Border Gavaskar Trophy: India script historic 295-run win against Australia at Perth

Mangalore Today News Network

Perth, November 25, 2024: India beat Australia by 295 runs to win the first test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

They became the first team to beat Australia at the Optus Studium in Perth.

India won the toss and chose to bat first.

They were bowled out for 150 in the first innings, with debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy scoring the highest at 41.

In reply, Australia were bowled out for 104 in their first innings, with skipper jasprit Bumrah leading the way through his fifer.

India then came out to bat with great intent in the second innings, with K L Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal stitching up a century partnership. Jaiswal went on to score 161, which was closely followed by Virat Kohli’s 81st century. India declared at 487, with a lead of 533.

Australia need 534 to win, but were of to a bad start at Day 3’s end, finishing at 12/3.

India then worked their way to victory on day 4, with all the bowlers contributing wickets. Australia were eventually bowled out for 238.

India lead the 5-match series by 1-0.