5 Closest wins for India in Tests (by runs)

#3 31 runs against Australia, Adelaide, 2018

India had a poor start as they lost their 3 wickets for the score of 19 on 6 December 2018 at Adelaide. But, they made a strong comeback. Pujara scored 123 which propelled the team to a score of 250. Hazlewood picked up 3 wickets by dismissing Rahul, Rahane and Shami.

In reply, Travis Head 72 and was caught by Pant off Shami. Finch had an unforgettable inning as scored a duck. Aussies were bundled out for a total of 235. Ashwin and Bumrah picked up 3 wickets each.

In the second innings, Rahul and Rahene made a strong comeback. But Rahul was six runs short of his fifty. Rahane and Pujara scored 70 and 71 respectively. Nathan Lyon had a good inning with the ball as he picked up a 6-wicket haul by dismissing Kohli, Pujara, Sharma, Pant, Rahane and Shami.

In reply, Marsh made a strong comeback by scoring 60 runs. Paine was nine runs short of his half-century. The tail-enders had a good day with the bat. But their efforts were not enough as they were 31 runs short of their target. Shami, Ashwin and Bumrahpicked up 3 wickets each.

Pujara was awarded as the player of the match for his sensible knocks and India lead the 4-match series by 1-0.