India wrap up series
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
NAGPUR, Nov 10 (BBC): India beat Australia by 172 runs in the final Test in Nagpur to seal a 2-0 series victory and win back the much-coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Harbhajan Singh (4-64) and Amit Mishra (3-27) wreaked havoc on the final afternoon as the Aussies collapsed from 111-2 at lunch to 209 all out.
Matthew Hayden went down fighting with a typically belligerent 77, and Cameron White made a valiant 26 not out. It was the first time Australia had lost a Test series by more than one match since they were trounced by West Indies in 1988-89.
India 441 (Tendulkar 109, Ganguly 85, Sehwag 66, Laxman 64, Dhoni 56, Krejza 8-215) and 295 (Sehwag 92, Dhoni 55, Harbhajan 52, Watson 4-42, Krejza 4-143) beat Australia 355 (Katich 102, Hussey 90) and 209 (Hayden 77, Harbhajan 4-64, Mishra 3-27 ) by 172 runs.
Harbhajan Singh (4-64) and Amit Mishra (3-27) wreaked havoc on the final afternoon as the Aussies collapsed from 111-2 at lunch to 209 all out.
Matthew Hayden went down fighting with a typically belligerent 77, and Cameron White made a valiant 26 not out. It was the first time Australia had lost a Test series by more than one match since they were trounced by West Indies in 1988-89.
India 441 (Tendulkar 109, Ganguly 85, Sehwag 66, Laxman 64, Dhoni 56, Krejza 8-215) and 295 (Sehwag 92, Dhoni 55, Harbhajan 52, Watson 4-42, Krejza 4-143) beat Australia 355 (Katich 102, Hussey 90) and 209 (Hayden 77, Harbhajan 4-64, Mishra 3-27 ) by 172 runs.