Virat Kohli, the ace batter once again showed his class against Australia in the fourth and final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Virat hit a dazzling ton to guide India to 571. He just missed the double century with miniscule 14 runs. His 186 run innings was laced with 15 fours. Gill contributed 128 runs off 235 with the help of twelve 4s and one 6s on his behalf for the team.
The final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is being played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujrat. India is leading the series with 2-1. However, The final match will decide whether India will qualify for the world’s test championship or not. After winning the toss, Australia chose to bat and took full advantage of that as opener Usman Khwaja played the massive inning of 180 off 422 with the help of 21 fours. In addition to this, Cameron Green has also taken the full fruits out of the surface as he hit his maiden test hundred. With the contribution of both batters, Australia managed to reach the score of 480.
In contrast, Indian opener Shubhman Gill drove the team forward with his solid ton.Gill hit twelve 4s and one 6s in his 128 innings off 235. Adding to this, Virat’s 186 and Axar Patel’s 79 contributed to guide the team to 571. No other batsman could score big other than them.
India has dominated the series and is leading with 2-1. However, the interesting thing about the final test match is it will likely pave India’s way to the world test championship if they win the match. In case they lose this match and Sri Lanka wins their first ongoing series against New Zealand then chances are Lanka will qualify for the test championship against Australia.
