Regarding the latest situation of the inaugural Test of Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 i.e. Perth Test, if it is said to be in the Indian bag… and Bumrah and company have taken a big lead in this match, then it wouldn’t be an exaggeration at all. Overall, the Indian team is in a commanding position on the second day of the Perth Test (November 23).
At the time of the start of the second day of the match, the Indian team’s score is 172/0. Team India’s total lead is 218 runs. Even on the second day of this match, the Indian players achieved many records with their performance. Many records were achieved thanks to Bumrah’s bowling, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s batting and KL.
That’s Stumps on day 2 of the first. #AUSvIND Proof!
A powerful batting performance #TeamIndia,
9⃣0⃣* for Yashasvi Jaiswal
6⃣2⃣* for KL RahulWe’ll be back tomorrow for action on day 3!
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-BCCI (@BCCI) November 23, 2024
Yashasvi Jaiswal (90 not out) is close to a century while KL Rahul (62 not out) is also stable. In this match, the Indian team’s acting captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first.
The Indian team was out for 150 runs in the first innings. Nitish Reddy scored the highest 41 runs. Josh Hazlewood took 4 wickets for Australia. In response, the Australian team was also reduced to 104 runs in their first innings. For India, Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets, Harshit Rana took 3 wickets and Mohammad Siraj took 2 wickets. The first match of the 5-match BGT Test series between India and Australia began on November 22 in Perth.
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This unique story took 20 years to make.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul made a unique story in their name after 20 years during the second innings. Rahul and Yashasvi achieved an unbeaten century record partnership of 172 runs for the first wicket in the Perth Test in Australia.
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Since 2004, this is the first time that #TeamIndia The openers have set up a 100-run stand in Australia.
Keep going Yashasvi🤝Rahul.#AUSvIND , @ybj_19 , @klrahul pic.twitter.com/EXrPrUeskZ
-BCCI (@BCCI) November 23, 2024
Earlier in the year 2004, Aakash Chopra and Virender Sehwag had put together a 123-run partnership for the first wicket of the Sydney Test. In general, after 20 years this happened on Australian soil. That means after 20 years, the Indian openers made a centuries-old partnership.
Also Read: Perth Test Day 1 Highlights: Fast bowlers made Team India comeback in Perth, Bumrah and company broke the pride of the Kangaroos and became famous on the first day.
Yashasvi Jaiswal achieved a great record of six
Yashasvi Jaiswal became the batsman to hit the most sixes in a Test calendar year. Yashasvi has hit 34 sixes in Test cricket so far this year. Yashasvi defeated New Zealand legend Brendon McCullum. Brendon McCullum had hit a total of 33 sixes in Test matches in the year 2014. Ben Stokes, Virender Sehwag and Adam Gilchrist are far behind Yashasvi in this matter.
Most six in a calendar year in the test
33Brendon McCullum (2014)
33 Yashasvi Jaiswal (2024) *
26Ben Stokes (2022)
22Adam Gilchrist (2005)
22 Virender Sehwag (2008)
Bumrah made Kapil Dev’s entrances
On the second day of the match, Indian team’s acting captain Jasprit Bumrah put up a brilliant performance and took 5 wickets for 30 runs in the first innings. This was Bumrah’s 11th five-wicket haul in his Test career, of which 7 came from SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia). He has jointly topped the list of Indian bowlers who have taken the most five-wicket hauls in Test matches in SENA countries.
Former Indian captain Kapil Dev also took five or more wickets in an innings on 7 occasions in SENA countries. Bumrah is the fifth Indian captain to take five or more wickets in a Test innings. Before Bumrah, only Vinoo Mankad, Bishan Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev and Anil Kumble could do this.
Both Indian openers scored 50+ in a Test in Australia
Sunil Gavaskar (70) and Chetan Chauhan (85) Melbourne 1981
Sunil Gavaskar (166*) and Chris Srikkanth (51) Adelaide 1985
Sunil Gavaskar (172) and Kris Srikkanth (116) Sydney 1986
Yashasvi Jaiswal (68*) and KL Rahul (50*) Perth 2024
What happened so far in the match between India and Australia?
The first match of the test series between India and Australia is underway. India scored 150 runs in their first innings. Australia’s first innings was then restricted to 104 runs. After this, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul together wreaked havoc in India’s second innings. An unbeaten partnership of 172 runs has been formed between the two for the first wicket, so India is in a strong position after the second day’s play (November 23), Yashasvi is unbeaten on 90 and Rahul is unbeaten on 62 runs . Now, on November 23, the matchday three match in Perth will begin at 7:50 a.m.
