Melbourne: Virat Kohli and his troops put on an all-round show to beat Australia by 137 runs on the fifth day of the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.
India has taken a 2-1 lead in the four-match series and also retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Also, this is only the second time in their history that India have managed to win two matches in a series Down Under. The first time India did so was way back in 1977-78 series.
India picked the last two wickets of the innings quickly on the final day to claim the victory. Pat Cummins’ valiant innings of 63 was cut short by Bumrah and then Ishant dismissed Nathan Lyon to end Australia’s resistance.
