Monday, November 25, 2024
Perth (News International / Pakistan Point New - NNI. 25th November, 2024) India defeated Australia by 295 runs in the Perth Test to take a 0-1 lead in the 5-Test series of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first match of the 5-Test series between Australia and India was played in Perth, in which the visiting team was bowled out for 150 runs in the first innings, but the host team could only score 104 runs, giving India a 46-run lead in the first innings.
In the second innings, the Indian team put in a surprising performance and declared the innings by scoring 487 runs for the loss of 6 wickets, setting Australia a target of 534 runs to win. In pursuit of the target, the Kangaroos batting lineup flopped in the second innings as well and the entire team could only score 238 runs, 6 players could not even enter double figures, Travis Head stood out by scoring 89 runs.
For India, captain Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets in the first innings and 3 wickets in the second innings and was declared the man of the match, Mohammad Siraj took 5 wickets in the match and Harsh Rana took 4 wickets. A total of 17 wickets fell on the first day of the Perth Test, which made it seem that the match would end on the third day, but the Indian batsmen silenced the critics by showing excellent batting in the second innings. The Indian captain won the toss and decided to bat first, which did not prove to be correct and the Indian team was bowled out for 150 runs in the first innings. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood took 4 wickets while Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh took 2 wickets each. Jasprit Bumrah, who led the team in the absence of Rohit Sharma, bowled brilliantly and bundled out the host team for 104 runs. Surprisingly, 7 Australian players could not enter double figures in the first innings. For India, Bumrah took 5 wickets, Harsh Rana took 3 wickets and Mohammad Siraj took 2 wickets.
After losing 17 wickets on the first day, Australia lost 3 wickets on the second day of play, after which India's Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul scored 172 runs without loss by the end of the second day in the second innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal not only completed his century but also got out after playing a brilliant innings of 161 runs, KL Rahul got out after scoring 77 runs. Virat Kohli, who was dismissed for just 5 runs in the first innings of the Perth Test, scored a century off 143 balls in the second innings, not only restoring his lost form but also putting India in a strong position against Australia. Virat Kohli scored the 30th century of his Test career, this was his 7th century on Australian soil, thus he became the Indian batsman to score the most 7 centuries on Australian soil, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record of 6 centuries. Chasing a target of 534 runs, Australia had lost 3 wickets for only 12 runs at the end of the third day, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney failed in both the innings. In the second innings, Australia's Nathan McSweeney was out for 0, Usman Khawaja 4, Pat Cummins 2, Marnus Labuschagne 3, Steve Smith 17, Travis Head 89, Mitchell Marsh 47, Alex Carey 36, Mitchell Starc 12 and Nathan Lyon were out for 0.
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