New Delhi, Jan 19: Team India created history as they chased down 328 in the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21 to end Australia's 32-year unbeaten run at the Gabba, Brisbane.
Young guns Rishabh Pant (89 not out), Shubman Gill (91) and the 'new wall' of Indian cricket Cheteshwar Pujara (56) struck brilliant half-centuries to help India end Australia's dominance at the Gabba in an improbable run chase, their highest at the venue.
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With this win, Team India created history by winning its second consecutive Test series Down Under and etched their names in the history books, and made it a series to remember for ages.
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The Ajinkya Rahane-led side won the fourth and final Test against Australia to clinch the series 2-1 and retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
Here's the full list of award winners, records created and statistics from the match as well as the entire four-Test series:
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21: India captain Ajinkya Rahane collects the trophy
Player of the match in Brisbane Test: Rishabh Pant
Player of the tournament: Pat Cummins
Australia's streaks that have been ended by India:
- 16 consecutive Test wins - 2001 in Kolkata & 2008 in Perth
- First and only Asian side to win at WACA in 2008
- 19 consecutive ODI wins at home - 2016 in Sydney
- 32 years unbeaten at Gabba between 1989 & 2020
Highest successful run chases by India
- 406 vs WI Port of Spain 1975/76
- 387 vs Eng Chennai 2008/09
- 328 vs Aus Brisbane 2020/21 *
- 276 vs WI Delhi 2011/12
- 264 vs SL Kandy 2001
Highest successful run chases vs Australia in Australia
- 414 SA Perth 2008/09
- 332 Eng Melbourne 1928/29
- 329 Ind Brisbane 2020/21
India winning a series after losing the first Test
2-1 vs Eng in India 1972/73
2-1 vs Aus in India 2000/01
2-1 vs SL in Sri Lanka 2015
2-1 vs Aus in India 2016/17
2-1 vs Aus in Australia in 2020/21
Slowest fifty in Test cricket for Cheteshwar Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara completed his fifty in 196 balls today - his slowest fifty in Test cricket.
Most Test runs against Lyon:
Pujara has scored his most Test runs against Lyon. (500-plus)
Kohli has scored his most Test runs v Lyon. (410)
ABD has scored his most Test runs v Lyon. (342)
Rahane has scored his most Test runs v Lyon. (331)
Root has scored his most Test runs v Lyon. (322)
Shubman Gill is the youngest visiting player to be dismissed in nervous 90s in Tests in Australia - 21y 129d.
Youngest visiting players to score a fifty in the fourth innings of a Test in Australia:
21y 114d: Ijaz Ahmed
21y 129d: Shubman Gill*
21y 297d: Dilip Vengsarkar
Fastest Indian wicketkeeper to 1000 Test runs
Rishabh Pant - 27 innings
MS Dhoni - 32 innings