IND vs AUS: India, captained by Jasprit Bumrah, created history in Perth. India set a new record by beating hosts Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India scored 150 runs in the first innings but defeated Australia by just 104 runs in the first innings. Following this, India declared their second innings at 487/6 and set a huge target of 534 runs for Australia. Chasing this mountain-like target, the Australian team collapsed with only 238 runs in the second innings. In this way, the Indian team defeated the Australian team by 295 runs at their home ground and created great history.
It was the biggest Test win for the Indian team on Australian soil. Earlier, India had won the 1977 Test match in Melbourne by 222 runs. Now, India has handed Australia their biggest defeat on their home turf. Not only that, India also set a record for the largest victory in the WACA Perth Test match. Prior to this, India had achieved its biggest victory here in 2008 by 72 runs. India became the first team to take on Australia at Opus Stadium in Perth. Australia, which has been playing Test matches at this venue since 2018, lost here after four consecutive wins.
Australia Test team performance at Optus Stadium, Perth
- 2018 – Winning
- 2019 – Winning
- 2022 – Win
- 2023 – Win
- 2024 – Raw vs India
India went all out to score 150 or less in the first Test innings, becoming only the third team in the world to defeat Australia in Australia. Previously, only England and New Zealand had achieved the feat. Now the Indian team has also entered this special club.
A team that goes all out for 150 or less in the first innings of a Test and beats Australia in Australia
- United Kingdom (1887, 1888 and 1894)
- New Zealand (7 runs in Hobart in 2011)
- India (Perth will host 295 games in 2024)
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