IND vs AUS: Stats Registered On Day 4 Defeat Of Aussies

In the IND vs AUS 1st Test, India registered a big 295-run victory in Optus Stadium against the mighty Aussies. This was also the first Test for Jasprit Bumrah as Captain and he performed exceptionally well in his area of expertise. Yashaswi Jaiswal scored his 1st international century in Australia and Virat Kohli completed 7 centuries in Australia which is the highest by an Indian batsman.

Stats after 1st IND vs AUS Test victory for India

 

• This is Australia’s first loss at Optus Stadium. In the five Tests played at this ground, the team batting first has won.
• India’s score in the first innings was 150. There have been only two instances before this when India has won a Test match by scoring 150 or less in the first innings.
• India won by 295 runs, which is the second-largest win in terms of runs for a team bowled out for 150 or less in the first innings.
• This is Australia’s second-largest defeat at home in terms of runs in the last 40 years. Before this, they had lost to South Africa by 309 runs in the 2012 WACA Test.

 

• This is also Australia’s second-largest defeat against India in terms of runs. Earlier, in the 2008 Mohali Test, India defeated Australia by 320 runs.
• This is India’s third-biggest win away from home in terms of runs. They defeated West Indies by 318 runs in the 2019 Antigua Test and Sri Lanka by 304 runs in the 2017 Galle Test.

Low first inns total, big wins

Biggest margin of wins despite a first-innings total of 150 or less in test cricket

Team	Win Margin	1st inns total	Opposition	Ground	Year
WI	343 runs	149	AUS	Bridgetown	1991
IND	295 runs	150	AUS	Perth	2024
SL	240 runs	150	WI	Kandy	2005
AUS	229 runs	112	ENG	Melbourne	1902
ENG	210 runs	92	SA	Cape Town	1899

• Australia scored a total of 342 runs in both innings of the Perth Test, which is their second-lowest total at home after being all out both times. In the Hobart Test against South Africa in 2016, Australia could score only 246 runs in both innings.
• This is Australia’s fourth-lowest total against India and the lowest total at home.

 

• Jasprit Bumrah took eight wickets at an average of 9 in the Perth Test, which is the third-best average of any Indian bowler taking eight wickets in an overseas Test match.
• This is the fifth time Bumrah has taken eight wickets for less than 100 runs in a Test match. Among Indian bowlers, only R Ashwin has done it more than Bumrah, seven times.

 

• Australia’s top five batsmen scored 57 runs in both innings combined, which is the third-lowest total for them among the top five.
• Australia has never won a series at home after losing the first Test since 1970. There have been nine instances since 1970 when Australia lost the first match of its home series. Out of these, Australia has lost the series eight times, while the series has been drawn once.

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