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IND vs AUS: India records its biggest-ever win over Australia in Australia

India won the Test by 295 runs in Perth despite being all out for 150 in the first innings.

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 1

IND vs AUS

Aditya Kaushik New Delhi
The Indian cricket team, despite struggling with the bat in the first innings of the first Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India vs Australia Test series) at Optus Stadium in Perth, came back strongly and demolished the Kangaroos by 295 runs. With the win, India go 1-0 up in the five-match Test series. This is India's third biggest win by margin of runs outside Asia after batting for two innings. This is India's biggest win against in Australia Test match.    Their biggest win came against the West Indies in the 2019 Test when they beat the Caribbean side by 318 runs.
 
 
List of India’s biggest wins outside Asia (2 innings batted) 
Victory Margin Opposition Date
318 Runs V West Indies 22-Aug-19
295 runs V Australia 24-Nov-24
279 Runs V England 19-Jun-86
272 Runs V New Zealand 07-Mar-68
257 Runs V West Indies 30-Aug-19
237 Runs V West Indies 09-Aug-16
222 Runs V Australia 30-Dec-77
203 Runs V England 18-Aug-18
157 Runs V England 02-Sep-21
151 Runs V England 12-Aug-21
137 Runs V Australia 26-Dec-18
 
Biggest win outside Asia
 
However, India's 295-run win over Australia stands at number 8 in the list of biggest Test wins by the margin of runs, as on six instances they won the Test with an innings to spare. The best record is against Australia in 2023 when they won the Test by innings and 141 runs. 
 
India's biggest Test wins outside Asia by runs
 
Victory Margin Opposition Date
Inns & 141 Runs V West Indies 12-Jul-23
Inns & 92 Runs V West Indies 21-Jul-16
Inns & 90 Runs V Zimbabwe 13 Spep 2005
Inns & 46 Runs V England 22-Aug-02
Inns & 2 Runs V Australia 07-Jan-78
318 Runs V West Indies 22-Aug-19
295 Runs V Australia 24-Nov-24
279 Runs V England 19-Jun-86
272 Runs V New Zealand 07-Mar-68
257 Runs V West Indies 30-Aug-19
237 Runs V West Indies 09-Aug-16
222 Runs V Australia 30-Dec-77
203 Runs V England 18-Aug-18
157 Runs V England 02-Sep-21
151 Runs V England 12-Aug-21
137 Runs V Australia 26-Dec-18
 

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First Published: Nov 25 2024 | 2:40 PM IST

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