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Follow UsIndia put the ghosts of a 0-3 whitewash at home by New Zealand back in the closet, as they played superb cricket over the span of the three and a half days in Perth, and defeated Australia by 295 runs — their biggest every victory by runs in the country (if innings wins not considered).
Led by Jasprit Bumrah’s Player of the Match worthy 8/72 across the two innings at the Optus Stadium in Perth, India were rampant in the Test match right after their disappointing first innings on Day 1 when they folded for 150. They blew away Australia for just 104 in their first innings, and took a 46 runs lead, which felt huge at the time.
However, the pitch and conditions took a stark turn on Day 2 and 3, where it was hot, the pitch had eased up, and batting had become much easier. India made best use of the conditions in the second innings with the bat and scored 487/6d courtesy centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, and gave Australia a target of 534.
The Australian top order collapsed once again in the second innings, and if not for Travis Head’s counter-attacking 89 off 101, the hosts could have repeated the first innings performance.
Harshit Rana ended the Test by cleaning up Carey via a slow ball as India completed a famous victory.
Here are some interesting statistics from India’s astounding victory -
India's biggest wins in away Tests
318 runs vs West Indies, Antigua, 2019
304 runs vs Sri Lanka, Galle, 2017
295 runs vs Australia, Perth, 2024
279 runs vs England, Leeds, 1986
278 runs vs Sri Lanka, Colombo (PSS), 2015
*Innings wins not considered
Biggest wins for India in Australia in Tests
295 runs, Perth, 2024
222 runs, Melbourne, 1977
137 runs, Melbourne, 2018
72 runs, WACA, 2008
*Innings wins not considered
This was only the second instance of India winning consecutive Tests in Australia
Instances of India winning consecutive Tests in Australia
Melbourne 1977, Sydney 1978
Gabba 2021, Perth 2024
This was also Australia's first-ever defeat at the Optus Stadium in Perth
Australia in 2024 at home
January - First-ever loss in a day-night Test
November - First-ever loss at the Optus Stadium
Two streaks broken in consecutive home Tests.
Other stats
Best combined figures for Indian pacers in a Test match in Australia
18/285 - Perth, 2024
18/453 - Perth, 2018
16/397 - Melbourne, 2011
16/477 - Brisbane, 2021
15/265 - Melbourne, 2018
Opposition players to win multiple Player of the Match awards in Australia this century
Alastair Cook - 3
Chris Gayle - 2
Sachin Tendulkar - 2
Cheteshwar Pujara - 2
Jasprit Bumrah - 2
*Bumrah is the only non-batter in the list
Best figures for a visiting captain in Australia in Tests
10/194 - Bishan Singh Bedi, WACA, 1977
8/72 - Jasprit Bumrah, Perth, 2024
8/107 - Gubby Allen, Brisbane, 1936
8/109 - Kapil Dev, Adelaide, 1985
8/254 - Anil Kumble, Sydney, 2008
Indian captains to win POTM awards in Australia in Tests
Kapil Dev - Adelaide, 1985
Sachin Tendulkar - Melbourne, 1999
Sourav Ganguly - Brisbane, 2003
Ajinkya Rahane - Melbourne, 2021
Jasprit Bumrah - Perth, 2024
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