India vs Australia Perth Test: As the series between India and Australia gets closer, the atmosphere is building. The Indian team has arrived in Australia. The first match of the five-match Test series will begin on November 22. The first game will be held in Perth. This is not a very old stadium, but the memory here is quite painful for the Indian team. The only worry is that the same old story may repeat itself. When has India played a Test match in Perth before and what was the situation like, let us tell you about it.
When the Indian team toured Australia in 2018, a Test match was also held in Perth. This is the second game of the series. In this match in December, India was defeated by Australia by 146 runs. This was the situation when then-captain Virat Kohli scored a glorious century. But none of the other batsmen could do anything special and India had to face defeat.
Indian cricket team cannot compete against Australia
Australia batted first in this match and scored 326 runs. No batsman has scored a century, but Marcus Harris, Aaron Finch and Travis Head have scored half-centuries. After that, the Indian team scored only 283 runs in the first innings. This includes Virat Kohli’s 123 runs. Apart from Ajinkya Rahane, no other batsman has been able to cross the 50-run mark. Rahane played a valuable innings and scored 51 runs.
This time India has a chance to take revenge
After that, Australia scored another 243 runs in the second innings. After this, India had a big target but the Indian team could not achieve it. India scored only 140 runs in the second innings. The highest score of the Indian team was 30 runs, scored by Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant. Team India will now play the first match of the series at the same Perth Stadium. India will get a chance to avenge their 2018 defeat and get off to a good start in the series.
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