Day 1 of the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is over. India outplayed Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on the first day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Australia’s Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first. The choice he made ended up being a disaster for his team. The Indians swept the Aussies out in the first inning, restricting them to only 177 runs. Ravindra Jadeja took 5/47 in 22 overs and was the match’s primary destroyer. Still, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj supported Jadeja. India has scored 77 runs for the loss of 1 wicket towards the end of Day 1. Rohit Sharma, the captain, is still batting and has already scored 56 runs from 69 balls. The 2023 India vs Australia series began with multiple records being broken.
1. India’s oldest all-format debutant
Today, two Indian cricketers were presented with their first caps for the Test format. Both KS Bharat and Suryakumar Yadav played their first professional matches against Australia. They didn’t get to bat on the first day, but Yadav had already set a new record. After becoming 30 years old, Suryakumar Yadav made his debut in T20Is (30 years and 181 days), ODIs (30 years and 307 days), and Tests (32 years and 148 days).
2. Surpassing Anil Kumble’s record
In the first innings at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur against Australia, Ravichandran Ashwin achieved the figures of 3/42. Throughout his spell, he became the quickest Indian cricketer to reach 450 wickets in a Test match. During his Test career, he took 450 wickets and became the fastest Indian cricketer to accomplish so. To put it in perspective, Ashwin did it in his 89th Test match, whereas Anil Kumble took 93 games.
3. The dominance of Ravindra Jadeja against Steve Smith continues
On the first day of the 2023 Test series between India and Australia, Ravindra Jadeja annihilated Steve Smith’s stumps after tricking Smith with a brilliant delivery. This was Jadeja’s third success in bowling out Smith in Test cricket. The Indian all-rounder made history by being the first to bowl out Smith three times.
4. Virender Sehwag’s record broken
Although the Australian team struggled in the middle today, Alex Carey beat India with reverse sweeps. Carey batted aggressively, scoring 36 runs from 33 balls with seven fours. His innings strike rate was 109.09. Carey’s strike rate at the VCA Stadium is the highest of any batsman who has scored at least 30 runs in a Test there. The previous record was 87.28, held by Virender Sehwag.
5. Glenn McGrath’s record beaten in matches between India and Australia
In the first game of the 2023 Test series between India and Australia, Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets while giving only 47 runs. This bowling performance elevates Jadeja’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy bowling average to the highest mark ever. Jadeja has surpassed Glenn McGrath, who had the highest standard among bowlers who have delivered at least 1000 balls in Border-Gavaskar Trophy matches, with a new mark of 18.16.
