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India registered a historic win over Australia in 2021, and it was cricket news for India. Men in Blue had also won Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2018-19, but they didn't get much praise as people were thinking that Australia was missing their key player. David Warner and Steve Smith were banned from international cricket, but this time Australia was playing with their main squad.India and Australia played 4 Testsagainst each other from Adelaide to Brisbane. This series belongs to one of the best turnaround stories in history. India was down in the first match, and everyone wrote them off, but Men in Blue created history by winning the series. In this blog, we are going to see the recap of the historic win of Team India.
The first test match was the day-night test match, and it was played at Adelaide Oval. India batted first and lost their openers very early, but Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara made a partnership for the third wicket. Pujar missed his half-century, but Kohli made a partnership with Rahane. The cricket news is that when Kohli was playing at 74, a miscommunication between Rahane and Kohli sent the Indian captain to the pavilion. India scored 244-10 in the first inning.
Australia came to bat and scored 191-10. Captain Tim Paine scored a maximum of 73 runs, and Labuschagne missed the half-century. India took a lead in the first inning with an outstanding performance from the bowlers.India came to bat in the second innings and collapsed. None of the batters touched the double-digit mark. Hazlewood took a fifer, and Cummins took 4 wickets. Australia chased the target in 21 overs and won the match by 21 runs.
Both the teams came to Melbourne for the 2nd test match. India was in big trouble after a humiliating defeat in Adelaide, and their regular Virat Kohli has also returned home due to family responsibility.Australia batted first and posted 195 runs on the scoreboard with a loss of 10 wickets. Labuschagne was the highest run-scorer with 48 runs. India came to bat and posted 326 runs on the scoreboard when everyone wrote them off. Captain Rahane led from the front and scored a half-century. Ravindra Jadeja also played a crucial inning and scored a half-century. India took the lead in the first inning.Australia came to bat in the second innings and scored 200 runs. Green was the maximum scorer with 45 runs. India chased the score and won the match by 8 wickets. It was the world cricket news as they registered a win after a humiliating defeat.
Both the teams came to Sydney for the third test match, and India was high on energy after the comeback. Australia batted first and scored 338 runs in the first innings. Will Pucovski scored a half-century and got out after scoring 62 runs. Labuschagne scored 91 runs and missed a well-deserved century, while Steven Smith scored a century. India came to bat and scored 244 runs in the first inning. Shubman Gill and Pujara scored a half-century. Australia took a lead in the first inning.
Australia declared the innings at 312 runs, and they reached there with the help of three half-centuries. Labuschagne, Steven Smith, and Green scored the half-century. India came to chase, and both the openers got a great start - Rohit Sharma scored a half-century. The partnership between Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant was the highlight of the match. Pujara was defensive, while Pant was fiery on the other end. When India was on the back foot, Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin played a crucial knock, and India registered a draw.
The final and last test was played in the fortress of Australia, Gabba. The series was at 1-1, and it was the deciding match for both teams. Australia batted first and posted 369 runs on the scoreboard. Labuschagne scored a half-century, and Captain Paine scored a half-century. India posted 336 runs in the first inning after a top-order collapse. The Indian batter got a great start but didn't convert into a big one. In the end, Washington Sundar and Thakur made a partnership, and both scored half-centuries. Australia took a lead in the first inning.Australia came to bat in the second inning and scored 294 runs in the first inning. Steven Smith was the only batter to score a half-century, and Warner was the second-highest run-scorer with 48 runs. Rishabh Pant smashed the winning boundary, and India chased the target and created history.
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