Lowest Totals for Australia Against India at Home: Rivalry has started between India and Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. A five-match test series is to be played between the two teams. Whose first match started from 22 November. This match is being played in Perth. The bowlers of both the teams had a lot of dominance in the first innings of the Perth Test. But the Kangaroos could not do anything in front of Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah. In the first innings, Bumrah single-handedly sent half of Australia’s team to the pavilion. Due to which Australia was all out for 104 runs. This was Australia’s lowest score against India in a home Test after 43 years.
Australia bowed before Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets for 30 runs in the first innings of Perth Test. Bumrah took 5 wicket haul for the 11th time in his Test career. Thanks to his sharp bowling, India achieved a significant lead of 46 runs in the first innings. Australia started playing at 67/7 on the second day. Bumrah gave the first blow of the day to Australia in the form of Alex Carey.
5⃣-wicket haul!
Jasprit Bumrah’s 11th in Test cricket 👏 👏
A cracking starts till the morning for #TeamIndia on Day 2
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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 23, 2024
Australia’s lowest score against India on home ground
- 83 runs, Melbourne, 1981
- 104 runs, Perth, 2024
- 107 runs, Sydney, 1947
- 131 runs, Sydney, 1978
- 145 runs, Adelaide, 1992
Australia’s lowest score against India
- 83 runs, Melbourne, 1981
- 91 runs, Nagpur, 2023
- 93 runs, Wankhede, 2004
- 104 runs, Perth, 2024
- 105 runs, Kanpur, 1959
Harshit Rana’s explosive debut
Harshit Rana, who was debuting in Test cricket, also performed well. He took 3 wickets and put more pressure on Australia’s innings. Rana took important wickets of Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc. He gave relief to the Indian team by breaking the last wicket partnership between Starc (26) and Josh Hazlewood (7*).
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