IND vs AUS 1st Test: Optus Stadium Stats & Records, India & Australia Red Ball Numbers in Perth

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With the World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 spot on the line, India face Australia Down Under in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting with the first of the five-Tests series at the Optus Stadium in Perth from Friday (November 22).

Tean India are fresh from suffering a demoralizing 0-3 home series to New Zealand, while Australia will play their first red ball match since March, when they defeated the Black Caps in away series after a 1-1 draw at home to West Indies in February.

In Rohit Sharma's absence, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will lead India in the battle of fast-bowling captains against Pat Cummins, who is set to lead the home side for the 29th time in Test cricket.

Two of the heavyweights will possess some of the top names of the game facing off featuring the likes of Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Rishabh Pant and Mitchell Starc to name a few.

The current leading wicket-takers in the longest format will have their own battle when Ravichandran Ashwin goes up against Nathan Lyon, who both have claimed 500 plus wickets in Tests.

While spin may have very little to do on the Perth wicket, Lyon leads the wicket-takers list at the new Perth Stadium. But overall, Perth is known to be a fast bowlers happy hunting ground.

Mohammed Shami had claimed 6 wickets in the first-ever Test at the Optus Stadium back in 2018, but that spell still didn't help India avoid defeat as the visitors fell to a 146-run loss despite Kohli's fighting century.

Now, before India host Australia at the venue for the second time, here is a look at the Perth Stadium Stats and Record as well as the two teams' longest format record in the city ahead of India vs Australia 1st Test followed by the broadcast details:

Optus Stadium Test Stats and Record

• Matches: 4
• Home Team Won: 4
• Visiting Team Won: 0
• Match Drawn: 0
• Matches Won Batting 1st: 4
• Matches Won Batting 2nd: 0
• Highest Team Total: 598/4 Declared by Australia vs West Indies in 2022
• Lowest Team Total: 89 All Out by Pakistan vs Australia in 2023
• Average 1st Innings Score: 456
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 250
• Average 3rd Innings Score: 218
• Average 4th Innings Score: 183
• Most Runs: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) – 519 runs in 6 innings
• Highest Individual Score: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) - 204 vs West Indies in 2022
• Most 100s: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) – 3 hundreds (including 1 double ton)
• Most 200s: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) & Steve Smith (Australia) – 1 double hundred each
• Most 50s: Travis Head (Australia) & Usman Khawaja (Australia) – 3 fifties each
• Best Bowling Innings: Mohammed Shami (India) - 6 for 56 vs Australia in 2018
• Best Bowling Match: Mitchell Starc (Australia) - 9 for 97 vs New Zealand in 2019
• Most Wickets: Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 27 wickets in 4 matches

India Test Record in Perth (including WACA numbers)

• Matches: 5 (4 in WACA & 1 in Optus)
• Won: 1 (WACA in 2008)
• Lost: 4 (3 WACA & 1 Optus)
• Highest Total: 402 All Out vs Australia in 1977 (WACA Ground)
• Lowest Total: 140 All Out vs Australia in 2018 (Optus Stadium)
• Most Runs (Optus): Virat Kohli - 140 runs in 2 innings
• Most Runs (Overall): Virat Kohli - 259 runs in 4 innings
• Highest Score (Overall): Sunil Gavaskar - 127 vs Australia in 1977
• Most Wickets (Optus): Mohammed Shami - 6 wickets in 2 innings
• Most Wickets (Overall): Bishan Sing Bedi - 9 wickets in 2 innings
• Best Bowling Innings (Overall): Mohammed Shami - 6 for 56 vs Australia in 2018
• Best Bowling Match (Overall): Bishan Sing Bedi - 10/194 in 1977

Australia Test Record in Perth (including WACA numbers)

• Matches: 48 (44 in WACA & 4 in Optus)
• Won: 29 (25 in WACA & 4 in Optus)
• Lost: 11 (All in WACA)
• Drawn: 8 (All in WACA)
• Highest Total: 735/6 declared vs Zimbabwe in 2003 (WACA Ground)
• Lowest Total: 76 All Out vs West Indies in 1984 (WACA Ground)
• Most Runs (Optus): Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) - 519 runs in 6 innings
• Most Runs (Overall): Ricky Ponting - 965 runs in 26 innings
• Highest Score (Overall): Matthew Hayden - 380 vs Zimbabwe in 2003
• Most Wickets (Optus): Nathan Lyon (Australia) - 27 wickets in 4 matches
• Most Wickets (Overall): Glenn McGrath - 52 wickets in 12 matches
• Best Bowling Innings (Overall): Glenn McGrath - 8 for 24 vs Pakistan in 2004
• Best Bowling Match (Overall): Merv Hughes - 13/217 vs West Indies in 1988

India vs Australia 1st Test Dates, Timing and Telecast Info

• Match Dates: Friday, November 22 to Tuesday, November 26
• Match Start Time (Everyday): 7:50 AM IST
• TV Channels: Star Sports 1 Channels
• Live Streaming: Disney Hotstar