Australia have booked their ticket to the iconic Lord바카라™s and will have a chance to defend their World Test Championship crown in the Final in June. (More Cricket News)
The Pat Cummins-led side defeated India by six wickets in the fifth and final Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground to take the series 3-1 on Sunday, January 5.
Australia will now battle it out against Temba Bavuma바카라™s South Africa from June 11, with the Proteas confirming their spot after their two-wicket Boxing Day Test triumph against Pakistan in Centurion.
With Australia taking the series 3-1 against India, Sri Lanka, who will host Cummins바카라™ men for a two-match Test series have also been knocked out.
| Pos | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | NR | Points | PCT |
| 1 | South Africa | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 66.67 |
| 2 | Australia | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 63.73 |
| 3 | India | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 50 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 48.21 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 45.45 |
| 6 | England | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 43.18 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 31.25 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 30.3 |
| 9 | West Indies | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 24.24 |
Chasing 162 for victory in the fourth innings, Usman Khawaja, who endured a very quiet series till date, was the architect of a tricky chase before Travis Head and Beau Webster put on a fine stand to complete the final rites.
The victory in Sydney helped Australia to 63.73%, and also marked India바카라™s end in the cycle with 50.00 % of possible points.
Travis Head ended the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as the leading run-scorer with 448 runs at an average of 56, while India바카라™s Yashasvi Jaiswal finished second with 391.
Jasprit Bumrah, who was unable to bowl in India바카라™s final push to retain the trophy, ended with 32 wickets and was also adjudged Player of the Series.
