India has defeated Australia by 295 runs in the first match of the five-match Test series. Team India had set a target of 534 runs for Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth. In reply, the Kangaroo team was reduced to 238 runs. After winning the toss and batting first, India scored 150 runs in the first innings. In reply, Australia was reduced to 104 runs in the first innings. India had a lead of 46 runs on the basis of first innings. India had declared the second innings at 487 runs for six wickets and had gained some lead of 533 runs.

Talking about the match, Team India, which won the toss and came to bat first, gave a disappointing performance and put only 150 runs on the board, at that time it seemed as if Team India had gone on the backfoot on the very first day. But the Indian bowlers made the team comeback in the match. Australia collapsed for just 104 runs in its first innings and Team India took a lead of 46 runs.

After this, India batted brilliantly in the second innings and declared its second innings by scoring 487 runs at the loss of 6 wickets on the basis of centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli. India had set a huge target of 534 runs for Australia to win, against which the entire team collapsed for only 238 runs.

AUS vs IND: India beat Australia without Rohit Sharma

The most special thing about this victory of Team India is that neither Rohit Sharma, nor Shubman Gill, nor Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin nor Mohammed Shami were in the team. Despite this, Team India registered a historic victory. After breaking Australia’s pride at Gabba in 2021, India has now broken Australia’s pride at Optus Stadium in Perth.

This is also India’s biggest win in terms of runs in Australia. Before winning this match by 295 runs, India had won by 222 runs in Melbourne in 1977. At the same time, in 2018, India defeated Australia by 137 runs in Melbourne. This comeback of the Indian team is special after the 0-3 clean sweep against New Zealand at home.