India thrash Australia by 295 runs to win first Test in Perth and take 1-0 lead in five-match series
India make dominant start to Test series, thrashing Australia by 295 runs inside four days in Perth to take 1-0 lead in five-match series; home side dismissed for 238 in second innings after resuming on 12-3; Jasprit Bumrah named player of the match after taking eight wickets in the game
Monday 25 November 2024 15:58, UK
India crushed Australia by 295 runs to win the first Test in Perth inside four days and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Australia were bowled out for 238 in a record chase of 534.
"Fairly disappointing," captain Pat Cummins said afterwards. "It was just one of those games where not much went right.
"We didn't really give ourselves a chance in a few different facets. There's a few different areas we've got to clean up."
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Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj took three wickets apiece and Harshit Rana wrapped up the fourth innings by clean bowling wicketkeeper Alex Carey for 36.
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Resuming day four on 12-3, the hosts quickly lost Usman Khawaja for four after the opener sent a ball from Siraj (3-51) into the gloves of wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, before Steve Smith was caught on 17.
Travis Head landed plenty of boundaries on his way to his 89 but fell short of an eighth Test ton when he edged to Pant off Bumrah (3-42), who picked up eight wickets in the match.
Mitchell Marsh scored 47 before Nitish Kumar Reddy took his wicket.
Washington Sundar bowled Nathan Lyon for a duck as India swept to victory, one which comes after they were humbled 3-0 at home by New Zealand earlier this month.
Bumrah took on the captaincy as Rohit Sharma missed the match due to the birth of his second child.
"Very happy with the beginning, we were put under pressure in the first innings but the way we responded after that, I'm really proud of the team," said Bumrah, who was named player of the match.
"Obviously, this wicket was a little less spicy than the last one that I played here, but we were really well prepared.
"So I was just telling everyone to have faith in their process and ability, because over here at this moment, you have an opportunity to do something special."
The remaining matches will take place in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
Victory in three of their next four Tests would guarantee India a place in a third successive World Test Championship final, while Australia need to find five wins between this series and their two-Test tour of Sri Lanka.
