After batting first in the pink-ball test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, India got bowled out for 180 runs with Mitchell Starc picking 6 wickets.
Nitish Reddy was the highest run scorer for India picking up 42 runs with Mitchell Starc picking six wickets in total.
The Men in Blues started their innings where Starc, Boland and Cummins destroyed the visitor’s batting line with KL Rahul being the highest run scorer with 37 runs.
After Mitchell Starc dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal for a golden duck, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill tried to stabilize the innings with a partnership of 69 runs.
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But after the dismissal of KL Rahul, India lost back-to-back wickets with Virat Kohli dismissed by Mitchell Starc and Shubman Gill dismissed by Boland for 31 runs.
Meanwhile Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin secured 21 and 22 runs before being dismissed by Cummins and Starc.
Mitchell Starc went on to dismiss Harshit Rana for a duck leaving Nitish reddy and Bumrah at the crease.
With Cummins dismissing Bumrah for a duck, Siraj scored 4* runs with Nitish Redy scoring 42 runs before being dismissed by Starc. The visitors secured a 1-0 lead inthe first match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
After a stunning victory in the series’ first match, India will aim for a win in the Pink-ball test. Jasprit Bumrah’s destructive spell and centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli helped a 295-run victory at Perth.
Meanwhile Australia has a stunning record in day-night tests and will be looking to maintain the record with a win against India.
