'A moment to savour' – plaudits as India win series opener against Australia
It was jubilation for India and heartbreak for Australia as the visitors won the first Test by 31 runs despite facing a stiff challenge from the home side's lower order. Australia's stunning fight had the Twitter community captivated.
Test cricket ❤️💔#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/wWMNwuBGrI
— ICC (@ICC) December 10, 2018
India win opening Test! 👏
— ICC (@ICC) December 10, 2018
Ashwin gets his first wicket of the day, snaring Hazlewood, to deny Australia what would have been a terrific victory.
The visitors win by 31 runs. #AUSvIND SCORECARD ⬇️https://t.co/sCMk42Mboc pic.twitter.com/SZt5DOTFQq
THAT IS IT! #TeamIndia has done it! Another glorious chapter added to our love affair with Adelaide. Got close in the end, but India win by 31 runs and lead the series 1-0 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/hmW1Lla2q8
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 10, 2018
Safe to say that the Indian players were overjoyed after going up 1-0.
🇮🇳INDIA WIN🇮🇳
— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) December 10, 2018
India wins the first Test by 31 runs at the Adelaide Oval.#AUSvIND #FoxCricket pic.twitter.com/aLnHPecIv1
Virat Kohli tells media no other India team has won opening Test in Aust. It’s also 50 years since a team won opening Test in Aust & ended up losing series #AUDvIND pic.twitter.com/jj3x7mvB23
— Andrew Ramsey (@ARamseyCricket) December 10, 2018
And there was a deluge of congratulatory messages from the team's supporters – ex-players leading the way.
Amazing grit displayed by the Australian lower order, but this is a moment to savour for a long time for Team India. The bowlers gave it everything and let’s just enjoy this and carry the momentum into the Perth Test #AusvInd
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 10, 2018
What a way to start the series!#TeamIndia never released the pressure. Superb batting by @cheteshwar1 with crucial knocks in both innings, @ajinkyarahane88 in the 2nd innings and excellent contributions by our 4 bowlers. This has brought back memories of 2003. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/4gmviaKeCC
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 10, 2018
Test Cricket is Best Cricket. Great fight by Australia in the end but India were too good. Winning after being 41-4 in first innings is a special effort. Outstanding Test match for Pujara and great effort from our bowlers. Promises to be a great series #AusvInd pic.twitter.com/PEYzKuBsap
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 10, 2018
Great win by team India @BCCI. Bowlers have put their hands up and performed exceptionally. But one man made the difference in both the innings @cheteshwar1 just like Rahul bhai did years ago in the same ground 👏 #AUDvIND
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 10, 2018
6th Victory for India on Australian soil,first time in the first test of a series. Great fight from Australia but a fantastic Test Match and a great victory for India, one to remember for a long time #AusvInd
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 10, 2018
Congratulations Team India! What a way to start the test series! Congratulations on the win. top stuff by @cheteshwar1 and all the bowlers doing a great job #AUSvIND
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 10, 2018
Australia are not used to losing at home, especially the very first Test of a series. But the fight shown by their lower order allowed the home team to bow out proudly too.
So close.... Fighting effort from the Aussies today👏🏻👏🏻. Congratulations to India on a very impressive Test Match victory 🇦🇺🇮🇳🏏
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) December 10, 2018
Some great fight from Australia, one significant partnership short of getting over the line! Congratulations to India, @cheteshwar1 the real difference. #AUDvIND
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) December 10, 2018
Great fight from Australia’s lower order today & it should be - this is test cricket. Terrific test match & congrats to @imVkohli & his men on a wonderful victory ! Bring on Perth 👍
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) December 10, 2018
The stats men made a good game of it.
India are only the 3rd away team to win a Test in Australia without any bowler taking 4 wickets in an innings (after Eng, Adelaide 1954-55; and Eng, SCG 1970-71). Excellent collective performance. #AUSvIND
— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket) December 10, 2018
R Ashwin has bowled 50 or more overs in a Test innings only on four occasions in his Test career.
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 10, 2018
He has now done so twice at Adelaide (53 overs in 2012)#AusvInd#AusvsInd
Quickest to 25 wins as a Test captain
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) December 10, 2018
Ricky Ponting….33 Tests
Steve Waugh…..35
VIRAT KOHLI…...43
Viv Richards…....44 #AUSvIND #AUSvsIND
35 caught dismissals in this match - the most in any Test.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 10, 2018
Special Test to remember. #AusvInd
