New Delhi. The Indian team may have reached Australia after losing to New Zealand, but this has not reduced its self-confidence. The Indian team has defeated Australia in both the last series. Perhaps this is the reason why the Australian team is starting its match against India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy from a ground where it has never lost. The history of this ground in Perth is not very old, but it is certain that India has never won here and Australia has never lost.
The first test match between India and Australia will be played from 22 November. This match will be played at Optus Stadium in Perth. This is the new stadium of Perth, where the first Test match was played in 2018. The first Test was played between Australia and India at Optus Stadium. Australia won this match played between 14 and 18 December by 146 runs. In this match, India was out after scoring 283 runs in the first innings and 140 runs in the second innings. Captain Virat Kohli had scored 123 runs in the first innings, which is counted among the best innings of Indian batsmen against Australia.
Defeated Pakistan by 360 runs
Australia defeated New Zealand by 296 runs on this ground in 2019. The host team then defeated West Indies by 164 runs in 2022. This winning streak of Australia continued in 2023 also. It defeated Pakistan by a huge margin of 360 runs in the match played between 14 and 17 December. This is also the record of the biggest win on this ground.
Nathan Lyon took the most wickets
Australia is the only team which has scored more than 400 at Optus Stadium. He has done this three times. The top score is 598 runs for 4 wickets, which he made against West Indies. Marnus Labuschagne has the most runs on this ground. He has scored 519 runs in 6 innings of 3 matches. Nathan Lyon has taken the most wickets. He has 27 wickets in his name in 4 matches.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 20, 2024, 13:59 IST