It can be returned like this – any cricket lover will remember this song after watching India's comeback in Perth. After being bowled out for 150 runs in the first innings, India scored a mountain of runs in the second innings. Yashwi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli scored centuries. Australia will now have to do something miraculous to win the Perth Test.
India, who were bowled out for 150 runs, turned first with bowling. Australia were bundled out for 104 runs in the first innings due to the excellent bowling of the visitors. After that, seeing the batting of India's second innings, the eyes are widening. Because the first 20 wickets in the match fell in 101 overs. India declared the innings at 487 for 6 in the second innings on that pitch. Australia ended the third day's play with the loss of 3 wickets for 12 runs, chasing a target of 534 runs.
India entered the third day today with 172 runs for no wicket in the second innings. The two openers Jaiswal and Lokesh Rahul continued to bat fluently. However, even if Rahul did not get a century, Jaiswal reached three figures in slow batting. Jaiswal brought up the fourth century of his Test career off 205 balls. Jaiswal hit a record-breaking century off Josh Hazlewood in the fifth ball of the 61st over. After the century, the Indian left-handed batsman celebrated by raising his helmet and bat towards the sky.
Mitchell Starc broke India's opening partnership of 201 runs by returning Rahul to the last ball of the 63rd over. The pair of Rahul-Jaiswal survived 383 balls. Rahul scored 77 runs off 176 balls with 5 fours. Even after breaking the opening pair, Jaiswal did not give up. Jaiswal contributed to the partnership of 74 and 38 runs with Devdut Padikkal and Kohli for the second and third wickets. After scoring 161 off 297 balls with 15 fours and 3 sixes, Jaiswal was dismissed by Mitchell Marsh.
After the return of centurion Jaiswal, there was a minor collapse in India's innings. The visitors lost 2 wickets in the gap of 8 runs and became 321 runs for 5 wickets. In such a situation, Kohli contributed to a partnership of 89 runs from 176 balls with Washington Sundar for the sixth wicket. Washington, who scored 29 runs, was bowled while slugging Nathan Lyon on the fifth ball of the 126th over. Washington hit only 1 six in an innings of 94 balls.
When Washington returned, India's score was 410 for 6 in 125.5 overs. Nitish Kumar Reddy, who was dropped at number eight, played in a T20 mood. He remained unbeaten with 38 runs off 27 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Little did I know that this match marked Reddy's debut in the royal version of cricket.
Kohli changed gears to see Reddy. Kohli, who completed his fifty off 94 balls, reached his century off 143 balls. Kohli brought up his 30th Test century by hitting Marnus Labuschenne for four in the third ball of the 135th over. The visitors declared the innings immediately after the Indian batsman's century.
Australia lost a wicket before opening the run book after going down to a target of 534 runs. Nathan McSweeney was trapped lbw by Jasprit Bumrah on the fourth ball of the innings. McSweeney, the anointed Test batter, could not live with the reviews. McSweeney scored a total of 10 runs (10 and 0) in the first Test of his career.
Australia captain Pat Cummins came in at number three but to no avail. Cummins returned with 2 runs off 8 balls off Mohammad Siraj. Then Labuschenne was caught lbw in the third ball of the fifth over by Bumrah's inswinger. Labuschenne, who scored 3 runs off 5 balls, spoiled an Australian review as well. After 12 for 3 in 4.2 overs, the third day's play was declared. Usman Khawaja is batting for 3 runs.
In 2003, West Indies achieved the feat of winning by chasing the highest 418 runs in Test history. The West Indies' opponents were Australia at Antigua St. John's. The Caribbean lost 7 wickets to score 418 runs.
