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India vs Australia 1st Test 2024: Day 1 Review and Analysis

India vs Australia 1st Test 2024

The first day of India vs Australia 1st Test 2024 Border-Gavaskar Trophy promised exciting cricketing action under Perth’s gleaming lights, and to this day, it went as if seamers were in complete control as seventeen wickets tumbled in this testing pitch.

Team Lineups

India XI

Player

Run Ball 4 6 S/R STATS
Yashasvi Jaiswal 0 8 0 0 0 c Nathan McSweeney b Mitchell Starc

KL Rahul

26 74 3 0 35.14

c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc

Devdutt Padikkal

0 23 0 0 0

c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood

Virat Kohli

5 12 0 0 41.67

c Usman Khawaja b Josh Hazlewood

Rishabh Pant

37 78 3 1 47.44

c Steve Smith b Pat Cummins

Dhruv Jurel

11 20 2 0 55

c Marnus Labuschagne b Mitchell Marsh

Washington Sundar

4 15 0 0 26.67

c Alex Carey b Mitchell Marsh

Nitish Kumar Reddy

41 59 6 1 69.49

c Usman Khawaja b Pat Cummins

Harshit Rana

7 5 1 0 140

c Marnus Labuschagne b Josh Hazlewood

Jasprit Bumrah

8 8 0 1 100

c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood

Mohammed Siraj 0 0 0 0 0

not out

Australia XI

Player Run Ball 4 6 S/R STATS
Usman Khawaja 8 19 1 0 42.11 c Virat Kohli b Jasprit Bumrah
Nathan McSweeney 10 13 2 0 76.92 Ibw b Jasprit Bumrah
Marnus Labuschagne 2 52 0 0 3.85 Ibw b Mohammed Siraj
Steve Smith 0 1 0 0 0 Ibw b Jasprit Bumrah
Travis Head 11 13 2 0 84.62 b Harshit Rana
Mitchell Marsh 6 19 1 0 31.58 c KL Rahul b Mohammed Siraj
Alex Carey 19 28 3 0 67.86 Not Out
Pat Cummins 3 5 0 0 60 c Rishabh Pant b Jasprit Bumrah
Mitchell Starc 6 14 1 0 42.86 Not Out
Nathan Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 Not Out
Josh Hazlewood 0 0 0 0 0 Not Out

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Day 1 Summary and Score Table

Team

Innings Score Top Scorer Best Bowler

India

1st 150 all out Rishabh Pant (38)

Josh Hazlewood (4/32)

Australia 1st 67/7 (27 Overs) Alex Carey (19*)

Jasprit Bumrah (4/17)

India’s Innings

The Indian batting lineup faced early setbacks, reduced to 64/5 after the opening session.

  • A key partnership between Rishabh Pant (38 off 45) and debutant Nitish Reddy (22 off 48) helped India recover slightly.
  • Australia’s pace trio, Josh Hazlewood (4/32), Mitchell Starc (3/45) and Pat Cummins (2/50), tore through the Indian top order.

Australia Response:

Australia’s batting had to face similar tasks on a seam-friendly track. 

  • Jasprit Bumrah’s fiery spell accounted for 4 of the 7 Australian wickets.
  • Mohammed Siraj (2/17) and Harshit Rana (1/33) supported Bumrah well.

Major Events of the Day End

  • Josh Hazlewood’s early strikes – Hazlewood’s ability to exploit the pitch’s movement left India reeling early on.
  • Rishabh Pant and Nitish Reddy’s Partnership – The only notable highlight in India’s batting, however, was their crucial 48-run stand.
  • Jasprit Bumrah’s killer spell – Bumrah’s pace and precision stunned the Australians by sending back David Warner, Usman Khawaja, and Steve Smith.

Pitch Report

The surface of Perth Stadium presented consistent seam movement during the day, thus complicating run-scoring opportunities. Average deviation of 0.793 degrees left batters guessing and ultimately led to a combined batting average of mere 10.64 runs per wicket.

Day 2 Expect Some Things

With Australia lagging behind by 83 runs and merely three wickets left, India’s bowlers are poised to conclude the innings expeditiously. The outcome of the match may depend significantly on India’s performance in their second innings, as the pitch is expected to continue favoring bowlers.

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