India vs Australia, Dharamsala Test, Day 4: Hosts seal emphatic 8 wicket victory, claim series 2-1

The hosts need a mere 87 to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on day four in Dharamsala. Smith’s Baggy Green can turn it their way only if Cummins and company make early inroads in the five-fold strong Indian batting line up.

However, if India wants to have the last laugh in a series full of amazing cricketing performances amid rough patches of the field, the openers need to be cautious and ply basic cricketing abilities.

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On Day 3, chasing an easy target of 106, India were 19 for no loss at stumps, needing another 87 runs to win the series inside four days.

Live: Match Scorecard | India vs Australia, Dharamshala Test, Day 4

Indian bowlers skittled out Australia for a paltry 137 in their second innings on the Day 3 of the final and penultimate Test match of the Border-Gavaskar trophy being played in Dharamsala.

Watch: Hostility continues with Wade's sledge; Jadeja gives epic reply

Live Updates

# Gavaskar now presents the ICC Test Championship Mace and a winner's cheque of 1 million dollars to Virat Kohli as India finish the April 1 cut off date as the top ranked Test team.

# Ravindra Jadeja is the Man of the Match and also the Man of the Series!

# Smith: "It was a magnificent series, probably one of the best I have been part of so far. Credit to India, they are a fantastic side. It was a fantastic learning curve for us. The way we adapted to these conditions was fantastic. That middle session where we lost for five for 70 odd made the difference"

# India win the match and claim series

# Pat Cummins to Rahane, SIX, "that has been slapped" 

# Match Trivia - Pujara takes his idol far too seriously. The last time an Indian batsman from top seven got run out without getting off the mark - Rahul Dravid vs Pak, Lahore, 2004.

# Pat Cummins to Pujara, out Pujara Run Out!! Pujara run out (Maxwell) 0(5)

# Pat Cummins to Vijay, out Caught by Wade!! Vijay c Wade b Pat Cummins 8(35)

# Hazlewood to Rahul, no run, hits a crack and comes back in a long long way.

# KL Rahul in a hurry! 3 boundaries in 2 overs.

# O'Keefe to Rahul, FOUR, to sweeper cover. 

# Hazlewood to Rahul, FOUR, expert

# Steve O'Keefe <1.0-1-0-0> is back into the attack

# Hazlewood to Vijay, no run, loud shout for lbw. Not given by Erasmus. And Australia don't review. 

# Out come the umpires, Aussies and the Indian openers. Play Starts

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