IND vs AUS: India beat Australia by 295 runs in Perth; Jasprit Bumrah stands out as star performer, a look at his stats

India created history with its first win over Australia in the Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth's Optus Stadium on Monday. This was the first time that India defeated Australia by 295 runs. For Australia, this is their first-ever loss at the Perth Stadium.

Jasprit Bumrah, the stand-in captain, stood out as a star performer, taking eight wickets in total, including a crucial five-wicket haul in the first innings.

Jasprit Bumrah, the star performer

India lost the toss in the first innings and was asked to bat first. They managed to post a total of 150 runs. Jasprit played an important role in the whole series, with key contributors debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored 41 off 59 balls, and Rishabh Pant, who added 37 off 78 balls, forming a crucial 48-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

While speaking at the ceremony presentation, India captain Brumah said, "Very happy. We were put under pressure in the first innings, but the way we responded was great. I played here in 2018¡ªI remember the wicket started soft. This one was less spicy; we were really well prepared. I told everyone to keep faith in your ability.¡±

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Jasprit Bumrah stats in Perth

A complete look at Jasprit Bumrah¡¯s stat pack at Perth

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy was started in 2018-19. Bumrah emerged as a key player in that series as well, securing its first-ever Test series victory in Australia. During that time he showcased an unbelievable economy rate of 2.27 and managed to take 21 wickets. Moreover, his best bowling numbers came in during this series, with 6 wickets for 33 in the second Test at Adelaide.

• Earlier to this victory, India¡¯s biggest victory came by 222 runs back in 1977 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.
• India became the first team to beat Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Before this, Australia had a 4-0 record, defeating Pakistan in 2023, India in 2018, New Zealand in 2019, and West Indies in 2022.
• Jasprit Bumrah became the first visiting captain of India to win a Test at their home ground. He became the seventh Indian captain to win a Test on Australia¡¯s home ground.
• Moreover, Bumrah was also the second Asian captain to win a Test match in Perth.
• Bumrah is the second Indian bowler to take more than eight wickets in a Test match. Earlier, Kapil Dev was the one to achieve the feat in 1985 and 1992.
  

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