Australia Win Against India at Perth

Australia Register First Test Win
Australia Win Against India at Perth

Australia on Tuesday registered their first Test Victory in over nine months as they defeated India in the 2nd Test at Perth.

Australia beat India by 146 runs in the second Test at Perth to level the series 1-1. Chasing 287, India were bowled out for 140 in the second innings.

Needing five wickets to win on the final day and 175 runs to defend, seamers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins picked up two wickets each, dismissing Hanuma Vihari and Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah and Nathan Lyon dismissed Rishabh Pant, with Peter Handcomb taking a blinder at short midwicket.

India could score 29 runs before being bowled out.

This is Australia's First Victory since their 118-run win at Durban against South Africa in March this year and there since the first ball-tampering saga that rocket Australia Cricket.

Australia had earlier scored 326 in the first inning after winning the toss and electing to bat at Perth.

Skipper Virat Kohli scored a ton to take India closer to the mark, but apart from some batsman the batting lineup was failed to deliver and India fell short by 43 runs.

In the Second Innings, Shmai impressed with the balls as he picked up six-wicket with Australia going from 192/4to 243 all out. But Indian Batsmen once again failed to put runs on the board as they were bundled out for 140.

India and Australia will now walk into the Boxing Day Test at MCG with the series leveled at 1-1.

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