There was rain, there were thunderstorms, the clouds played hide & seek but in the end all India needed were two good deliveries on the final day and it took them all of 4.3 overs to produce them and wrap up proceedings at Melbourne Cricket Ground to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match Test series on Sunday.
Quite often, especially in overseas wins, individual brilliance has played a major role but this victory was a combined effort where almost every player made a key contribution. Here is Cricketnext's report card of the Melbourne Test.
There was plenty of action on the first day of the eighth round of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 as Wasim Jaffer continued to score big for Vidarbha as he notched 56th career ton, Krunal Pandya rescued Baroda with maiden century, while Punjab bundled out Kerala cheaply.
A nervous Cameron Bancroft's return from his nine-month ban for ball-tampering did not go to plan Sunday when he was out to the third ball he faced in the Big Bash League.
India, who lead 2-1 after three Tests in Australia, are at the top of the rankings with 116 points. England are second with 108 points and Australia fifth on 102 points.
Cricket Australia shared a video in which Schiller can be seen greeting the Indian team, making it a memorable game for the youngster.
All Indian teams that have stepped out on the park, have played to win, but not all have been successful. This one has the fast bowling firepower, the spin stocks and the batting good sense to ensure that Australia are well and truly put down by the time the Sydney Test. When the Melbourne celebrations are done and the new year beckons, you can be sure the attitude within the team will be: Bring it on.