AUS vs IND, 1st Test: India started the Test series in style. They defeated Australia by 295 runs in the first match. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli starred with the bat. Jasprit Bumrah led the charge with the ball.
Jaiswal and Kohli Dominate
India’s batsmen laid a strong foundation. Jaiswal smashed a brilliant 161. Kohli added a classy 30th Test century. Their efforts helped India post a massive total. Australia was left chasing a mammoth 534.
Australia began day four at 12-3. They lost wickets at regular intervals. Travis Head fought hard, scoring 89. Mitchell Marsh contributed 47, and Alex Carey chipped in with 36. But no partnerships lasted long.
Bumrah Leads the Bowling Attack
Jasprit Bumrah was unstoppable. He took 3-42, including the key wicket of Head. Mohammed Siraj dismantled the top order with three wickets. Debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy got his first Test wicket by dismissing Marsh. Washington Sundar added two more to the tally.
Australia was all out for 238 after tea on day four. India’s bowlers ensured no miracles for the hosts. The visitors wrapped up the match with more than a day left.
Looking Ahead
India now leads the series 1-0. This win boosts their confidence for the remaining matches. Australia will need a quick turnaround to stay in the fight.
India’s batting and bowling worked perfectly. They’ve taken the first step toward a memorable series win.
AUS vs IND 1st TEST: Full Scorecard
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c McSweeney b Starc | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c †Carey b Starc | 26 | 74 | 109 | 3 | 0 | 35.13 | |||
| c †Carey b Hazlewood | 0 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c Khawaja b Hazlewood | 5 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 41.66 | |||
| c Smith b Cummins | 37 | 78 | 145 | 3 | 1 | 47.43 | |||
| c Labuschagne b Marsh | 11 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 55.00 | |||
| c †Carey b Marsh | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 26.66 | |||
| c Khawaja b Cummins | 41 | 59 | 87 | 6 | 1 | 69.49 | |||
| c Labuschagne b Hazlewood | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 | |||
| c †Carey b Hazlewood | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 | |||
| not out | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, nb 4, w 2) | 11 | |||||||
| Total |
49.4 Ov (RR: 3.02)
|
150 | |||||||
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Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2.1 ov), 2-14 (Devdutt Padikkal, 10.6 ov), 3-32 (Virat Kohli, 16.2 ov), 4-47 (KL Rahul, 22.2 ov), 5-59 (Dhruv Jurel, 27.5 ov), 6-73 (Washington Sundar, 31.4 ov), 7-121 (Rishabh Pant, 45.5 ov), 8-128 (Harshit Rana, 46.4 ov), 9-144 (Jasprit Bumrah, 48.6 ov), 10-150 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 49.4 ov) • DRS
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| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1.27 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 2.23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.4 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 4.27 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2.40 | 0 | 3 |
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Kohli b Bumrah | 8 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 42.10 | |||
| lbw b Bumrah | 10 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 | |||
| lbw b Mohammed Siraj | 2 | 52 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 | |||
| lbw b Bumrah | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| b Harshit Rana | 11 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 84.61 | |||
| c Rahul b Mohammed Siraj | 6 | 19 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 31.57 | |||
| c †Pant b Bumrah | 21 | 31 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 67.74 | |||
| c †Pant b Bumrah | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |||
| c †Pant b Harshit Rana | 26 | 112 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 23.21 | |||
| c Rahul b Harshit Rana | 5 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 | |||
| not out | 7 | 31 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 22.58 | |||
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 4) | 5 | |||||||
| Total |
51.2 Ov (RR: 2.02)
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104 | |||||||
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Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Nathan McSweeney, 2.3 ov), 2-19 (Usman Khawaja, 6.4 ov), 3-19 (Steven Smith, 6.5 ov), 4-31 (Travis Head, 11.1 ov), 5-38 (Mitchell Marsh, 16.5 ov), 6-47 (Marnus Labuschagne, 20.6 ov), 7-59 (Pat Cummins, 24.2 ov), 8-70 (Alex Carey, 28.1 ov), 9-79 (Nathan Lyon, 33.2 ov), 10-104 (Mitchell Starc, 51.2 ov) • DRS
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| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 1.66 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 1.53 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.2 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 3.13 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Smith b Marsh | 161 | 297 | 432 | 15 | 3 | 54.20 | |||
| c †Carey b Starc | 77 | 176 | 295 | 5 | 0 | 43.75 | |||
| c Smith b Hazlewood | 25 | 71 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 35.21 | |||
| not out | 100 | 143 | 221 | 8 | 2 | 69.93 | |||
| st †Carey b Lyon | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |||
| lbw b Cummins | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | |||
| b Lyon | 29 | 94 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 30.85 | |||
| not out | 38 | 27 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 140.74 | |||
| Extras | (b 22, lb 15, nb 11, w 7) | 55 | |||||||
| Total |
134.3 Ov (RR: 3.62)
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487/6d | |||||||
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Fall of wickets: 1-201 (KL Rahul, 62.6 ov), 2-275 (Devdutt Padikkal, 84.1 ov), 3-313 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 93.5 ov), 4-320 (Rishabh Pant, 95.1 ov), 5-321 (Dhruv Jurel, 96.3 ov), 6-410 (Washington Sundar, 125.5 ov) • DRS
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| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 2 | 111 | 1 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 1.33 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 5 | 86 | 1 | 3.44 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 5.41 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 39 | 5 | 96 | 2 | 2.46 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5.84 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbw b Bumrah | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c †Pant b Mohammed Siraj | 4 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 | |||
| c Kohli b Mohammed Siraj | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |||
| lbw b Bumrah | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |||
| c †Pant b Mohammed Siraj | 17 | 60 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 28.33 | |||
| c †Pant b Bumrah | 89 | 101 | 153 | 8 | 0 | 88.11 | |||
| b Nitish Kumar Reddy | 47 | 67 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 70.14 | |||
| b Harshit Rana | 36 | 58 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 62.06 | |||
| c Jurel b Washington Sundar | 12 | 35 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 34.28 | |||
| b Washington Sundar | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| not out | 4 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | |||
| Extras | (b 5, lb 2, nb 11, w 6) | 24 | |||||||
| Total |
58.4 Ov (RR: 4.05)
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238 | |||||||
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Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Nathan McSweeney, 0.4 ov), 2-9 (Pat Cummins, 3.1 ov), 3-12 (Marnus Labuschagne, 4.2 ov), 4-17 (Usman Khawaja, 5.3 ov), 5-79 (Steven Smith, 24.4 ov), 6-161 (Travis Head, 38.5 ov), 7-182 (Mitchell Marsh, 43.4 ov), 8-227 (Mitchell Starc, 53.4 ov), 9-227 (Nathan Lyon, 53.6 ov), 10-238 (Alex Carey, 58.4 ov) • DRS
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| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 3.50 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 3.64 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13.4 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 5.04 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 0 | 3 |
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