India, Dec. 30 -- Australia beat India by 184 runs on Day 5 of the MCG Test to take a 2-1 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Chasing 340 to win, India seemed to be momentarily in control of the proceedings, with the score reading 112/3 at tea as Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal stood up to the challenge. But a final horror session saw India lose 7 wickets for 34 runs - and eventually get bowled out for 155. With this result, India's chances of qualifying for the final of the World Test Championship are shut. Yes, they are mathematically still alive but to cement a place, India needed to win this Test and the next game in Sydney.

India took little time to pick up the last Australian wicket, with Jasprit Bumrah clean-bowling Nathan Lyon ...