Perth: India won the first Test match against Australia by 295 runs.
Batting first, India scored 104 runs to lose the match by 150 runs, while Australia scored 104 runs and was leading by 46 runs. The Indian team played brilliantly in the second innings and scored 487 runs.
Chasing a target of 534 runs to win, the Australian team lost all its wickets for 238 runs and suffered defeat. With this, India has taken a one-nil lead in the 5-match series.
In this match, he took five wickets in the first innings and three wickets in the second innings as captain and won the man of the match award. Commenting on this, Bumrah, the interim captain of the Indian team, said, I was happy throughout this Test match.
We were under a lot of pressure in the first innings, but the way we recovered from that situation is a matter of pride. I did not lose confidence even after being dismissed for 150 runs. I knew very well that if we bowled properly, we could definitely make Australia lose the match. I played on this same ground in 2018.
At that time, the pitch was gradually becoming more favorable for fast bowling. That experience served me well in this Test match. But that pitch was more favorable for victory than the pitch used for this Test match. When the pitch is favorable for fast bowling in Australia, we should not be too aggressive in taking wickets.
When we do that, the line and length will change. Through this, we will create opportunities for the batsmen to score runs. In Australia, if we always play in the right line and length without any pressure, we will definitely get wickets. That is what I told the players.
Don't fight for wickets. I told you that if you do your job properly, wickets will come automatically. Experience is very important if you want to play on Australian pitches. Not only that, if you believe in your skills, you can definitely achieve it. Jaiswal has given a great start in Test cricket. This will be the best innings he has played.
He left all the unhittable balls correctly and hit good balls and scored runs. It is wrong to say that Kohli is out of form. He has been playing consistently on challenging pitches. Kohli has also performed well in the training camp. Now he has the support of the fans on the field. He will definitely enjoy this. Now we have to prepare for the next Test match. We have got ten days of rest and we will use it properly, said Bumrah.
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