As it happened: Australia wins by six wickets to clinch Border-Gavaskar trophy

After almost nine years, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is finally back in Australian hands.

Australia have booked their spot in another World Test Championship final – this time against South Africa – after sealing a famous 3-1 series win over India at the SCG on Sunday afternoon.

Beau Webster celebrates after hitting the winning runs to seal the series victory. Credit: Getty Images

A disastrous first-Test defeat in Perth forced Australia to ask hard questions of themselves and Pat Cummins’ men responded in emphatic and clinical fashion, going on to win three of the next four matches and consigning India to back-to-back series defeats.

It is the first time since the 1997 Ashes that Australia have won a Test series after going down in the first match.

Australia last won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2014-15, a series remembered for Steve Smith’s prolific run-making, before giving it back to India in March 2017 following a 2-1 series loss away from home.

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