Indian cricket team created history on Monday by grabbing victory in the first Test of a series in Australia for the very first time by defeating hosts by 31 runs on day five at the Adelaide Oval.

Australia came to bat to chase a huge target of 323 runs to win. Shaun Marsh (60) and skipper Tim Paine (41) were the top scorers for Australia.Pat Cummins (28), Mitchell Starc (28) and Nathan Lyon (38) also made significant contributions to delay a victory for India.

The sharp bowling attack of India stoped the host from archiving their target. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and pace-bowlers Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah combined to tear through the Australian batting when it mattered the most.

India's Cheteshwar Pujara was adjudged man of the match. Ashwin, who took six wickets, registered his best match figures in Australia.

It is to be noted that this is the first time that India have won the opening Test match of an Australian tour. With the win, India have now taken a 1-0 lead in the four-match series. The two sides will play their second Test on December 14 at Perth Stadium.