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Bumrah dismissed five Aussie batters in the first inning and three in the second to seal a 295-run win for Team India in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which was played at Optus Stadium in Perth.
Jasprit Bumrah dismissed eight Aussie batters in the first Test. (Picture Credit: X/@BCCI)
Jasprit Bumrah was on fire for India against Australia in the first Test of the ongoing five-match Test series played at Optus Stadium in Perth from November 22 to 25. The 30-year-old fast bowler picked up five wickets in the first inning to help India dismiss Australia for just 104 runs and take a crucial lead of 46 runs. In the second inning, Bumrah, who was leading the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma, got rid of three Aussie batters.
He accounted for the dismissal of debutant Nathan McSweeney and Labuschagne, who scored 0 and 3 runs, respectively, in the third session of the third day’s play, and then in the second session of the fourth day’s play, he removed dangerman Travis Head for 89 runs.
For his super show with the ball in the match, which India won by 295 runs, Bumrah won the Player of the Match award.
Impressed by Bumrah’s super show in the Perth Test, former England fast bowler Steven Finn reserved big praise for the Indian star and said that he is the best player in the world at the moment.
“Jaiswal scored that brilliant 161. But the player that I loved watching and that I think is actually the best player in the world, bar none at the moment, is Jasprit Bumrah. He is just—he’s a joke, honestly. You watch him bowl, and you just think, I’m glad that I don’t have to strap my pads on,” Finn said on TNT Sports while reviewing India’s performance in the first Test along with former England captain Alastair Cook.
Bumrah, who finished the match with figures of 8 for 72 runs, saw a rise in his ICC Test bowler’s rankings as well, and on Wednesday (November 27), he leapfrogged South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada to take the No. 1 position.
‘India was so brave’
Former England captain Cook, who was part of the show, admitted that he was surprised by India’s dominating performance in Perth, which has been a happy hunting ground for the Baggy Greens in Test cricket.
“I was surprised that India have gone there (Australia) and hammered Australia in what normally is a very hard place to go and play cricket. Perth, I know it’s not the WACA; I know it’s the new stadium, but still, historically, Australia don’t lose many games there. I thought India was so brave.”
India’s win in the first Test was the first time in history that any away team won a red-ball match played at Optus Stadium.
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