During an impressive day of quick bowling, India recovered from a weak first innings to put Australia in a challenging position in the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, held in Perth.
A remarkable collapse during the last session, against a strong fast bowling attack by the visiting team, left the home team at 7-67 by the end of the day’s play, trailing by 83 runs.
There is a glimmer of hope for the hosts as Alex Carey, the top performing first-class batsman this season, will continue his innings on 19 tomorrow despite showing signs of discomfort in his left knee tonight.
Nevertheless, the intense beginning of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth Stadium saw the highest number of wickets taken in a single day of Test cricket in Australia since 19 were lost during the final day of a two-day Test against South Africa in 2022.
Dismissed for just 150 runs in under 50 overs, India, captained by fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, dismantled the opponent’s top batsmen, bringing back memories of their victorious tours to Australia and past successes.
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Australia had their worst beginning to a Test innings at home since the 2016 defeat to South Africa in Hobart, as they lost their first five wickets for 38 in just an hour of batting this evening, prompting a significant team shakeup.
Australia had no response as Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were almost impossible to play against in the beginning, along with Harshit Rana, who also debuted in the Test match today with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Nathan McSweeney from Australia.
