Australia vs India, 1st Test, Day 3 Highlights: The first match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia began on November 22 in Perth. At the time of stumps today (November 23), on the second day of the match, the Indian team’s score is 172/0. The total lead is 218 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal (90) and KL Rahul (62) are deadlocked after scoring runs.
The Indian team has defeated Australia at their own home in the last two tours. This time there is a chance to score a hat-trick. A total of 5 matches will be played in this ‘Mahaseries’. The next test of the series will be held in Adelaide from December 6. Continue refreshing this page for live coverage and scorecard of this match.
Highlights from India’s second innings…
India’s second innings continues in the Perth Test match. Till the second day (November 23), the Indian team scored 172 runs without losing any in their second innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal is unbeaten on 90 and KL Rahul is unbeaten on 62 runs. Yashasvi has hit 7 fours and two sixes in his 193-ball innings. Four fours came off Rahul’s bat. Rahul has faced 153 balls. The Indian team’s total lead is 218 runs.
All 10 wickets of the India-Australia first innings were named after fast bowlers.
In this match, all 10 wickets in the first two innings of India and Australia were taken by fast bowlers. Nitish Kumar Reddy was the top scorer for the Indian team with 41 runs in the first innings.
For Australia, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh took two wickets each. While Hazlewood achieved a maximum of four hits. In response, the Australian team scored 104 runs in the second innings. Thus, India gained a lead of 46 runs in the first innings. Bumrah took a maximum of 5 wickets for the Indian team. While Harshit Rana got 3 wickets and Mohammad Siraj got 2 wickets. Australia’s top scorer in the first innings was Mitchell Starc (26).
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Is the draw at Optus Stadium still the boss?
The draw will be important in many ways in the Test match between India and Australia to be held at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Because the reason behind this is very special. In total there have been 4 test matches so far, whoever wins the toss also wins the match. A total of 4 test matches have been played at the Optus Stadium so far. Where the Australian team has always won the toss. The special thing is that every time they win the toss, the Kangaroo team decides to bat first here. Another amazing coincidence is that after batting four times in the test match, the Australian team won all the matches.
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The first Test Match was played at the Optus Stadium in 2018. Where India had to face defeat by 146 runs. In that match, Nathan Lyon broke Team India’s back by taking 8 wickets. Later in December 2019, a test match between New Zealand and Australia was held here. Even then, Australia had won this Test match by 296 runs.
The third Test match here took place between the West Indies and Australia between 30 November and 4 December. Even then Australia won here. Recently, Australia played a test match against Pakistan here from December 14 to 17, 2023. Where Australia recorded an explosive victory by 360 runs. That means one thing is clear: whichever team wins the toss on November 22 in Perth will want to bat first.
3 players debuted in the Perth test…
The first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 began on November 22 at the Optus Stadium in Perth. In this match, the Indian team’s acting captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first. 2 players from India and 1 from Australia made their debut in the match. In this match, two greats like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja fell. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana made their Test debuts for the Indian team. Meanwhile, Nathan McSweeney made his red-ball cricket debut for Australia.
Playing 11 of the Indian team in Perth Test: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Mohammed Siraj.
Australia will play 11 in the Perth test: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
Indian team tour of Australia (November 2024 – January 2025)
November 22-26: First Test, Perth
December 6-10: second test, Adelaide
December 14-18: Third Test, Brisbane
December 26-30: Fourth Test, Melbourne
January 3-7: Fifth Test, Sydney
Indian team for Australia tour: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (goalkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj , Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Australia’s squad for the first test: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
