Sydney: India lost the Border-Gavaskar trophy after 10 years with a six-wicket loss to Australia on day three of the fifth and final Test here on Sunday.
Australian chased down the 162-run target in 27 overs with Travis Head (34 not out) and Beau Webster (39 not out) taking the team home.
India lost the five-match series 1-3. Their only win on the tour came in the first Test in Perth.
The hosts chased down the target of 162 runs for the loss of four wickets in 27 overs. Under-fire opening batter Usman Khawaja top-scored for the Pat Cummins-led side by scoring 41 runs. Travis Head remained unbeaten on 34 runs, and debutant Beau Webster contributed 39 runs.
For India, Prasidh Krishna accounted for the dismissal of three batters in the 2nd innings.
The win in the Sydney Test helped Australia win the 2024-25 edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a scoreline of 3-1 and also qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final for the second season in a row.
In the final of WTC 2025, Australia will face South Africa at Lord’s from June 11-15.
