In the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy played between India and Australia, the Indian team gave a historic performance and registered a spectacular victory of 295 runs at the Optus Stadium in Perth. With this victory, India has taken a 1-0 lead in the four-match series. Due to the strong performance of the Indian bowlers, Australia’s second innings was reduced to just 238 runs.
Match Brief
Batting first, Team India scored 327 runs in the 1st innings. In response, the Australian team was reduced to just 130 runs. In the second innings, India declared the innings by scoring a huge score of 487/4 and set a target of 534 runs for the Kangaroos. However, the Australian team could not stand against this mountain-like target.
fourth day’s play
On the fourth day, Indian bowlers wreaked havoc and kept Australia under pressure. Australia’s score at the beginning of the day was 13/3. The lethal bowling of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj did not give the Kangaroos a chance to recover.
Australia’s second innings collapse
- First session: The day started with the wicket of Usman Khawaja, who became the victim of Mohammed Siraj after scoring only 4 runs. After this, key batsmen like Steve Smith (17) and Marnus Labuschagne were also out early. Travis Head fought back by scoring a half-century and remained at the crease till the second session.
- Second session: Travis Head (89) and Mitchell Marsh (47) tried to control the team but the Indian bowlers once again established their dominance. Captain Bumrah gave a big success to India by dismissing the head.
- Third session: Mitchell Starc (12) and the remaining batsmen could not last long. Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja took the final wickets in quick succession, leaving Australia all out for 238.
performance of indian bowlers
Jasprit Bumrah took 4 wickets with his sharp bowling. Siraj and Jadeja completely destroyed the Australian batting order by taking 2-2 wickets. Washington Sundar also made an important contribution.
Meaning of India’s victory
With this spectacular victory, the Indian team has not only taken the lead in the series but has also taken its confidence to new heights. Indian batsmen and bowlers put in a collective performance, which became the basis of this victory.
the way forward
Now Team India will enter the second match of the series with even stronger intentions, whereas it will be very challenging for Australia to make a comeback.
The win marked an important milestone for Indian cricket, reflecting India’s growing dominance on foreign soil.
