| India made 405 in their first innings | 87 137 8 1 0 0 0 |
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| While the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy defeated the series between these two very sides way back in 2001 in the semifinals, The 2001 series is remembered for the epic Kolkata Test where VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid staged a memorable comeback to hand Sourav Ganguly's side an improbable win | The second match was again won by Australia, giving them a 2—0 lead in the series |
1 overs WJ Pucovski 14, M Labuschagne 2• The first Test was played in Mumbai on 27 February-1 March 2001.
14| 2 3 78 3 Shardul Thakur 24 6 94 3 Navdeep Saini 7 | 68 66 9 2 0 1 22 5 74 1 3 |
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| 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 218 balls M Labuschagne 52, SPD Smith 47, Ex 1• Harbhajan Singh scored the winning runs past point and sealed the game and an incredible comeback series victory for India | 's first innings also didn't last long, as they were bowled out on the same day for a score of 203 runs, with Martyn 55 top scoring |
SPD Smith: 100 off 201 balls 13 x 4• If a series is drawn, the country holding the trophy retains it.
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