Australia beat India by 10 wickets to level series

Australia needed just 19 runs to win the Test after dismissing India for 175 in their second innings

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Adelaide, Updated At : 11:18 AM Dec 08, 2024 IST

Australia's captain Pat Cummins, second right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India's Ravichandran Ashwin during the day three of the second cricket test match between Australia and India at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. AP/PTI

Australia on Sunday beat India by 10 wickets to win the Pink-ball Test in Adelaide.

Australia needed just 19 runs to win the Test after dismissing India for 175 in their second innings.

Resuming their innings at 128 for 5, India lost the last five wickets for 47 runs in 12.5 overs with Nitish Kumar Reddy top-scoring with a 47-ball 42 on day 3.

Rishabh Pant (28) was the first to go when he was caught by Steve Smith off Starc, while Ravichandran Ashwin (7), Harshit Rana (0) and Mohammed Siraj (7) were the other batters to depart without much contributions.

Skipper Pat Cummins (5/57) completed a five-wicket haul, while Mitchell Starc (2/60) and Scott Boland (3/51) also contributed.