | 9 | 65 | 1 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Australia 1st innings scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| David Warner | c Rohit b Siraj | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Harris | c Sundar b Shardul | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Pant b Natarajan | 108 | 204 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | c Rohit b Sundar | 36 | 77 | 5 | 0 |
| Mathew Wade | c Thakur b Natarajan | 45 | 87 | 6 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | b Sundar | 47 | 107 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Paine | c Rohit b Shardul | 50 | 104 | 6 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | lbw b Shardul | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 20 | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan Lyon | b Sundar | 24 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | b Natarajan | 11 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Total: 369-10 in 115.2 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Mohammed Siraj | 28 | 10 | 77 | 1 | |
| T Natarajan | 24.2 | 3 | 78 | 3 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 24 | 6 | 94 | 3 | |
| Navdeep Saini | 7.5 | 2 | 21 | 0 | |
| Washington Sundar | 31 | 6 | 89 | 3 | |
| Rohit Sharma | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
ICC World Test Championship
The India vs Australia Test series is part of ICC World Test Championship (WTC), the final of which will be played in June 2021 at the Lord’s cricket ground in London.
Check ICC Test championship latest news and points table here
Check India vs Australia highlights here….
Pujara's courageous innings on Day 5
Shubman Gill's brilliant 91
Pujara's fifty
1:39 PM
Man of the match | Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant reckons today's win over Australia as his biggest day in his life at the presentation. Here's what Rishabh Pant said
The support the team has given me even when I was not playing has been incredible. It's a dream come true. We've been practicing hard after the first Test. The team management always backs me and tells me you are match-winner and you have to go out there and win and I am happy I did it today.
1:26 PM![]()
India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5: India wins series 2-1
1:09 PM
Hazlewood continues...
Pant pulls the first ball awkwardly towards deep fine leg for FOUR and goes fancy biggies off the next, manages only top edge, collects a single.
Shardul Thakur clips the 3rd ball towards deep fine leg for a couple of runs. Shardul tries to flick on the leg side, gets a top edge and Lyon completes the catch. Thakur c Lyon b Hazlewood 2(3)
Navdeep Saini, right handed bat, comes to the crease. Pant hits the last ball down the ground for FOUR and wins the match for India. A historic win for India.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 97 Overs: 329-7 | India wins
Over Summary: 4 1 2 W 0 4 ; India 2nd innings: 329-7 ; Rishabh Pant (89), Shardul Thakur (0); India wins
Hazlewood continues...
Pant pulls the first ball awkwardly towards deep fine leg for FOUR and goes fancy biggies off the next, manages only top edge, collects a single.
Shardul Thakur clips the 3rd ball towards deep fine leg for a couple of runs. Shardul tries to flick on the leg side, gets a top edge and Lyon completes the catch. Thakur c Lyon b Hazlewood 2(3)
Navdeep Saini, right handed bat, comes to the crease. Pant hits the last ball down the ground for FOUR and wins the match for India. A historic win for India.
1:01 PM![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 96 Overs: 318-6 | Overs left: 4
Over Summary: 1 1 0 3 W ; India 2nd innings: 318-6 ; Rishabh Pant (80), Shardul Thakur (0); India needs 10 runs to win
Lyon continues...
Pant gets a thick outside edge to deep point for a single while Sundar hits the second ball towards sweeper cover for a single.
Pant tries to cut the third ball but misses. Pant slog sweeps the 4th ball towards deep mid-wicket for three runs.
Sundar tries to play a fancy reverse sweeps, played onto the STUMPS, GONE. Washington Sundar b Lyon 22(29) [4s-2 6s-1]
Shardul Thakur, right handed bat, comes to the crease and blocks the last ball of the
Lyon continues...
Pant gets a thick outside edge to deep point for a single while Sundar hits the second ball towards sweeper cover for a single.
Pant tries to cut the third ball but misses. Pant slog sweeps the 4th ball towards deep mid-wicket for three runs.
Sundar tries to play a fancy reverse sweeps, played onto the STUMPS, GONE. Washington Sundar b Lyon 22(29) [4s-2 6s-1]
Shardul Thakur, right handed bat, comes to the crease and blocks the last ball of the
12:55 PM![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 95 Overs: 313-5 | Overs left: 5
Over Summary: 2 2 1 L4 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 313-5 ; Rishabh Pant (76), Washington Sundar (21); India needs 15 runs to win
Josh Hazlewood [20.0-5-58-0] is back into the attack and Pant dabs towards cover, calls for a single gets another thanks to over throws.
Pant works the second ball towards backward square leg and collects a couple of runs.
Pant collects a single off the third ball towards backward square leg.
Sundar collects FOUR leg byes for India while blocks the 5th delivery.
Hazlewood beats Sundar outside off to end the over.
Josh Hazlewood [20.0-5-58-0] is back into the attack and Pant dabs towards cover, calls for a single gets another thanks to over throws.
Pant works the second ball towards backward square leg and collects a couple of runs.
Pant collects a single off the third ball towards backward square leg.
Sundar collects FOUR leg byes for India while blocks the 5th delivery.
Hazlewood beats Sundar outside off to end the over.
12:49 PM
![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 94 Overs: 304-5 | Overs left: 6
Over Summary: 0 4 4 1 B4 2 ; India 2nd innings: 304-5 ; Rishabh Pant (71), Washington Sundar (21); India needs 24 runs to win
Lyon continues...
