India end 71-year drought, win historic Test series 2-1 in Australia
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Image Source : Getty ImagesAfter India won the Adelaide and Melbourne Tests, the fourth and final Test at the SCG ended in a draw as no play was possible on the last day due to continuous downpour.
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Opting to bat in the final Test, India took a commanding position as scintillating knocks by Pujara (193) and Pant (159 *) guided the team to a massive 622/7 in their first innings.
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India then rode chinaman Kuldeep Yadav's fifer to bundle out the home side for 300 runs and enforce a follow-on.
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Pujara was the main force behind India's historic series win as the Saurashtra batsman accumulated 521 runs, averaging 74.43 and in the process slamming three tons.
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Jasprit Bumrah turned out to be the most effective bowler for the visitors by bagging 21 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar series, while his partner Shami scalped 16 wickets.