Delhi: The first match of the Ashes Test series is being played between Australia and England at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The second day’s play is going on and in just two days this match has made many unique records in its name. During the match, such an amazing coincidence was seen, which had never happened before in the history of Test cricket.

First wicket fell without runs in three innings – first time in history

For the first time in the Perth Test match, the first wicket fell without any team opening its account in three innings of a Test match. In England’s first innings, Mitchell Starc dismissed Jack Crawley for zero, when the team’s score was 0. In Australia’s first innings, Joffra Archer sent Jack Weatherold to the pavilion when Australia’s score was also 0. The same scene was repeated in the third innings i.e. the second innings of England. Starc once again dismissed Crowley without scoring a run. In this way, for the first time in Test cricket, the first wicket fell even before runs were scored in all three innings, which is a very rare incident.

England’s first innings – bundled out for 172 runs

After winning the toss and batting first, the England team could score only 172 runs in the first innings. Harry Brook contributed the maximum 52 runs and Ollie Pope contributed 46 runs. For Australia, Mitchell Starc bowled brilliantly and took 7 wickets.

Australia’s first innings – limited to 132 runs

In reply, Australia also had a very poor start. The entire team was all out for just 132 runs. No batsman scored a half-century. Alex Carey was the top scorer by scoring 46 runs. For England, Ben Stokes bowled impressively and took 5 wickets, while Brayden Carse took 3 wickets.

England has a lead of 40 runs on the basis of first innings

After the first innings of both the teams, England got a significant lead of 40 runs, which can play an important role in the outcome of the match.