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India's 295-run victory marked their largest margin of triumph against Australia away from home in terms of runs, surpassing their 222-run win in Melbourne in 1977. Following a 0-3 whitewash loss to New Zealand at home earlier this month, India needed to secure at least four wins in the five-match Border-Gavaskar series to guarantee a spot in the WTC Final. They took a crucial first step with a monumental win in Perth.

It did not take long for India to complete formalities after reducing Australia to 227 for eight at tea

Skipper Jasprit Bumrah (3/42) and Mohammed Siraj (3/54) did most of the damage on the fourth day while Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy played the support act

The Indian contingent will travel to Canberra on Wednesday for two-day tour game starting November 30

Siraj bowls a couple of incisive morning spells to remove seasoned Usman Khawaja and out-of-form Steven Smith

Four wickets fell in an eventful second session but Kohli and Washington remained firm during the breaks as India looked in commanding position

At the break, India reached 275 for 1 in their second innings despite losing KL Rahul's (77) wicket

After the heavy roller was used before play on Day 2 and again after Australia’s first innings ended at 104, India gained a useful 46-run lead, which helped ease the pitch under the scorching sun. This made batting easier for Jaiswal and Rahul, who finished Day 2 unbeaten on 90 and 62, respectively. The pair have put India in a strong position, with their second innings total standing at 172/0 after 57 overs.

Bumrah bags his 11th five-wicket haul while debutant Harshit Rana bowls a fiery opening spell to dismiss the hosts for 104

Save KL Rahul (26 off 74 balls), youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) and Devdutt Padikkal (0) were left searching for answers along with Virat Kohli (5), whose indifferent run of form continued

India springs in surprise by selecting Washington as their lone spinner ahead of stalwarts like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja

India's stand-in captain also says that the team has finalised its playing XI although he will reveal it only at the toss

I just can't see how you get yourself in that competitive mindset of consequence by playing an intra-squad game, says former England captain Michael Vaughan

When he's up, he's up, and when he's down, he sort of struggles a little bit, says the Australian pace legend

The fest offered Indian students and parents a platform to connect directly with representatives from Australian universities, exploring course options tailored to their career and educational aspirations. Attendees also participated in a masterclass titled "Not-So-Natural Disasters and How to Prevent Them," delivered by Prof. David Sanderson, the Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair of Architecture at the University of New South Wales.

There were doubts about Rohit's participation in the first Test although head coach Gautam Gambhir was quite hopeful that the captain might just be available

The right-hand batsman is in line to open the innings if skipper Rohit Sharma does not play in the first Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series

The 25-year-old South Australian will partner Usman Khawaja at the top in the series opener in Perth and during the upcoming five-Test series

Curator Isaac McDonald says they are trying to prepare a pitch that has similar traits of the one that they readied for the first Test against Pakistan in December last year

The South Australian emerged as a strong contender for the opener's spot, earning backing from the likes of David Warner and Ricky Ponting