Australian captain Pat Cummins introduced the veteran spinner Nathan Lyon into the attack in the 20th over. Both openers played him easily and managed to extract three runs. There has been no sign of any rash shot from the two batters.
India Vs Australia 1st Test Day 2 LIVE Score: Indian seamers took 24 overs to pick three wickets despite getting Alex Carey in the second over of the day as Mitchell Starc played a 26-run knock to take Australia to 104 runs. India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah took his second fifer in Australia as India managed to take a 46-run lead in the first innings. Follow live scores and updates of the IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2 here
Australian captain Pat Cummins introduced the veteran spinner Nathan Lyon into the attack in the 20th over. Both openers played him easily and managed to extract three runs. There has been no sign of any rash shot from the two batters.
IND - 75/0 (22)
Indian openers have been successful in making a 50-run partnership for the first wicket. KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal have looked good with the bat and have started to open their arms as Australian bowlers have also started bowling loose deliveries. Both are finding gaps at ease and taking the scorecard forward.
IND - 52/0 (15)
Indian opener batters KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal have started their respective innings with much ease in the second innings. Both have looked good and are in no hurry to make runs as Australian bowlers tried their everything. Pat Cummins has used three bowlers so far and none looked convincing enough to provide a breakthrough for Australia.
IND - 27/0 (10)
KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the batting in the second innings as India have a 46-run lead. Mitchell Starc opened the bowling attack with Josh Hazlewood from the other end. India openers have struggled in the past and failed to score any 100-plus partnership this year. Can they put on some runs on the board, today?
IND - 10/0 (3)
Australia's first innings saw a debutant, Nathan McSweeney opening the batting with Usman Khawaja but both were sent back to the pavilion by the Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah within the first few overs. Bumrah went on to disturb many batters and was on a hat-trick once after dismissing Steven Smith for a golden duck. The debutant Harshit Rana chipped in and hit Travis Head's top of the off-stump to claim his maiden Test wicket. Mohammed Siraj got rid of Marnus Labuschagne who made 2 runs off 52 balls. Mitchell Starc and Alex Carey took Australia's inning to a decent total of 104 runs as India managed to get a 46-run lead.
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Brief Score: AUS - 104/10 (51.4) - 1st Innings
Mitchell Starc - 26 (112), Alex Carey - 21 (31) | Jasprit Bumrah: (18-6-30-5)
IND - 150/10 (49.4) - 1st Innings
Nitish Kumar Reddy - 41 (59), Rishabh Pant - 37 (78) | Josh Hazlewood: (13-5-29-4)
Harshit Rana got the last wicket of the Australian batting lineup as India managed to take a 46-run lead in the first innings. He dismissed Mitchell Starc who played 112 balls and made 26 crucial runs. India will come out to bat after a short break.
AUS - 104/10 (51.2)
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have frustrated Indian bowlers as the visitors search for the final wicket of the Australian side in the first innings. India's lead has become less than 50 and both batters have managed to take the score past 100 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mohammed Siraj pair has not affected the tailenders.
AUS - 102/9 (48)
Jasprit Bumrah has taken a rest after his first spell and Mohammed Siraj came to bowl the 41st over. Bumrah is also leading the team in this Test match. He needs to manage his and his colleagues' workload. Yesterday, Bumrah's wife Sanjana Ganesan owned the internet with her comment on his husband. She shared an internet-breaking social post while her husband was leading the visitors brilliantly against Australia in Perth.
AUS - 95/9 (41)
Harshit Rana and Mitchell Starc played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2024 and both were involved in a conversation during the match. Starc tried to duck Rana's delivery which was around his chest size but he reacted late and the ball went directly to his helmet. Physio came and after the concussion tests, Starc was ready to go.
AUS - 94/9 (40)
Harshit Rana took the second wicket of his career when he bowled a bouncer to Nathan Lyon which struck his gloves and KL Rahul had plenty of time to catch the ball in gully. Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc are in the middle.
AUS - 79/9 (34)
Jasprit Bumrah completed his five-wicket haul with his first delivery of the day when he got Alex Carey caught behind in the 29th over. Carey tried to play a delivery which does bounce a little extra and got a thin edge. Rishabh Pant took an easy catch behind the wickets.
AUS - 70/8 (29)
Harshit Rana came to bowl the first over of the day. It was a fullish delivery outside off-stump and Alex Carey played it nicely for a single. Mitchell Starc took another single on the next delivery. The action has begun.
AUS - 70/7 (28)
Since its inception in 2018, Optus Stadium in Perth has hosted four Test matches and Australia have won all of them. The reason being, they batting first and scoring tons of tons. 326, 416, 598/4 and 487 were the first-inning scores in those Test matches. So, it is clear that it's not pitch. There were no such demons on the surface. The high-quality bowling from both sides is the reason.
17 wickets fell on the opening day of the Perth Test match and the 17th edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy started with a bang. Now, Day 2 action will start at 07:50 am IST onwards.
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The weather in and around the Optus Stadium in Perth, Western Australia is warm and pleasant. The probability of cloud cover as well as precipitation is zero, with humidity around 49%. The evening is expected to get a little cooler but with no sign of any rain, we should get the full quota of overs on Day 2.
India opted to bat first after winning the toss and were restricted to 150 all out within 50 overs. Debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy (41) and Rishabh Pant (37) played crucial knocks to take India to a respectable total after another batting collapse from the top order. Josh Hazlewood took four whereas, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh shared a couple of wickets each.
In response, Indian bowlers have taken seven wickets in Australia's first innings with Alex Carey and Starc still unbeaten at the crease. Bumrah has taken four wickets and is eyeing another fifer on Day 2. Australia are struggling on 67/7.
Australia (Playing XI): Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj