The crowd at Perth erupted as cricket legends Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar placed the prestigious trophy on the pedestal, marking the beginning of the much-anticipated contest. After the national anthem, Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul took their positions, with Mitchell Starc opening the bowling. The pace and bounce of the Perth pitch were evident from the first delivery, which went down the leg side for a four. However, it was the Aussie seamers, Starc and Josh Hazlewood, who dominated early on. Australia struck their first breakthrough when Starc dismissed Jaiswal for a duck in the third over, leaving India at 5/1. With Shubman Gill injured, Karnataka’s Devdutt Padikkal came in at number three, joining his comrade from the same state. After a fiery spell from the Starc-Hazlewood duo, it was Pat Cummins who took the new ball and bowled a clean eighth over. The Indian batters continued to struggle with the Perth conditions as Padikkal fell for a duck off 23 balls, leaving India at 18/2 after 12 overs. Although Rahul looked in good form, Virat Kohli failed to capitalize, departing for just five runs off 12 deliveries. With Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul at the crease, India’s scorecard read 47/3 after 22 overs. Unfortunately, Starc’s brilliance struck again in the 23rd over, sending Rahul back to the pavilion. As Pant and Dhruv Jurel settled in, India found themselves at 51/4 in 25 overs when lunch was called.
Post-lunch, Mitchell Marsh bowled his first over and kept things tight with a maiden in the 26th. However, the pressure mounted on India as Marsh took the crucial wicket of Dhruv Jurel in the 28th over, leaving India at a vulnerable 59/5. Despite Washington Sundar’s departure in the 32nd over, Rishabh Pant continued his attacking play, and he, along with debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy, forged a 48-run stand, taking the score to 121/6 in 45 overs. Unfortunately, Pant was dismissed by Pat Cummins in the 46th over, and Harshit Rana followed shortly after, leaving India at 128/8. Reddy, however, held firm and ended with 41 runs off 59 balls, but India were all out for 150 runs just before tea, with Reddy providing some much-needed resistance.
In the last session, Australia were off to a shaky start as Bumrah scalped the wicket of debutant Nathan McSweeney in the third over. The woe persisted for the hosts as Bumrah struck again and got rid of Usman Khwaja and Steve Smith in quick succession. The most highlighted point came when Harshit Rana got his maiden Test wicket and took the wicket of the dangerous Travis Head who was dismissed for 11 runs. With Marnus Labuschagne and Mitchell Marsh at the crease, Australia reached 37/4 in 15 overs and trailing by 113 runs. The disarray continued for Austria as they lost both go them as they tallied at a reeling 48/6 in 22 overs. Ultimately, the day ended with Indian pacers taking complete charge as Australia ended the day at 67/7 in 27 overs and trailing by 83 runs at the stumps.
enjoy jasprit bumrah’s opening spell ball by ball pic.twitter.com/allWdclh9s
— rishi (@rishi__w) November 22, 2024
Great bowling performance by India after just scoring 150 runs.
But cant relax, as tail is known to wag against India & Australia has that tail alongside Carrey.
What a crazy 1st day of BGT🔥— Gss🇮🇳 (@Gss_Views) November 22, 2024
Superb comeback
What a comeback by India! India is on top & ROARING. If Australia gave rest to their top players against Pakistan for this kind of performance, it’s bizarre!
If I were @RickyPonting I would have reconsidered my statement by now! India today is clearly a favorite in Perth where…— Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad) November 22, 2024
New India
This is new India.
Ye ghar me ghuske maarta h.
Australia 67/7#AUSvIND— jataayu (@WoKyaHotaHai) November 22, 2024
India – 150/10.
Australia – 67/7.
Bumrah – 4/17.
Siraj – 2/17.
– Team India still has 83 runs lead and India now ahead in this Match at Perth…!!! 🇮🇳#INDvsAUS #AUSvIND #BGT2025 #ViratKohli #KLRahul #JaspritBumrah pic.twitter.com/USrnz8onfo— Debasish (@Debasish534) November 22, 2024
The best in the world
What sets Jasprit Bumrah apart as the best in the world isn’t just his braced front leg or his closer release towards the batsman—it’s his ability to quickly read conditions and hit the perfect length from the start regardless he is playing in India or Australia. #BGT2025
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 22, 2024
Day 1 belongs to Bumrah
🚨 17 WICKETS ON DAY 1 🚨
India lost 10, Australia lost 7 – trailing by 83 runs in the first innings.
The day belongs to one & only Captain Jasprit Bumrah 🙇 pic.twitter.com/MMH0hwsiFu— Kanak Kumari (@KanakKu64995524) November 22, 2024
Unexpected even for #India but yes they bowled a tight length but #Australia crashed out it seems #INDvsAUS
— vikram (@vikram140gulati) November 22, 2024
India wins the day 1
Well the day belongs to India by a small margin team India now need to get Australia all out inside 100 tomorrow and atleast score 300 from there big day coming up tomorrow 🤞🏻 hopefully India gets remaining 3 wkts quickly 💀💀
— ҠAZ ⭐ (@Kaz_Toxic) November 22, 2024
Nice
17 wickets on day 1 of test cricket
If it was in india everyone will blame pitch, but its in Australia its competitive cricket #RIPLogic @BCCI @CricketAus @bhogleharsha @mufaddal_vohra— Heet Jakharia (@Heet05) November 22, 2024
🚨 17 WICKETS ON DAY 1 🚨
India lost 10, Australia lost 7 – trailing by 83 runs in the first innings.
The day belongs to one & only Captain Jasprit Bumrah 🙇 pic.twitter.com/Ons5qeSA8E— Md Ammar (@__mdAmmar) November 22, 2024
