India have started with a win in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The team defeated Australia by 295 runs in the first Test played at the Optus Stadium in Perth. This is the first time an Australian team has lost at this stadium.
Before this match, many Indian players were struggling with poor form. The team lost 0-3 at home to New Zealand. However, the Indian team did not allow Australia to survive the entire match. Read the top-5 factors of Perth's historic win…
1. Bold decision by Captain Bumrah, chose to bat first Perth pitches are known for their speed and bounce. This ground has 13 cm more bounce than Indian pitches. Before the match, Pitch Curator Isaac Macdonald said – 'The pitch will have bounce-pace.' There was 9 mm of grass left on the pitch.
In such a situation it was believed that the team winning the toss would decide to bowl first. Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah took a bold decision to bat after winning the toss. Ultimately this decision proved correct.
2. Bowlers bounced back The Indian team was restricted to a score of 150 runs in the first innings. After this, under the leadership of captain Bumrah, the Indian bowlers bowled out Australia for 104 runs in 51.2 overs. Here India got a lead of 46 runs despite a small score. This gave the Indian team a psychological advantage and the Australian team could not recover in the match.
3. Pitch mood changed, conditions benefited The mood of the pitch, which looked dangerous on the first day, changed completely on the second day. The pitch started to slow down and so did the bounce. The Indian openers took full advantage of the changed circumstances. On this wicket in the first session, only 3 wickets fell on the second day. The Indian openers batted throughout the day.
4. Opening partnership of Yashaswi-Rahul, Kohli scored a century Yashaswi Jaiswal took full advantage of the changing pitch conditions. The two shared a record opening partnership of 201 runs. Yashaswi scored 161 runs while Rahul contributed 67 runs. After that, Virat Kohli (100*) also scored a century. Nitish Reddy contributed 38 runs in the lower order. He also scored 41 runs in the first innings.
4 batsmen scored more than 100 runs in this match, out of which 3 were Indians. Jaiswal scored 161 runs, Kohli scored 105 runs and Rahul scored 103 runs in the match. While Travis Head contributed 100 runs from Australia.
5. Rahul, Pant and Reddy scored runs on important occasions Opener KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Nitish Reddy scored runs at crucial moments. Rahul added 26 runs in challenging conditions on the first day. After that, Pant contributed 37 runs and Reddy contributed 48 runs. Both had a vital partnership of 48 runs. With this partnership, India reached 150 runs in the first innings. Then in the second innings, Rahul along with Yashaswi gave the team a strong start. Kohli scored 100 runs and Nitish Reddy scored 38 runs to take the team's score to 487.
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India defeated Australia by 295 runs
India beat Australia by 295 runs in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Chasing 534 on the fourth day of the match played in Perth on Monday, the Kangaroos were bowled out for 238 in the second innings. Before this, India scored 487 runs for 6 wickets and declared the second innings. Team India scored 150 runs in the first innings. In reply, Australia's first innings ended in 104 runs.
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