This is a great day for India as they beaten Australia by one wicket in Mohali to go 1-0 up in the two-match contest.
VVS Laxman top scored with 73 not out to help guide India to 216-9 on the final day after Australia set the home team 216 to win. Noted that It was the fourth- highest successful run chase in Tests in India.
Laxman partnered an 81-run partnership with Ishant Sharma after India, which resumed at 55-4, had smashed to 124-8.
The victory guaranteed India, the No. 1-ranked Test team, will retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy contested by the two countries because it can’t lose the series. The second Test will be started on Oct. 9 in Bangalore.
If Australia loses the next contest they will move down to number 5 in ranking.
