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.
