New Delhi: With 9 wicket-victory in the 3rd Test match at Holkar Stadium in Indore, Australia has finally managed to defeat India in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Team India now needs to win the fourth match convincingly to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC), that will be played at The Oval.

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WTC qualification hope

Australia with this thumping victory have attained the top spot with 69.0 Points percentage system (PCT). The Aussies have now qualified for the finals, and they now wait for their challengers. Interestingly, even if Australia lose the fourth and the final Test match and the series ends on 3-1, the visitors will end with a PCT of 65.0 and will still be at the top of the table.

Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne partnership

Australia batter Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne guided the visitors for a thumping win after they lost Usman Khawaja early in the game.

Earlier in the game, R Ashwin removed Usman Khawaja off the second ball of the innings. That was only the moment of joy for Rohit Sharma and Co as they failed to create any further pressure on the Aussies.

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In Indore, Indian batters once again struggled against the spin. This was a rare Test defeat for India at home. Back in 2012 and 2022 England and Australia in 2017 and 2023 are the only teams to have won Tests in India over the last 11 years.

Australia took a little over 48 hours to complete an astonishing victory after being trashed inside three days in the previous two Tests in Nagpur and Delhi. Meanwhile, India will have one more chance to qualify for the WTC final as they will move towards Ahmedabad for the final Test match.

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