On December 10, 2018, India achieved a historic Test victory against Australia after a decade. The win at the Adelaide Oval was driven by Virat Kohli’s captaincy, Cheteshwar Pujara’s stellar batting, and exceptional bowling performances.

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• India won the first Test of the 2018-19 series against Australia.
• Secured a 31-run victory at Adelaide Oval.
• Cheteshwar Pujara scored a brilliant 194 runs across both innings.
• Virat Kohli opted to bat first after winning the toss.
• Rohit Sharma contributed 37 runs off 61 balls in the first innings.
• Rishabh Pant and Ravichandran Ashwin struggled to make an impact with the bat.
• India scored 250 runs in the first innings.
• Australia’s Travis Head top-scored with 72 in their first innings.
• India’s second innings total of 307 set a target of 323 for Australia.
• Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Mohammed Shami collectively took 9 wickets.
• Cheteshwar Pujara was named Player of the Match for his outstanding batting performance.