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Disclosure: 25 November 2024, 13:56
India defeated Australia by 295 runs in Perth. Image: Cricinfo
That's the fun of Test cricket. India, who were all out for 150 runs in the first innings in Perth, lost to Australia in the end. Even though the margin of victory was 295 runs, it would not be an exaggeration to call India's victory magical. With such a victory, India broke a long-standing record.
In terms of runs, India won the Test against Australia by the highest score of 320 runs in their history. That was in 2008 in Mohali. India could not break that record of 320 runs today. However, the Asian team broke the 46-year-old record. This is India's biggest margin of victory in a Test against Australia in Australia. Earlier in 1978, India beat Australia by 222 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The apocalypse happened before it happened. Australia lost 3 wickets for 12 runs on the third day with a target of 534 runs. Ajid had two days left to do something miraculous. 160 to 180 overs if you count the overs. But that's just a paper calculation. Today is the last Australia after the tea break on the fourth day. India took a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series after Ajid's 238.
Australia lost wickets before the start of the fourth day's play. Ajid scored 17 runs for 4 wickets in 5.3 overs. Usman Khawaja, who scored 4 runs, was sent back by Mohammad Siraj in the third ball of the sixth over. Dropped at number six, Travis Head started batting in an ODI mood. He scored 89 runs in 8 fours off 101 balls. Head contributed to the partnership of 62 and 82 runs with Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh for the fifth and sixth wickets. Where Jasprit Bumrah returned the head on the fifth ball of the 39th over. Head initially prepared to drive the cover, but the Indian pacer's sudden jump gave him a punch at the end. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant palmed it very easily.
