IND vs AUS: Team India under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah has created history in Perth. Team India has created a new record by defeating the hosts Australia in the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Team India, who scored 150 runs in the first innings, bowled out Australia for just 104 runs in the first innings. Team India then declared their second innings at a score of 487/6 and gave Australia a huge target of 534 runs. Chasing this mountain-like target, the Australian team was bowled out for just 238 runs in the second innings. In this way, Team India has created a big history by defeating Australia by 295 runs in its own home.
This is the Indian team’s biggest Test win in terms of runs on Australian soil. Before this, Team India won the Test match played in Melbourne in 1977 by 222 runs. Now Team India has inflicted the pain of its biggest defeat to Australia at home. Not only that, India has set the record for the biggest Test win at the WACA i.e. Perth. Earlier, Team India recorded the biggest win here in the year 2008 by 72 runs. India became the first team to taste defeat against Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Australia have been playing Test matches at this ground since 2018 and after 4 consecutive wins they have to face defeat here.
Australia’s Test team performance at Optus Stadium, Perth
- 2018 – Won
- 2019 – Won
- 2022 – won
- 2023 – won
- 2024 – Hara vs India
After being bowled out for 150 runs or less in the first innings of a Test, Team India has now become the third team in the world to beat Australia in Australia. Earlier only England and New Zealand achieved this feat. Now Team India has also entered this special club.
Teams who beat Australia in Australia after being bowled out for 150 or less in the first innings of a Test
- England (1887, 1888 and 1894)
- New Zealand (by 7 runs in Hobart in 2011)
- India (from 295 runs in Perth in 2024)
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