#4 India vs Australia - 2004 Test
With the series already lost, India had only pride to play for. Australia managed to win the Border-Gavaskar trophy following a series win in India after 35 years and hence decided to hand Nathan Hauritz a Test debut on what appeared to be a dust bowl.
India, on the other hand, handed debuts to Gautam Gambhir and Dinesh Karthik.
Stand-in-skipper Rahul Dravid was the only batsman to put up some resistance in the first innings as India were shot out for a paltry 104. Anil Kumble and Murali Kartik picked up nine wickets between them to bowl Australia out for 203 in return.
On such a surface, a lead of 99 appeared to be gigantic. After losing Gambhir and Virender Sehwag early in the second innings, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman showed the rest how to bat on the wicket as both of them scored half-centuries to revive India. The rest failed as part-time bowler Michael Clarke ran through the Indian line up and stunned everyone with a six-wicket haul.
Chasing just 107 for victory, Australia were expected to make it 3-0 but Harbhajan Singh and Kartik kept chipping in with the wickets to hand India a thrilling 13-run win.
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