India vs Australia: 4th Test ends in draw; India wins series 2-1, enters WTC final

India clinched the four-Test series against Australia 2-1 after the fourth and final Test ended in a draw at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday (March 13).

Australia was 175 for 2 in 78.1 overs in their second innings when the players from the two teams decided to shake hands.

India has now beaten Australia by an identical 2-1 margin in their last four series – 2017 (home), 2018-19 (away), 2020-21 (away) and the current one (2023).

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Marnus Labuschagne (63) and Steve Smith (10) were at the crease when the two teams agreed on not playing the full quota of the overs for the day.

India sealed its place in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) after Sri Lanka lost to New Zealand by two wickets in the Christchurch Test.

Overnight batter Matthew Kuhnemann (6) and Travis Head (90) were the two wickets to fall after Australia resumed the final day at 3 for no loss.

On Sunday, India posted a mammoth 571 in their first innings to take a crucial 91-run lead. Australia had posted 480 in its first essay.

Brief Scores:

Australia: 480 and 175 for 2 in 78.1 overs (Travis Head 90, Marnus Labuschagne 63 not out; Ravichandran Ashwin 1/56, Axar Patel 1/36). India 1st innings: 571 all out.

(With agency inputs)