Perth: India thrashed Australia by 295 runs in the first Test of the five-match series in Perth on Monday.
Chasing a mammoth target of 534 runs, the hosts were bowled out for 238 runs on the fourth day of play.
Take 1-0 lead in series
With this win, Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian side took a 1-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
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Australian batting
For Australia, Travis Head (89) and Mitchell Marsh (47) showed some resistance against the fiery Indian bowling. Alex Carey, who was the last man to be dismissed, also scored 36 runs. Apart from these three batters, no other Australian player could reach the 20-run mark.
Indian bowling
For the visitors, skipper Jasprit Bumrah and pacer Mohammad Siraj took 3 wickets each in the second innings of Australia. Spinner Washington Sundar also took 2 wickets while Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy got one wicket each.
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India made a remarkable comeback after being bundled out for 150 on the first day as the hosts were could score 104 runs in their first innings.
The second Test match will be played Adelaide from December 6.
WTC
Now, India required to win at least 3 out of the remaining four matches to reach the WTC final.
