India beat Australia by an inning and 135 runs

Hyderabad: India crushed Australia by an innings and 135 runs in less than three and half days to win the second cricket Test and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series on Tuesday.

The visitors needed 192 runs to avoid an innings defeat but they lost the final eight wickets in 35 overs with an addition of only 57 runs to their overnight total.

When Ashwin dismissed Pattinson to get the final wickets, the 10,000-odd spectators erupted in joy but the celebration from the Indian camp was a muted one as they only engaged in handshakes.

Cheteshwar Pujara was deservingly awarded the man-of-the-match award for his double hundred. The teams now have an eight-day break before the third Test in Mohali but the way this series has panned out, there is unlikely to be any change of script in the third Test where the hosts would be aiming to wrap up the series.

It’s a well-documented fact that Australians can’t play spin bowling which was endorsed by Pujara but what was sad to see was their inability to even put up a fight. Such was the domination of the Indian spinners that Australia lost their last three wickets for an addition of only one run in 10 overs.

It’s a well-documented fact that Australians can’t play spin bowling which was endorsed by Pujara but what was sad to see was their inability to even put up a fight. Such was the domination of the Indian spinners that Australia lost their last three wickets for an addition of only one run in 10 overs.