India defeated Australia by 295 runs in the Perth Test and took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. With this victory, the Indian team has also kept its hopes of winning the World Test Championship (WTC) alive. India will now have to win three more matches to reach the final.
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A dominating performance by #TeamIndia to seal a 295-run victory in Perth to take a 1-0 lead in the series! ? ?
This is India's biggest Test win (by runs) in Australia. ?
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By defeating Australia in the first Test, India has reached the top of the points table. Its point percentage has also improved from 58.33 to 61.11. At the same time, Australia slipped to second place with its fourth defeat in 13 matches. Its point percentage became 57.69. Let us tell you that before this match, India had to win the series 4-0 to reach the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). After winning the first match, now the team will have to win three more matches. This is India's ninth win in 15 matches. Now it has 110 points in its account. Sri Lanka is in third place with 55.56 point percentage, while New Zealand (54.55) and South Africa (54.17) are in fourth and fifth place respectively.
World Test Championship 2023-25 Points Table Update
| Team | Match | Won | Losers | Tie | Draws | score | percentage of marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 61.11 |
| Australia | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 57.69 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 55.56 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 54.55 |
| South Africa | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 54.17 |
| England | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 40.79 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 33.33 |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 27.50 |
| West Indies | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18.52 |
India vs Australia Test Match
Team India had set a target of 534 runs for Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth. In reply, the Kangaroo team was all out for 238 runs. After winning the toss and batting first, India scored 150 runs in the first innings. In reply, Australia was all out for 104 runs in the first innings. On the basis of the first innings, India got a lead of 46 runs. In the second innings, India declared the innings after scoring 487 runs for six wickets and gained a lead of 533 runs.
Team India registered a historic victory under the leadership of Jasprit Bumrah. After breaking Australia's pride at Gabba in 2021, India has now broken Australia's pride at Optus Stadium in Perth. Before this Test, Australia had played four Tests at Optus Stadium in Perth and won all. They faced defeat in the fifth. Earlier matches were played at WACA Stadium in Perth. However, matches started being played at Optus Stadium from 2018. Perth (WACA, 2008), Adelaide (2008), Gabba (2021) and now Perth (Optus)... India has won some historic matches in Australia.
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