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IND vs AUS Day 1 Highlights: Madness Unfolds At Perth As 17 Wickets Fall On A Record-Breaking Day

Akshita Patel

Indian pacers dominate Day 1 of Perth Test against Australia [Source: @BCCI/X.com]Indian pacers dominate Day 1 of Perth Test against Australia [Source: @BCCI/X.com]

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy rivalry delivered to the hype as Day 1 of the Perth Test was an absolute entertainer. India were bowled out for 150 batting first before Indian pacers annihilated Australia with sensational spells. Skipper Jasprit Bumrah and Siraj’s disciplined bowling reduced the Aussies to 67/7 at stumps on Day 1.

Here’s how IND Vs AUS Day 1 of first Test panned out at Perth

IND vs AUS Day 1 Highlights: Jaiswal, Padikkal goes for duck, Kohli’s horror run continues

On the lush green surface of Optus Stadium, Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and opted to bat first. However, India’s opening was disappointing as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal were dismissed for ducks. Starc and Hazlewood were extremely disciplined as they gained massive lateral movement off the surface with the new ball. 

Virat Kohli, batting at 5 off 12 balls, was undone by an extra bounce and edged it to Khawaja to register another low score in what seems a never-ending lean patch for him. To make matters worse, KL Rahul’s controversial LBW dismissal reduced India to 47/4. The ball hit the bat and pad at the same time. But due to some glitch in snicko, the third umpire reversed the decision to adjudge Rahul caught behind. 

IND Vs AUS Day 1 Highlights: Nitish Reddy-Pant adds 48-run crucial partnership

Despite India’s back against the wall, Rishabh Pant embraced his natural style of play to thump a falling reverse sweep shot for a maximum. Debutant Nitish Reddy displayed remarkable temperament to score 41 off 59 balls, including 6 boundaries and 1 six. Pant and Reddy added 48 runs to the 7th wicket partnership before Pant fell to Pat Cummins. A couple of more boundaries from Jasprit Bumrah and Harshit Rana pushed India to a respectable 150 runs first inning total.

IND vs AUS Day 1 Highlights: Bumrah dismantles overconfident Aussies

Australia thought they nailed Day 1 until Indian skipper Jasprit Bumrah delivered a magical spell. He fetched wide lateral movement off every delivery, and the unorthodox angle unsettled Australia. Debutant McSweeney was adjudged plump LBW, whereas Usman Khawaja edged to Kohli at slip. Despite a dropped catch from Kohli, Bumrah set up Steve Smith to send him back on a golden duck. 

Bumrah’s full delivery shuffled across the off-stump with Smith in no position to defend, leading to a plumb LBW wicket. Amid a heated battle fuelled by constant chirping and sledging, debutant Harshit Rana knocked out Travis Head with a seaming in delivery. Siraj, meanwhile, got rid of Labuschagne, whose 2 off 52 ball resistance was wasted. Another big movement off the seam unsettled Labuschagne as he was trapped LBW on the front pad. With that wicket, the Aussies found themselves reeling 47/6.

IND vs AUS Day 1 Highlights: Bumrah grabs 4-fer, India on top at stumps

Mitchell Marsh and Pat Cummins also struggled to bat on the challenging surface of Perth. Jasprit Bumrah returned for a second spell to dismiss Cummins before KL Rahul’s terrific low catch sent Marsh back to the dressing room. At stumps on Day 1, Australia had 67 runs on board at the loss of 7 wickets, with a trail of 83 runs still left to cover