Australia vs. India - 5th Test: Australia claim gripping win to take series 3-1

Australian team celebrates with the Border-Gavaskar trophy after defeating India in the fifth and final Test (Agencies)

Australia clinched a knife-edge fifth Test against India in Sydney by six wickets to seal a riveting series 3-1 Sunday and book their place in the World Test Championship final.

India were dismissed 45 minutes into the morning session of day three for 157, adding just 16 to their overnight 141-6, with the irrepressible Scott Boland ending with 6-45 and 10 wickets for the match.

Set 162 to win, the hosts reached the target before tea against an attack missing injured strike bowler Jasprit Bumrah to regain the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the first time since 2014-15.
Australia lost three wickets before lunch to leave the Test finely poised, including Steve Smith, who agonisingly fell just one short of becoming only the 15th player and fourth Australian to reach 10,000 Test runs. But Usman Khawaja hit a composed 41 before Travis Head (34 not out) and debutant Beau Webster (39 not out) steered them home. 
(AFP)