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Cummins' five-for propels Australia to dominant win over India
Written by Sports Desk. Posted in ICC Test Championship. | 08 December 2024 | 129 Views
Tags: Cricket, Australia, India

Australia wrapped up a dominant 10-wicket victory over India to level the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Adelaide.

Captain Pat Cummins was the star of the show on Sunday for the hosts, as he took 5-57 to ensure Australia got the job done inside three days.

Having resumed play on 128-5, India were dismissed for 175, with Cummins spearheading Australia's bowling attack.

After Mitchell Starc, who took six wickets on day one, sent Rishabh Pant packing on 28, Cummins took over, dismissing Ravichandran Ashwin (seven), Harshit Rana (zero) and India's top-scorer Nitish Kumar Reddy (42) to complete his five-for.

Set a total of just 19 for victory, Australia sealed the win in just 20 deliveries, with openers Nathan McSweeney (10 not out) and Usman Khawaja (nine not out) chasing down the total with the minimum of fuss.

The defeat dealt a blow to India's hopes of reaching the ICC World Test Championship final. They must now win all three of their remaining matches in the series to do so.

Data Debrief: Home comforts

Australia have now won 11 of their last 12 Tests at the Adelaide Oval, where they have reeled off six victories in a row for the first time and won all eight of their day-night Tests.

They also collected a ninth Test win over India at the venue.

India have now played five day-night Tests, meanwhile, winning three and losing two, with both of those defeats coming in Adelaide.