IND vs AUS Perth Showdown: Ground Stats, Run Trends, and Match-Winning Insights

Pat Cummins and Jasprit Bumrah [Source: @CricCrazyJohns, @ESPNcricinfo/x.com]

The Indian team is ready to face the mighty Aussies in their backyard. After two consecutive wins in the Border Gavaskar Trophies away from home, India go into this tour in a somewhat precarious situation. Rohit Sharma and his men have lost their last home Test series against New Zealand and faced much criticism for their performance. They will be looking to rejuvenate their Test form and emerge as a better team again. 

The Australia assignment for India starts with the first Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth. In this article, we will take a look at the numbers in the Perth Stadium and try to predict what India will face and how they might reply during the game. 

AUS vs IND: Test Record at Optus Stadium, Perth

Table - Record Of India and Australia at Perth

The records show that the Australian team has been nearly invincible at the Perth Stadium. They have won all four of their Test matches here, while India have lost the only game that they played at this venue. These are signs of the tough challenge India will face in the first Test match of the BGT 2024-25.

AUS vs IND: Impact Of Toss

Table - Scoring Pattern In Tests at Perth

The scoring pattern at the Perth Stadium gives us the idea that batting first at the venue plays a major role in deciding a team’s fate in the match. The captain winning the toss will definitely look to bat first during the first AUS vs IND Test match.

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AUS vs IND: Top Batting Performers

Australia

This table should be an ominous sign for the Indian team. It shows us that all the top batters of the current Australian team have decent records at the Optus Stadium. If these stats are to be believed, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith will be particularly dangerous for India.

India

The only positive for India from this list is the fact that Virat Kohli scored a Hundred the last time he played at this venue. Besides this, three of the top five run scorers at the venue for India are not a part of the tour. Though Rishabh Pant’s numbers look decent, a performance on a similar note might not be enough for India to win the game.

AUS vs IND: Top Bowling Performers

Australia

While Mitchell Starc enjoys the pace and bounce of the wicket, Nathan Lyon was also an impactful performer on this track. The consistency of these two bowlers at the venue shows that India will have to face the toughest challenge from them. Besides Starc and Lyon, Cummins and Hazlewood have also been decent here.

India

The Indian bowling attack will have to write new chapters at this venue. Only Jasprit Bumrah from the present set of bowlers has played here earlier and did a good job. This indicates that Bumrah will have to lead the Indian bowling attack in the match. Players like Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammad Siraj will step up and do their best on this track so India can do well. 

AUS vs IND: Win Percentage predictor

The fact that most of the Indian team will be playing their first match at this venue goes against them. Besides, Australia’s brilliant record at the Optus Stadium will add to the concerns of the Indian team management. 

The absence of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will add to the miseries of the team. The only thing that can save India in this game is if they win the toss and bat first. 

Taking the stats, team composition and previous performances into account, Australia have a 90% chance of winning the first Test.

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