The first Test match of Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024 between India and Australia was played in Perth, in which Team India defeated host Australia by 295 runs. With this spectacular victory, India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series and with this, India has also got a big advantage in the final points table of the World Test Championship (WTC).
India’s dominance, Australia suffered huge loss
After the victory in the Perth Test match, Team India has again occupied the first position in the WTC points table. Before this match, India had suffered a defeat in the Test series at home against New Zealand, due to which the Indian team slipped to second place. At that time, Australia had made its place at the first place by defeating India, but India’s victory in the Perth Test brought them back to the first place. Now Team India’s winning percentage has reached 61.11%, while Australia’s winning percentage has come down to 57.59%.
India’s position in WTC points table
India now tops the points table released for the WTC final, while Australia has slipped to second place. After India, Sri Lanka remains at the third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 55.56%, New Zealand 54.55%, and South Africa 52.94% winning percentage.
Perth Test game and Team India’s brilliant batting
In this test match played in Perth, the Indian team batted first and scored 150 runs. After this, the Australian team was all out after scoring only 104 runs in its first innings. After this the Indian bowlers played an important role in ending the innings. In the second innings, India scored 487 runs and declared the innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal played brilliant innings of 161 runs, Virat Kohli played 100 runs and KL Rahul played brilliant innings of 77 runs. After this, the Australian team collapsed for 238 runs in the second innings. The Indian bowlers put the Australian batsmen under complete pressure and made them face a big defeat.
