IND vs AUS 1st Test: Team India created history in Perth, recorded a historic win, defeated Kangaroos by so many runs.
Cricket News Desk. The first match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia is going on in Perth. This series is important for both the teams and it will become clear which team will reach the final of the World Test Championship. India will have to win at least four tests. Apart from this, it will also have to be ensured that he does not lose even a single match. Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first. India has given Australia a target of 534 runs.
India beat Australia by 295 runs
India has defeated Australia by 295 runs in the first match of the five-match Test series. Team India had set a target of 534 runs for Australia. In reply, the Kangaroo team was reduced to 238 runs.
Australia's nine wickets fell
Australia suffered its ninth blow at the score of 227. Washington Sundar clean bowled Nathan Lyon. He could not even open an account.
Australia lost eight wickets
Australia suffered its eighth blow at the score of 227. Washington Sundar got Mitchell Starc caught by Dhruv Jurel. He could score 12 runs. Currently Alex Carey is at the crease after scoring 30 runs. There was a partnership of 45 runs between Carey and Starc. Jurel took a brilliant catch with one hand. Australia still needs 307 runs to win. India is two wickets away from victory.
Nitish Reddy got his first success
Nitish Reddy has got his debut wicket in Test. Reddy showed the way to the pavilion to Mitchell Marsh on the score of 47 runs. Team India is now just 3 wickets away from a historic victory.
Travis Head missed a century
Travis Head missed his century. Australia suffered its sixth blow. Bumrah got his third success. Head returned to the pavilion after scoring 89 runs. In this way a big partnership has been broken. Now Team India is just 4 wickets away from victory in the Perth Test.
lunch on the fourth day
By lunch break on the fourth day, Australia had scored 104 runs at the loss of five wickets in their second innings. They need 430 more runs to win. Currently, Travis Head is at the crease with 63 runs and Mitchell Marsh with five runs. Australia had lost the wickets of Nathan McSweeney (0), Pat Cummins (2) and Marnus Labuschagne (3) on Sunday itself. Today the team suffered two setbacks in the form of Usman Khawaja (4) and Steve Smith (17). Both were dismissed by Mohammad Siraj. So far Siraj has taken three wickets and Bumrah has taken two wickets.
Head's half century
Travis Head scored the 17th half-century of his Test career. Australia has scored 93 runs at the loss of five wickets. Kangaroos now need 441 runs. Head is at the crease after scoring 58 runs, while Mitchell Marsh could not even open the account.
Siraj dismissed Smith
Australia suffered its fifth blow on the score of 79. Mohammad Siraj got Steve Smith caught by wicketkeeper Pant. He could score only 17 runs in 60 balls. Smith made a partnership of 62 runs with Travis Head. Currently Travis is at the crease after scoring 45 runs. Mitchell Marsh has come to the crease. Australia still needs 455 runs.
Smith and Head froze
Australia has scored 78 runs after losing four wickets. They now need 456 runs. Head is currently at the crease with 44 runs and Smith with 17 runs. Both have made a partnership of more than 60 runs. India needs to break this partnership. Both of them are dangerous batsmen and have the ability to change the course of the match.
Australia has crossed 50 runs
Australia has scored 50 runs at the loss of four wickets. At present, Travis Head and Steve Smith are at the crease. Australia still needs 484 runs. Australia suffered the only blow today in the form of Usman Khawaja. Siraj sent him to the pavilion.
Australia has suffered a fourth setback
Australia suffered its fourth blow in the second over of the fourth day. Indian fast bowlers made a great start. Usman Khawaja was dismissed by Mohammad Siraj. Australia's score 17/4. At present, Travis Head and Steve Smith are at the crease.
third day's play
On the third day, Australia scored 12 runs at the loss of three wickets in its second innings. Nathan McSweeney failed to open the account, while Pat Cummins was out after scoring two runs and Marnus Labuschagne was out after scoring three runs. Usman Khawaja remained unbeaten after scoring three runs. Australia still has to score 522 runs. Team India has been given a target of 534 runs. Bumrah has taken two wickets so far while Siraj has got one wicket.
India's second innings
India declared its innings in its second innings after scoring 487 runs for six wickets. Team India won the toss and batted first and scored 150 runs and scored 487 runs in the second innings. In reply, Australia's first innings ended at 104 runs. India got a lead of 46 runs in the second innings. According to this, India's total lead was 533 runs and the target was 534 runs.
Everyone was waiting for Virat Kohli's century. As soon as he scored a century, the decision was taken by the Indian dressing room to declare the innings. Virat played an unbeaten inning of 100 runs in 143 balls. He hit eight fours and two sixes in his innings. Virat completed his century by hitting a four off Lyon's ball. This was the 30th century of his Test career and 81st century overall in all three formats. This was his seventh century in Australia. He became the Indian batsman to score the most Test centuries on Australian soil, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin scored six centuries. Apart from Virat, Nitish Reddy remained unbeaten after scoring 38 runs in 27 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes. Nitish and Virat made an unbeaten partnership of 77 runs in 54 balls for the seventh wicket.
Before Virat, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century and played an inning of 161 runs. He hit 15 fours and three sixes in his innings. This was the fourth century of his Test career. While KL Rahul scored 77 runs with the help of five fours. Devdutt Padikal scored 25 runs and Washington Sundar scored 29 runs. Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel could not do anything special and could only score 1-1 runs. For Australia, Nathan Lyon took two wickets while Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh took one wicket each.
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