India's Performance at the Perth Stadium: Matches, results, top run-scorers, leading wicket-takers, highest scores, best bowling figures, and unforgettable encounters

India and Australia are set to face off at Optus Stadium in Perth, a venue with a history of challenging conditions due to its pace and bounce. Despite only hosting one Test match in the past, the pitch at Optus Stadium is known to be similar to the WACA ground where both teams have been training recently. This familiarity with the conditions should benefit the players, especially the Indian batters who will need to be on their guard against the fast and bouncy nature of the pitch. Visiting teams have often found it difficult to adjust to the conditions at Perth, making it a crucial test for India in their upcoming match.

India's record at Perth

India have played four Test matches at WACA, Perth and only managed to win once on the 2008 tour when Irfan Pathan was named Player of the Match for his all-round show. He claimed five wickets and scored 74 runs across two innings.

Australia vs India in 1977 - AUS won by 2 wickets

Australia vs India in 1992 - AUS won by 300 runs

Australia vs India in 2008 - IND won by 72 runs

Australia vs India in 2012- AUS won by innings & 37 runs

Meanwhile, in the past few years, Cricket Australia has shifted their bases in Perth from WACA to Optus Stadium as India played their lone match there on the 2018 tour. Tim Paine and Co. emerged victorious there despite an incredible century by Virat Kohli.

Australia vs India in 2018- AUS won by 146 runs

Most runs by an Indian batter at Perth

Former India captain Virat Kohli is at the top of the tally for India with 259 runs in 2 Tests; one Test each, at the WACA and Optus Stadium. Meanwhile, batting great Sachin Tendulkar is right behind him with 226 runs in the three Tests he played at the WACA which included a century.

Highest score by an Indian batter at Perth

Legendary Sunil Gavaskar topped the list of highest scores by an Indian in Perth with a 127-run knock in the 1977 Test. However, his team lost the match by 2 wickets. Kohli followed him at the second spot in the tally with a 123-run knock at Optus Stadium in 2018, but the results didn't go in India's favour.

Most wickets at Perth

Legendary Bishan Singh Bedi is the only Indian to claim a 10-wicket haul in a Test match in Perth as he achieved the feat in 1977. Despite playing just one match in Perth, he remained the highest wicket-taker for India there with 10 scalps under his kitty.

Best bowling figures in an innings at Perth

Premier India paceman Mohammed Shami registered the best bowling figures for India in Perth during the 2018-19 tour. He claimed 6 for 56 in the second innings but failed to inspire the visitors to win the match.

Most memorable match at Perth

India doesn't have many fond memories of playing in Perth, as they have won only one match there, which remains a memorable one. It was a match from 2018 where India won by 72 runs and Irfan Pathan was named Player of the Match for his all-round show. He claimed five wickets and scored 74 runs across two innings. It also holds a strong memory in Indian cricket fans' minds as prior to that match, the monkey-gate controversy hit the series in Sydney, which ignited fire in both teams.

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