Centuries by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, followed by Jasprit Bumrah magnificent bowling helped India beat Australia by 295 runs in the first Test of the five-match series. Chasing 534, Australia kept on losing wickets at regular intervals as India bundled them out for 238. For India, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah scalped three wickets each while Washington Sundar took two wickets. For Australia, Travis Head was the star player as he scored 89 runs. Apart from him, Mitchell Marsh scored 47 while Alex Carey scored 36. Earlier, Jaiswal scored 161 while Kohli brought up his memorable 30th Test ton. With this win, India have taken 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
The hosts started the fourth day’s play at the score of 12 for 3, but in the second over itself, they lost Usman Khawaja’s wicket. The left-handed opening batter was sent back to the pavilion by Siraj for 4 runs from 13 balls. Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head tried to build a partnership and keep the Baggy Greens in the match, but their efforts went in vain, and after they were sent back to the pavilion, Indian bowlers didn’t take much time to seal the deal.
The win in Perth is only the second time in history that India has managed to win the first Test of the series played in Australia.
The Optus Stadium in Perth was a happy hunting ground for the Australian team in Test cricket, and they came into the match with a 100% win record, but Bumrah and boys kept the Aussies at bay and became the first team in the world to win a Test match at Optus Stadium.
