Australia beat India by 342 runs to win the third Test on the fourth day at Nagpur on Friday. The win gave the tourists an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.
The defeat is India's biggest against all opponents in terms of runs.
In all India have now suffered 16 losses by 200 or more runs and surprisingly 9 of them have come in India.
Overall it is the 17th biggest defeat in Test cricket history. India's previous biggest defeat had also come at home soil by 329 runs against South Africa at Calcutta in 1996-97.
The accompanying table has the details:
| Margin | Winner | Test | Venue | Series |
| 342 runs | Australia | 3rd | Nagpur | 2004-05 |
| 329 runs | South Africa | 2nd | Calcutta | 1996-97 |
| 328 runs | South Africa | 1st | Durban | 1996-97 |
| 300 runs | Australia | 5th | Perth | 1991-92 |
| 295 runs | West Indies | 4th | Madras (Corp.) | 1958-59 |
| 285 runs | Australia | 1st | Adelaide | 1999-00 |
| 282 runs | South Africa | 2nd | Cape Town | 1996-97 |
| 267 runs | West Indies | 1st | Bangalore | 1974-75 |
| 247 runs | England | 1st | Lord's | 1990 |
| 243 runs | West Indies | 3rd | Mohali | 1994-95 |
| 233 runs | Australia | 3rd | Melbourne | 1947-48 |
| 217 runs | West Indies | 3rd | Port-of-Spain | 1988-89 |
| 217 runs | Australia | 1st | Bangalore | 2004-05 |
| 203 runs | West Indies | 2nd | Kanpur | 1958-59 |
| 202 runs | England | 3rd | Madras (MAC) | 1933-34 |
| 201 runs | West Indies | 5th | Bombay WS | 1974-75 |
Biggest defeats in Test cricket:
| Margin | Loser | Winner | Test | Venue | Series |
| 675 runs | Aus | Eng | 1st | Brisbane (Ex) | 1928-29 |
| 562 runs | Eng | Aus | 5th | The Oval | 1934 |
| 530 runs | SA | Aus | 4th | Melbourne | 1910-11 |
| 425 runs | Eng | WI | 3rd | Old Trafford | 1976 |
| 409 runs | Eng | Aus | 2nd | Lord's | 1948 |
| 408 runs | Aus | WI | 3rd | Adelaide | 1979-80 |
| 384 runs | Eng | Aus | 1st | Brisbane | 2002-03 |
| 382 runs | Eng | Aus | 3rd | Adelaide | 1894-95 |
| 382 runs | WI | Aus | 5th | Sydney | 1968-69 |
| 377 runs | Eng | Aus | 1st | Sydney | 1920-21 |
| 365 runs | Eng | Aus | 3rd | Melbourne | 1936-37 |
| 356 runs | Eng | SA | 1st | Lord's | 1994 |
| 352 runs | WI | Aus | 4th | Melbourne | 2000-01 |
| 351 runs | WI | SA | 5th | Centurion | 1998-99 |
| 348 runs | Pak | Aus | 2nd | Melbourne | 1976-77 |
| 343 runs | Aus | WI | 4th | Bridgetown | 1990-91 |
| 342 runs | Ind | Aus | 3rd | Nagpur | 2004-05 |
Biggest defeat for each country:
| Country | Margin | Against | Test | Venue | Series |
| Australia | 675 runs | Eng | 1st | Brisbane (Ex) | 1928-29 |
| England | 562 runs | Aus | 5th | The Oval | 1934 |
| South Africa | 530 runs | Aus | 4th | Melbourne | 1910-11 |
| West Indies | 382 runs | Aus | 5th | Sydney | 1968-69 |
| New Zealand | 299 runs | Pak | 1st | Auckland | 2000-01 |
| India | 342 runs | Aus | 3rd | Nagpur | 2004-05 |
| Pakistan | 348 runs | Aus | 2nd | Melbourne | 1976-77 |
| Sri Lanka | 301 runs | Pak | 1st | Colombo (PSS) | 1994-95 |
| Zimbabwe | 315 runs | SL | 3rd | Galle | 2001-02 |
| Bangladesh | 329 runs | Eng | 2nd | Chittagong | 2003-04 |
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