India vs Australia: 'Well played India, by far the better team' go Twitterati after historic Test series win Down Under

Sydney: A dominant India won a historic first-ever series in Australia on Monday with a 2-1 victory after play in the fourth and final Test in Sydney was abandoned due to rain.

Australia were still 316 in arrears when the match was called off as a draw, leaving India with a series triumph after wins in Adelaide and Melbourne.

It is the first time they have managed the feat since they began touring Australia in 1947-48.

In this series, India took a 1-0 lead by winning the first Test at Adelaide by 31 runs after which Australia came back with a 146-run win at Perth to level the series.

India then won Boxing Day Test in Melbourne by 137 runs to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy and take 2-1 lead in the series.

The historic series win sent the social media in a meltdown as congratulatory messages poured in for the winning side.

With inputs from AFP