A lot happened on Day 1 of the Perth test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. It all started with India winning the toss and opting to bat at the Optus Stadium.
The hosts were off to the worst possible start. Yashasvi Jaiswal (duck), Devdutt Padikkal (duck) and Virat Kohli (5 runs) were dismissed quite cheaply by the Aussie pacers.
India kept losing wickets frequently and eventually got bowled out for just 150 runs in their first innings. Nitish Kumar Reddy (41 runs) and Rishabh Pant (37 runs) showed some promise for a brief time.
Then came the Indian bowlers led by skipper Jasprit Bumrah and they wreak havoc at the Optus Stadium. Bumrah (4 wickets), Siraj (2 wickets) and Harshit Rana (1 wicket) stunned the Aussies and restricted them to 67/7 at stumps on Day 1.
Best moments from Perth Test
Virat Kohli – Ravi Ashwin handing over Test caps to 2 debutants
India had two debutants in the first test; all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and pacer Harshit Rana made their test debuts in the first match. Former skipper Virat Kohli represented the cap to Nitish Kumar Reddy and Ravichandran Ashwin presented the cap to pacer Harshit Rana.
Rishabh Pant’s super six off Pat Cummins
India was struggling at 108-6 when Rishabh Pant played this adventurous shot off Aussie skipper Pat Cummins. It was a really special shot from Rishabh Pant over the fine-leg boundary.
Virat Kohli couldn’t stop laughing after Pant got hit on the box
Rishabh Pant got hit on the box off a delivery from Pat Cummins. Virat Kohli and Harshit Rana couldn’t stop smiling while Pant looked in pain. The commentators too found it funny.
Harshit Rana dismisses Travis Head
Harshit Rana clean-bowled Travis Head to get his maiden test wicket. Head loves playing against India and Rana dismissing him early was a big breakthrough for the visitors.
SRH teammates face off against each other
Pat Cummins is the skipper of the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Nitish Kumar Reddy did a great job for SRH last year. Both IPL teammates were against each other in this test. Reddy hit an upper-cut six off the Aussie skipper but the battle ended with Cummins picking up Reddy’s wicket.
