Australia have booked their ticket to the iconic Lord’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 Bavuma’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 Cummins’ 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 India’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 India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal finished second with 391.
Jasprit Bumrah, who was unable to bowl in India’s final push to retain the trophy, ended with 32 wickets and was also adjudged Player of the Series.
