4 min readNew DelhiMar 6, 2026 07:53 PM IST India perhaps produced the most jaw-dropping moment of Day 1 in the one-off Test against Australia, when debutant Sayali Satghare moved the ball prodigiously through the gap between bat and pad of opener Georgia Voll, starting from well outside the off stump and hitting the top of the leg stump. But in the grander scheme of things, on a day when 13 wickets fell overall, Australia finished well in control at WACA in Perth. Alyssa Healy’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss was vindicated as Australia’s seamers, led by the sensational Annabel Sutherland, picked up regular wickets in the first two sessions to bowl India out for 198. And having had to navigate the tricky period under lights with the pink ball hooping around, the hosts will rest easy knowing that their two most prolific batters in this format – Ellyse Perry and Sutherland – were unbeaten at stumps at 96/3. Rodrigues’ lone hand For India, many batters got starts, but it was only …