India clinched a 2-1 series victory over Australia in the BGT 2023 after the fourth Test match held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday ended in a draw on Day 5 with Virat Kohli bagging the Player of the Match award.
Australia declared their first innings at 175/2 in response to India’s mammoth score of 571, with Marnus Labuschagne (63*) and Steve Smith (10*) remaining unbeaten. India did not bat in the second innings, and could only take two wickets on Day 5, with Axar Patel and R Ashwin dismissing Travis Head and Matthew Kuhnemann, respectively.
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On Day 4, India responded to Australia’s first innings score of 480 by posting 57I, with Virat Kohli smashing an impressive 186 runs. Kohli had already scored a half-century on Day 3, and went on to achieve his 28th Test century in the post-lunch session of Day 4, ultimately reaching 150 in the final session.
WATCH – WATCH – Virat Kohli’s Gesture Wins Hearts As Indian Star Gifts His Signed Jerseys To Usman Khawaja And Alex Carey
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After the match ended in a draw, Indian batting sensation Virat Kohli was spotted presenting his jersey to Australian players Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey. Virat Kohli was seen gifting his jersey to them just before the post-match presentation. It appeared that Kohli did not stop at Khawaja, as a few other Australian players were also seen receiving a jersey from him.
India batted for nearly two days to take a lead of 91 runs and may have been hopeful of securing a favourable result considering Australia’s recent struggles with collapsing. However, the pitch did not deteriorate significantly, and Australia managed to easily see out the last day to confirm the draw.
While the game may have ended in a draw, India have qualified for the finals of the World Test Championship with New Zealand defeating Sri Lanka by 2 wickets in the first Test.
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