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India beat Australia by 172 runs

India beat Australia by 172 runs on the final day of the fourth and final test on Monday to win the Gavasker Border series 2-0.

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  • Published: 13:11 November 10, 2008
  • Gulf News

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  • Indian bowler Amit Mishra, second right, is congratulated by Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, right, as Zaheer Khan, left, and Rahul Dravid run-in on the fifth day of their final cricket test against Australia in Nagpur
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Nagpur: India beat Australia by 172 runs on the final day of the fourth and final test on Monday to win the Gavasker Border series 2-0.

Australia's series defeat was their first since the 2005 Ashes tour of England.

Scores:

India first innings 441 (S. Tendulkar 109, S. Ganguly 85, V. Sehwag 66, V. Laxman 64, M. Dhoni 56, J. Krejza 8-215)

Australia first innings first innings 355 (S. Katich 102, M. Hussey 90)

India second innings 295 (V. Sehwag 92, M. Dhoni 55, Harbhajan Singh 52, J. Krejza 4-143, S. Watson 4-42)

Australia second innings M. Hayden lbw b Harbhajan 77 S. Katich c Dhoni b Sharma 16 R. Ponting run out 8 M. Clarke c Dhoni b Sharma 22 M. Hussey c Dravid b Mishra 19 S. Watson c Dhoni b Harbhajan 9 B. Haddin c Tendulkar b Mishra 4 C. White not out 26 J. Krejza st Dhoni b Mishra 4 B. Lee c Vijay b Harbhajan 0 M. Johnson lbw b Harbhajan 11

Extras (b-6, lb-1, nb-2. w-4) 13

Total (in 50.2 overs) 209

Fall of wickets: 1-29 2-37 3-82 4-150 5-154 6-161 7-178 8-190 9-191

Bowling Zaheer 8-0-57-0 (w-2), I. Sharma, 9-0-31-2 (w-1, nb-1), Harbhajan Singh 18.2-2-64-4 (w-1), V. Sehwag 4-0-23-0, A. Mishra 11-2-27-3 (nb-1)

Result: India won by 172 runs

India win the four-test series 2-0

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