Australia race to victory and series win over India

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Fifth Test, time three, Sydney

India 185 (Pant 40; Boland 4-31, Starc 3-49) & 157 (Pant 61; Boland 6-45)

Australia 181: (Webster 57; Siraj 3-51, Krishna 3-42) & 162-4 (Head 34 not out, Webster 39 not out)

Australia triumph by six wickets

Scorecard

Australia raced to triumph connected time 3 of the Fifth Test successful Sydney to bushed India by six wickets and triumph the five-match bid 3-1.

Fast bowler Scott Boland took 6-45 with India adding conscionable 16 runs to their overnight people to beryllium bowled retired for 157.

India took 3 wickets earlier luncheon contempt skipper Jasprit Bumrah being incapable to vessel due to the fact that of injury, but Travis Head and Beau Webster saw Australia to their people of 162 successful conscionable 27 overs to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

The effect besides sees Pat Cummins' broadside suffice for the World Test Championship last astatine Lord's successful June, wherever they volition look South Africa.

Virat Kohli, playing his past Test successful Australia, led India successful the tract successful Bumrah's absence.

Opener Sam Konstas deed 22 disconnected 17 deliveries arsenic Australia made a accelerated commencement to their tally chase, but his dismissal from a chaotic slog disconnected Prasidh Krishna began an Australian wobble that saw the hosts besides suffer Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to permission them connected 58-3.

Smith's dismissal for 4 near him 1 tally abbreviated of 10,000 successful Tests, but Head and Webster enactment connected 58 to instrumentality Australia to their target, with debutant Webster hitting the winning runs disconnected Washington Sundar.

More to follow.