<p>Australia recorded an emphatic nine-wicket victory over India, winding up the third Test in little over two days to secure their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on a rank turner here on Friday.</p>.<p>Travis Head (49) and Marnus Labuschagne (28) took the visitors past the finish line after they lost Usman Khawaja (0) in the very first over.</p>.<p>The hosts were bowled out for 163 in their second innings, leaving Australia with a target of just 76 runs to record an immensely satisfying win after being hammered inside three days in the first two matches of the Border-Gavaskar trophy.</p>.<p>One of the biggest architects of the Australian win is seasoned off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who grabbed eight wickets in the Indian second innings on day two of the match at Holkar Stadium.</p>.<p>This is only India's third loss in Tests at home in the last 10 years.</p>.<p>Bowled out for 109 in their first innings, India did well to limit Australia to 197, conceding an 88-run lead. However, the Indian batters also failed to put up a fight in their second essay, as Lyon spun a web around them to return excellent figures of 8-64.</p>.<p>India are leading the four-match series 2-1 after having won in Nagpur and New Delhi.</p>.<p><strong>Brief scores:</strong></p>.<p><strong>India: </strong>109 and 163</p>.<p><strong>Australia</strong>: 197 and 78 for 1 in 18.5 overs (Travis Head 49 not out).</p>
<p>Australia recorded an emphatic nine-wicket victory over India, winding up the third Test in little over two days to secure their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on a rank turner here on Friday.</p>.<p>Travis Head (49) and Marnus Labuschagne (28) took the visitors past the finish line after they lost Usman Khawaja (0) in the very first over.</p>.<p>The hosts were bowled out for 163 in their second innings, leaving Australia with a target of just 76 runs to record an immensely satisfying win after being hammered inside three days in the first two matches of the Border-Gavaskar trophy.</p>.<p>One of the biggest architects of the Australian win is seasoned off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who grabbed eight wickets in the Indian second innings on day two of the match at Holkar Stadium.</p>.<p>This is only India's third loss in Tests at home in the last 10 years.</p>.<p>Bowled out for 109 in their first innings, India did well to limit Australia to 197, conceding an 88-run lead. However, the Indian batters also failed to put up a fight in their second essay, as Lyon spun a web around them to return excellent figures of 8-64.</p>.<p>India are leading the four-match series 2-1 after having won in Nagpur and New Delhi.</p>.<p><strong>Brief scores:</strong></p>.<p><strong>India: </strong>109 and 163</p>.<p><strong>Australia</strong>: 197 and 78 for 1 in 18.5 overs (Travis Head 49 not out).</p>