47 years on, Team India creates history in Australia with Perth win | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: India delivered a commanding performance to claim the opening Test in Perth by a staggering 295 runs on Monday, leaving Australia reeling and searching for answers.
Set an improbable target of 534, the world’s top-ranked Test team folded for 238 in the final session of day four.
This triumph marked India’s biggest-ever victory, in terms of runs, on Australian soil in Tests.
The win represented a remarkable turnaround for India, who entered the series under pressure following a humbling 3-0 home defeat against New Zealand.
Notably, this was only India’s second Test victory in Perth and their first since the iconic win at the WACA Ground in 2008.
It also stands as India’s second-largest win against Australia overall, behind their record 320-run triumph in Mohali during the MS Dhoni era in 2008.
India’s previous record for their biggest win in Australia dated back to 1977 when the Bishan Singh Bedi-led side thrashed the hosts by 222 runs in Melbourne.
Biggest victory margins for Team India vs Australia (by runs)
320 runs – Mohali, 2008
295 runs – Perth, 2024
222 runs – Melbourne, 1977
179 runs – Chennai, 1998
172 runs – Nagpur, 2008
This victory also marked India’s second-largest win outside Asia in terms of runs.
India’s biggest wins outside Asia (by runs):
318 runs vs West Indies, North Sound, 2019
295 runs vs Australia, Perth, 2024
279 runs vs England, Headingley, 1986
272 runs vs New Zealand, Auckland, 1968
257 runs vs West Indies, Kingston, 2019
