IND vs AUS 1st Test: 104 All Out - Australia Register Lowest First Innings Total Against India

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IND vs AUS 1st Test: Australia registered their lowest first innings total against India in Tests, folding for 104 all out in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Saturday (November 23).

After bowling out India for 150 in their first innings, the home side Australia could only post 104 on a challenging surface in Perth, where Indian skipper Jasprit Bumrah led from the front and ran through the opposition batters with his 11th five-wicket haul in Test cricket.

Starting with an overnight score of 67/7, Australia lost Alex Carey and Nathan Lyon early, but tailend pacers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood frustrated the visitors by sharing a 25-run stand that extended the hosts' stay towards lunch break on day 2.

By being bowled out for 104, Australia posted their lowest ever first innings total against India in Test cricket. Australia's previous lowest first innings score against India was 107 which they posted in 1947 at Sydney. Here is a look at the previous low scores in 1st Innings:

Lowest 1st Innings Total for Australia vs India in Tests

• 104 All Out in 2024 (Perth)
• 107 All Out in 1947 (Sydney)
• 131 All Out in 1978 (Sydney)
• 145 All Out in 1992 (Adelaide)
• 151 All Out in 2018 (Melbourne)

This was also Australia's fourth lowest total in Test cricket against India across innings. The Australian men's cricket team has scores below hundred as their lowest ever totals against India in Tests. Here is a look at the lowest totals for Australia vs India in Tests:

Lowest Test Total For Australia vs India

• 83 All Out in 1981 (Melbourne)
• 91 All Out in 2023 (Nagpur)
• 93 All Out in 2004 (Wankhede)
• 104 All Out in 2024 (Perth)
• 105 All Out in 1959 (Kanpur)

The 104 All Out in the Perth Test, is also the third lowest total at home for Australia since 2000. Australia had previous registered low totals of 85 and 98 against South Africa and England in the last 24 years of Test cricket at home. Here is a look at the lowest scores at home since 2000:

Lowest totals for Australia at home since 2000 (Stats courtesy - Cricbuzz)

• 85 All Out vs South Africa in Hobart (2016)
• 98 All Out vs England in Melbourne (2010)
• 104 All Out vs India in Perth (2024)
• 127 All Out vs Pakistan in Sydney (2010)
• 136 All Out vs New Zealand in Hobart (2011)

Australia also joined another unwanted list by posting just 104 at the Optus Stadium in Perth, where the previous lowest total was 89 by Pakistan. Earlier, India's 140 all out in 2018 and 150 All Out in the ongoing Test were in the top three.

Lowest Test totals in Optus Stadium

• 89 All Out by Pakistan vs Australia in 2023
• 104 All Out by Australia vs India in 2024
• 140 All Out by India vs Australia in 2018
• 150 All Out by India vs Australia in 2024
• 163 All Out by New Zealand vs Australia in 2019