March 24, 2013 8:32 PM

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India win final cricket Test; achieve historic clean sweep against Australia

India today completed a historic 4-nil clean sweep against Australia by recording an emphatic six-wicket victory in the fourth and final cricket Test in Delhi.

Set to score 155 runs for a win, on the third day of the match at the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium, the hosts overhauled the target by making 158 for four in 31.2 overs. It was India's biggest ever series win in the 81-year history inside three days.

While Skipper M.S. Dhoni hit the winning boundary and remained not out on 12, Cheteshwar Pujara made a brilliant unbeaten 82.

Ravinder Jadeja was declared Man of the Match for his fine all-round performance. The Man of the Series award was bagged by Ravichandran Ashwin for claiming 29 wickets in the four-Test series.

For Australia, it was the first time in 43 years to suffer a 0-4 series whitewash after Bill Lawry's side did the same in South Africa in 1969-70.

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