Australia won the second and last match of the two-match Test series by 3 wickets and won the series 2-0. Alex Carey and Mitchell Marsh played brilliant innings for Australia in the second innings. Especially the way Alex Carey batted steadfastly at the crease till the end of the match and led the team to victory is praiseworthy. In the second innings, Alex Carey remained unbeaten on 98 runs and missed his century by just 2 runs. The main reason for this was team captain Pat Cummins.
Cummins won by hitting a four
When the Australian team was very close to winning the match, Alex Carey and captain Pat Cummins were batting. Australia needed 4 runs to win the match while Alex Carey needed 2 runs to complete his century. At that time the strike was with Pat Cummins, after which Pat Cummins led the team to victory by hitting a four and at the other end Alex Carey could not complete his century and remained unbeaten after scoring 98 runs.
After which many reactions of fans are coming out on social media. Commenting on one user, he wrote, 'A team of winners, not of players obsessed with individual achievements.' Commenting on another user, he wrote that Cummins did not allow Alex Carey to complete his century by hitting a four. After the match, Pat Cummins said that he did not know that Alex Carey was batting after scoring 98 runs.
Australia captured the series 2-0
Australia performed brilliantly and won both the matches of this series. After winning the series 2-0, the Australian team has also got the lead in the points table of the World Test Championship final. The Australian team has now reached second position with an advantage of one place. Whereas the New Zealand team has slipped to third place. Apart from this, Team India still remains at number one.