India beats Australia by 8 wickets to reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 series victory

Yes, India sealed a memorable 2-1 series win against Australia, with an eight-wicket win in the fourth Test in Dharamsala. What a great comeback it has been for India. After losing the first Test match comprehensively, the hosts came back strongly in the second Test. The third Test ended in a draw as went teams went into the last Test match with the series hanging in balance.

But it was India who came out in the top in Dharamsala. After bowling out Australia for 300, India took the lead and bowled out the visitors for 137 in the second innings. With a target of 106 to chase, Ajinkya Rahane and KL Rahul took India home after Murali Vijay and Rahul added 46 for the first wicket. India wins the series 2-1 and reclaims the Border-Gavaskar trophy.

India vs Australia 4th Test Day 4

On Day 4, KL Rahul scored his seventh fifty as India reached the target in less than a session. Captain Ajinkya Rahane scored a quick-fire 38 off 27 balls. Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja’s stellar show with bat and ball put the Rahane-led team in the drivers’ seat in the fourth and final Test.

Here is the winning moment as India ran three runs to win the Test match. Half-century for  KL Rahul

CHAMPIONS!!! #TeamIndia #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/2R1b1TDBoX

— BCCI (@BCCI) March 28, 2017

Here’s how twitter reacted to India’s brilliant series win over Australia:

Congrats on the series win India. Well played 👏🏼 Well fought throughout series Aus. A great series to watch 👍🏼 #INDvAUS #fire #passion

— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) March 28, 2017

Game. Set. Match…#TeamIndia win the Decider Test by 8 wickets. Claim the 4-match series 2-1 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/UkpNLqNShH

— BCCI (@BCCI) March 28, 2017

INDIA WIN! The hosts claim an 8-wicket victory to clinch a gripping Test series: https://t.co/1HG79qHddv #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/VaaxdGAjxM

— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 28, 2017

Lost 4 tosses vs England, won four Tests…lost three tosses vs Australia, won the series 2-1. Play well to make the toss irrelevant.

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 28, 2017

A tough series played with plenty of passion. Bring on the next one! #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/loVWomoxX5

— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 28, 2017

Very proud of our lads in India- they fought very hard.
Well done to India on their win.
Great test series.#INDvAUS

— Jason Gillespie 🌱 (@dizzy259) March 28, 2017

The most gripping series I’ve watched for a long time! Credit to both teams, India too strong when it counted! Bring on the next 1 #IndvAus

— Michael Slater (@mj_slats) March 28, 2017

Indiaaa Indiaaa 👏👏👏 Indiaaa Indiaaa!!!! #IndVAus pic.twitter.com/legRgX9JSk

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 28, 2017

THAT was the knockout punch!!! What a series win. 🤙💪CONGRATULATIONS #TeamIndia @BCCI @anilkumble1074 @imVkohli

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) March 28, 2017

ICC Test ranking
India 122
Australia 108
South Africa 107
England 101
New Zealand 98
Pakistan 97
Sri Lanka 90
West Indies 69#indvAus

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 28, 2017

Lost 1st Test
Lost 3 Tosses
Controversies
Sledging
Off field mind games
Kohli injured

Won the series: 2-1

Fightback Level: Indian Team

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 28, 2017

Forget the jibes, barbs, DRS, Brain-fade, pitch-talk…. In the end, the better team won.#IndvAus

— Nikhil Naz (@NikhilNaz) March 28, 2017

Yogi Adityanath will ban Indian cricket team because they just slaughtered the Kangaroos. #IndvsAus

— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) March 28, 2017

Smith lost 3-0 to Sri Lanka, 2-1 at home to South Africa, 2-1 to India. Anyone calling for a change on captaincy?

— if Shrikant,who can? (@HomerOpines) March 28, 2017

Thank you Australia, been ages since we saw a tough, competitive Test series in India

— Karthik Lakshmanan (@lk_karthik) March 28, 2017

“6 needed now, miss me ?” pic.twitter.com/OypgUj8Wsx

— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) March 28, 2017

Looks like Rahane ate Virat’s breakfast…. glorious spanking this over! #IndvAus

— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) March 28, 2017

True champions let their game do all the talking!
Congratulations #TeamIndia on sealing a deserved series win! #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/bDbP5li6Jn

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) March 28, 2017

Great character shown by this Indian team especially after losing the first test 👏👏 well deserve series win @BCCI #INDvAUS #TeamIndia

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 28, 2017

They cried ✅
They sledged ✅
They Cheated ✅
Kohli treated as Villain ✅
Bad umpiring excuses ✅

Result :2-1 #IndvAus

Indian fans cheers🍺

— Rishi Bagree 🇮🇳 (@rishibagree) March 28, 2017

Smith: You are the master, show me the Right Way.

Dalai Lama: That is the right way to Air Port. #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/DVoCNJBbDH

— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) March 28, 2017

Turning Point Of The Match : Keeping Sir Ishant Sharma Out Of The Team So That Aus Plays Only With 11 Players.#IndvAus #INDvsAUS #Rahane pic.twitter.com/gZivHUlO9r

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) March 28, 2017

Congratulations Bharat on a wonderful season. Only Chuna in Puna. Great effort @anilkumble1074 in ensuring no complacency.

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 28, 2017

Ravindra Jadeja claims the Player of the Match award – and is also the Player of the Series with 25 wickets at an average of 18.56 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/47ZggIp1eg

— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 28, 2017

Congrats India on winning the series and retaining the cup 🍾👊🙌 #IndVAus pic.twitter.com/hBwbtrXUFQ

— Daniel Sadhu (@DanielSadhu) March 28, 2017

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