Australia vs India 1st Test Match Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
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Australia vs India 1st Test Match Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

Australia vs India 1st Test Match, Border Gawaskar Trophy 2024-25 is going on and 1st match played in Perth Stadium, Perth, at 8:00 AM, stay updated with ScoreWaves for Australia vs India match prediction, fantasy cricket tips, fastest cricket score, fastest sports news

India vs Australia 1st Test  Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

The Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 kicked off with the opening Test at Perth Stadium, marking the beginning of an intense 5-match series between two cricketing powerhouses, India and Australia. The stakes are high as both teams aim to strengthen their positions in the ICC World Test Championship standings.

Australia vs India 1st Test Match Date, Time and Venue:

Match: Australia vs India 1st Test Match 

Date: 22-26 November 2024 

Time: 8:00 AM IST 

Stadium: Perth Stadium 

Location: Perth

Australia vs India 1st Test Match Toss Updates

Indian skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and opted to bat first, a strategic decision to capitalize on favorable morning conditions. The Australian bowling unit, spearheaded by Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, is primed to put the Indian batting order to the test with pace and precision.

Playing XI Australia:

Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

Playing XI India:

KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Mohammed Siraj

Players to Watch

India: Jasprit Bumrah takes charge of the bowling attack, aiming to exploit the fast, bouncy Perth track. Meanwhile, young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is expected to anchor the innings with resilience.

Australia: Spin maestro Nathan Lyon will play a pivotal role on a pitch expected to assist later in the match, while Travis Head’s consistent performances make him a player to watch in the batting lineup.

Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 Series Importance

Australia leads the ICC World Test Championship with a commanding 62.50% win rate, closely followed by India with 58.33%. For India to secure a spot in the World Test Championship final without relying on other results, a dominant performance in this series is essential.

The remaining fixtures, set to be played at Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney, promise a mix of challenging conditions for both pace and spin, ensuring an enthralling series.

As the action unfolds, fans can look forward to individual contests like Bumrah vs. Smith and Lyon vs. Kohli, which could shape the series' outcome. Keep following reliable updates for detailed coverage and insights into this thrilling series.

Day 1:

First Session

The highly anticipated first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at Perth Stadium started with early drama as India's opener, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal, was dismissed for a duck on his 1st test in Australia. Winning the toss, India opted to bat first on a pitch offering some bounce, aiming to capitalize on the morning session. However, Jaiswal's early departure added pressure to the Indian batting lineup.

Jaiswal fell victim to Australia's disciplined pace attack, with Mitchell Starc delivering a peach of a delivery that caught the edge, offering a straightforward catch to the slips. His dismissal in the very first over and Devdutt Padikkal got out with Josh Hezalwood delivering a peach of a delivery that caught the edge, offering a straightforward catch to the wicketkeeper Alex carey.  set a challenging tone for India, who will now look to rebuild through their middle order, led by experienced players like Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant.

Australia’s bowlers, particularly Starc, Hezalwood, and Pat Cummins, have started with fiery spells, making life difficult for the Indian top order. With the conditions favoring seam movement, India's batting depth will be tested.  Josh Hezalwood dishmised Virat Kohli on a brilince delevery at just 5  runs and aftter that  Starc dismised to KL Rahul on Controversal desician by third empior.  after that Druve Jurel and Washingaton Sunder back to pavilion very early and India in deep strugle at the time India Down 6 on just 76 Run. After that debuation Ntish reddy take he charge with Rishabh set both batter and take very easy to Aussis bowler but after a crucial partnership rishabh Pant out on Pat Comminc ball and after that India losing back to back wickets and at the time Team  India all out on just 150.

Nitish Reddy is looking good and very impressive in his debue test match and get highest run scorer of team India 41 runs in just 59 balls in with six 4 and 1 Sixes. 

In reply, the Australian team, which came to bat, had a bad start and lost its first wicket on the score of 14. From the Indian side, Captain Jasprit Bumrah hit a strike and destroyed Australia's top order. At one time, Australia lost three wickets with a score of 19. Steve Smith's Jasprit Bumrah flew out on the ball. Gave a big blow to Australia. Jasprit Bumrah's every ball was no match for the Australian batsman. Debut Harshit Rana bowled Travis Head, who looked dangerous at one time and gave another significant blow to Australia. This is how Harshit Rana started his career from the wicket of Travis Head. After that, Md Siraj took notice of the Australian batters; Siraj put Mitchell March and the host team on the back foot by dismissing skipper Cummins early. And by the end of the day, Australia's score was 67 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. Wicket keeper Alex Carey and Mitchel Starc are on the crease and are the hosts in deep trouble.


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