Pant leaves the first ball alone while paddles sweeps towards deep fine leg for FOUR.
Pant sweeps the 3rd ball towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR while collects a single off the 4th ball.
Tim Paine fails to collect the ball, FOUR BYES for India. Sundar drives the last ball towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs.
Pant leaves the first ball alone while paddles sweeps towards deep fine leg for FOUR.
Pant sweeps the 3rd ball towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR while collects a single off the 4th ball.
Tim Paine fails to collect the ball, FOUR BYES for India. Sundar drives the last ball towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs.
12:44 PM![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 93 Overs: 289-5 | Overs left: 7
Over Summary: 0 1 0 0 6 4 ; India 2nd innings: 289-5 ; Rishabh Pant (62), Washington Sundar (19); India needs 39 runs to win
Cummins continues and Pant collects a single off the second delivery.
Sundar hoicks the short delivery towards deep fine leg for SIX. Sundar swings hard gets a top edge over slip corden for FOUR.
Cummins continues and Pant collects a single off the second delivery.
Sundar hoicks the short delivery towards deep fine leg for SIX. Sundar swings hard gets a top edge over slip corden for FOUR.
12:41 PM![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 92 Overs: 278-5 | Overs left: 8
Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 1 1 ; India 2nd innings: 278-5 ; Rishabh Pant (61), Washington Sundar (9); India needs 50 runs to win
Lyon continues and concedes three singles.
Lyon continues and concedes three singles.
12:35 PM![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 91 Overs: 275-5 | Overs left: 9
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 275-5 ; Rishabh Pant (59), Washington Sundar (8); India needs 53 runs to win
Cummins continues and Sundar cuts the first ball towards point, Lyon makes a brilliant fielding effort to save a certain boundary.
It is a MAIDEN over as Cummins bowls with great line and length.
Cummins continues and Sundar cuts the first ball towards point, Lyon makes a brilliant fielding effort to save a certain boundary.
It is a MAIDEN over as Cummins bowls with great line and length.
12:31 PM![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 90 Overs: 275-5 | Overs left: 10
Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 1 0 ; India 2nd innings: 275-5 ; Rishabh Pant (59), Washington Sundar (8); India needs 53 runs to win
Lyon continues and concedes a single each to both the batsmen.
Lyon continues and concedes a single each to both the batsmen.
12:30 PM![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 89 Overs: 273-5 | Overs left: 11
Over Summary: 2 0 0 0 4 0 ; India 2nd innings: 273-5 ; Rishabh Pant (58), Washington Sundar (7); India needs 55 runs to win
Cummins continues and concedes six runs, including a boundary, to Sundar.
Cummins continues and concedes six runs, including a boundary, to Sundar.
12:24 PM![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 88 Overs: 267-5 | Overs left: 12
Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 1 0 ; India 2nd innings: 267-5 ; Rishabh Pant (58), Washington Sundar (1); India needs 61 runs to win
Lyon continues and concedes a single each to both the batsmen.
Lyon continues and concedes a single each to both the batsmen.
12:21 PM
Cummins continues and gets the wicket of Mayank Agarwal, who plays a mindless shot an uppish extra cover drive, manages only to find the fielder, GONE. Agarwal c Wade b Cummins 9(15) [4s-1]
Washington Sundar, left handed bat, comes to the crease and defends the remaining deliveries.![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 87 Overs: 265-5; Mayank departs | Overs left: 13
Over Summary: 0 0 0 W 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 265-5 ; Rishabh Pant (57), Washington Sundar (0); India needs 63 runs to win
Cummins continues and gets the wicket of Mayank Agarwal, who plays a mindless shot an uppish extra cover drive, manages only to find the fielder, GONE. Agarwal c Wade b Cummins 9(15) [4s-1]
Washington Sundar, left handed bat, comes to the crease and defends the remaining deliveries.
12:14 PM![]()
IND vs AUS live score after 86 Overs: 265-4 | Overs left: 14
Over Summary: 0 2 4 0 0 0 ; India 2nd innings: 265-4 ; Rishabh Pant (57), Mayank Agarwal (9); India needs 63 runs to win
Last hour of play begins
Nathan Lyon [25.0-7-56-1] is back into the attack and Pant works towards mid-wicket for a couple of runs while sweeps the 3rd ball towards deep fine leg for FOUR.
Last hour of play begins
Nathan Lyon [25.0-7-56-1] is back into the attack and Pant works towards mid-wicket for a couple of runs while sweeps the 3rd ball towards deep fine leg for FOUR.
12:08 PM![]()
India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5: Drinks Break
Last hour of play to begin after the DRINK BREAK.
Partnership between Pant and Agarwal: 31(29)
Last Wkt: Cheteshwar Pujara lbw b Cummins 56(211) - 228/4 in 80.2 ov.
Ovs Left: 15
Last 10 overs: 41 runs, 1 wkts
India needs 69 runs to win.
India needs 69 runs to win.
Topics : India vs Australia Ind vs Aus ICC World Test Championship india tour of australia India cricket team Australia cricket team Rohit sharma Shubman Gill Cheteshwar Pujara Ajinkya Rahane Mayank Agarwal Rishabh Pant Navdeep Saini Steve Smith David Warner Pat Cummins Mitchell Starc Nathan Lyon
Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel
First Published: Jan 19 2021 | 4:01 AM IST
