India’s 295-run victory in Perth put them ahead 1-0 in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.
After chasing 534 at 12/3, Australia came under fire early in the day and was quickly reduced to 17/4. A counterattack by Travis Head (89 off 101) only served to postpone the inevitable while Mohammed Siraj (3 for 51) and Jasprit Bumrah (3 for 42) continued to increase the strain. Alex Carey and Mitchell Marsh both had strong beginnings, but it wasn’t enough as Australia lost a match that was always there.
Here are the best stats from the day:
1 – India have become the first visiting team to win a Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth. All of the previous four Tests at this ground were won by hosts Australia, including the first-ever Test at this stadium against India in 2018.
5 – All 5 Tests at the Optus Stadium in Perth have been won by the team batting first.
2 – Jasprit Bumrah became the second Indian captain to win his first Test in charge in Australia. The first was Ajinkya Rahane who won his first Test in Australia as captain at Melbourne in 2020.
1 – Jasprit Bumrah’s match-figures of 8 for 72 are the best by a captain in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, beating Anil Kumble’s 8 for 254 at Sydney in 2008.
4 – Jasprit Bumrah’s match-figures of 8 for 72 are the fourth-best ever by an Indian captain in Tests, and the second best by an Indian captain in a Test away from home.
3 – In terms of runs, this is India’s third-biggest win away from home, and the biggest in a SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) country. India had win margins exceeding 300 against West Indies in 2019 and Sri Lanka in 2017, both away.
2 – This is now the second time that India have won the first Test of a series in Australia, the last time was at Adelaide in 2018.
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