Australia defeated India by 9 wickets in the third Test match between the two nations that played at Indore. The Australian team advanced to the World Test Championship final by winning this match.

The Indian team scored 109 runs in the first innings while batting first. Australia scored 197 runs at the same time, giving them an 88 run lead, then scored 163 runs in the second inning after this.

A crucial partnership between Travis Head and Marnus Labushen helped the Kangaroo squad win the third Test during the first session of the third day of play.

The Australian side struck first on the second ball of the first over while chasing 76 runs on the third day of play. Usman Khawaja was sent to the pavilion at zero by Ravichandran Ashwin.

After that, the team's innings were handled by Travis Head and Marnus Labushen, giving Australia a victory in the first session alone.

In the second inning, Travis played an unblemished inning in which he scored 49 runs on 53 balls. Labushen also made a score of 28 runs without being out.

The third test match was thus won by the Kangaroo squad by a margin of nine wickets. The Indian squad is now up 2-1 in the series.

For India to qualify for the World Cup in this scenario, victory in the Test match in Ahmedabad will be crucial in the World Test Championship.