The easy target of 90 runs was achieved by the home side in only 21 overs without much fuss.
They only lost Matthew Wade (33) and Marnus Labuschagne (6) in pursuit of the easy goal and in the process, opener Joe Burns (51) got a confidence-boosting half century.
India have now lost three successive Tests well inside three days with two being in New Zealand earlier this year.
India slump to their lowest ever score as Australia win 1st Test
To make matters worse for the visitors, star pacer Mohammed Shami s series could well be over due to a wrist injury from a short ball from Pat Cummins, which could potentially be a fracture. Shami could not continue and the Indian innings was terminated at 36 for 9 in 21.2 overs.
Comparing India s 2 lowest Test totals: 1974 vs Eng & 2020 vs Aus
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Comparing India s 2 lowest Test totals: 1974 vs Eng & 2020 vs Aus. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Dec 19 : India s lowest Test innings total of 36 on Saturday at the Adelaide Oval against Australia is in many ways different from their previous lowest of 42 that Ajit Wadekar s team managed in 1974 at Lord s against England.
Though there was one major similarity India did not lose all 10 wickets as the No. 11 on both occasions was injured.
To start with, the Lord s innings came after the Indian team was already under the cosh following on in the face of a 327-run deficit. England had hammered 629 in the first innings and India could reply with 302 in their first. India already had their backs to the wall entering the second innings back then, unlike this time when they went into the disastrous second innings with a 53-run le
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1 Australia s Pat Cummins throws the ball in celebration after he caught and bowled Jasprit Bumrah on the third day of their cricket Test at Adelaide on Saturday. AP/PTI photo
Adelaide, December 19
The Indian cricket team under Virat Kohli faced its worst hour of embarrassment while collapsing to its lowest Test score of 36 as a rampaging Australia cruised to an emphatic eight-wicket victory inside two and a half days in the opening day/night Test here on Saturday.
There were no demons in the pitch but Josh Hazlewood (5-3-8-5) and Patrick Cummins (10.2-4-21-4) displayed fast bowling of highest quality, the impact of which will be far-reaching with three more Tests to go.
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Australia cruised to an emphatic 8-wicket victory in the 1st Test
Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins displayed fast bowling of highest quality
The Indian cricket team under Virat Kohli faced its worst hour of embarrassment while collapsing to its lowest Test score of 36 as a rampaging Australia cruised to an emphatic eight-wicket victory inside two and half days in the opening Day/Night Test on Saturday. There were no demons in the pitch but Josh Hazlewood (5-3-8-5) and Patrick Cummins (10.2-4-21-4) displayed fast bowling of highest quality, the impact of which will be far-reaching with three more Tests to go. India s earlier lowest score was 42 at the Lord s in 1974 against England, known in Indian cricket parlance as the Summer of 42 .