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India complete Australia series win to set up World Test Championship final showdown

India booked their spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final for the second straight occasion after drawing the fourth Test against Australia in Ahmedabad, and with generous help from Kane Williamson and New Zealand.

Rohit Sharma's team needed to win the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) by a margin of two Tests to qualify for the showpiece event on their own. But as the Ahmedabad Test went on, it became clear a result was unlikely and India could only realistically hope to complete a 2-1 win, which they did at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday.

Australia declared their second innings on 175-2 on the fifth day, ensuring a draw and handing India their fourth successive BGT series win. But by that time, India had already qualified for the WTC final after New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka off the final ball of the Christchurch Test to knock the South Asian side out of contention for the title match at The Oval in June.

Australia opener Travis Head (90) and Marnus Labuschagne (63 not out) thwarted India's push for a victory on the final day with a stand of 139 after nightwatchman Matthew Kuhnemann fell early for six.

Head completed a successful series after being left out of the first Test but missed out on his century after being bowled by Axar Patel.

However, the match belonged to India's star batsman Virat Kohli, who hit a masterful 186 on day four to register his first Test century since November 2019.

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne, left, and Travis Head starred in a century stand on Monday. Reuters

Young opener Shubman Gill also scored a century while Usman Khawaja and all-rounder Cameron Green reached three figures for the visitors in a Test dominated by batsmen – unlike the first three Tests.

Australia had

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