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The recent Perth Test between Australia and India boasted a 63% year-on-year increase for attendance.
The cricket match at Optus Stadium (Perth Stadium, pictured) was the series opener of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which concluded yesterday (Monday).
Day one and two set records for attendance at any Test match in Perth, with 31,302 and 32,368 guests, respectively. A further 26,166 fans attended on Sunday, with 6,627 watching India wrap up a 295-run victory on day four.
The total attendance for the Test match was 96,463 which is the second-highest total attendance ever recorded in Perth and the highest at Optus Stadium. The previous record at Optus Stadium was 81,104 during Australia vs India in 2018-19.
However, it is not quite the all-time record in Perth, as 103,330 watched five days of cricketing action at the WACA Ground during the 2006-07 Ashes series, contested by Australia and England.
Additionally, ticket sales for the rest of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series are more than 2.5 times higher than for the 2018-19 India tour.
The second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will take place from December 6-10 at the Adelaide Oval, followed by the third Test at The Gabba in Brisbane on December 14-18. The fourth Test will begin on Boxing Day and run until December 30 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The fifth and final Test will take place from January 3-7 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Ticket sales for the first day at The Gabba are sold out.
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