IND vs AUS: Due to the centuries of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, as well as the excellent performance of bowlers including Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian team registered a huge victory of 295 runs by restricting Australia to 238 runs on the fourth day in the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. This is the biggest win of the Indian team on run counts on foreign soil. On the other hand, this is also the first defeat of the host at the Optus Stadium.
In IND vs AUS 1st Test, India claims a 295-run victory
In IND vs AUS, the Australian team surrendered within half an hour in the fourth innings on the third day. Australia had lost three wickets at 12 runs on the fourth day morning. Their lack of confidence was highly visible then. Not much time passed when the Indian team saw the fall of the fourth wicket.
Usman Khawaja attempted to pull Mohammad Siraj’s bouncer but got caught by the keeper in the second over of the day. Even in this inning, Steve Smith was unable to break free from his poor form. This time, he was seen shuffling less often but a superb ball from Siraj managed to make him play and the ball came out slightly and got picked up by the keeper’s hands through the fine edge of the bat.
Partnership scare of Travis Head and Mitch Marsh in IND vs AUS
On the other hand, Travis Head began showing his colors and Mitchell Marsh supported him. 82 stands were put up by the duo for the sixth wicket. Head was not losing any ball that came into his court and was making almost runs a ball. Soon he reached his half-century and was going towards his century. In the meantime, Bumrah himself came to bowl and he trapped Head in his trap. He gets himself trapped on the ball near the off stump and this time also it happened, the ball went behind the wicket taking the fine edge of his bat.
While Marsh was three runs away from his half-century, he became a victim of the seemingly unlimited bounce of the pitch. Nitish Kumar Reddy claimed his first Test wicket. The low, good-length ball outside the fourth stump made Marsh try to cut the ball. In the process, he hit the inner edge of the bat and the stumps were hit.
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After this, there was nothing much for Alex Carey to do, he held one end for some time but after lunch, India got a wicket in the first over itself, and Harshit Rana bowled Carey, giving India a historic victory here in the 1st Test IND vs AUS.
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