India Vs Australia LIVE Cricket Score, 1st Test Day 1: Pant At His Best, Smokes Cummins With Stunning Falling Pull Shot; IND - 119/6 In 43.4 Overs

Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy have rebuilt the Indian innings after losing six wickets. But these two batters have added 41 runs so far and that too with positive intent. Nitish played four reverse sweeps and all worked. He targeted Nathan Lyon and scored some boundaries whereas Pant played out fast bowlers comfortably.

IND - 114/6 (42)

Nitish Kumar Reddy is playing his first Test inning for India and he made his first Test run with a flick to Mitch Marsh. He went on to take a few singles and hit Nathan Lyon for a boundary to gain some confidence.

IND - 83/6 (35)

Mitch Marsh came to bowl his second over and got rid of Dhruv Jurel on the fifth delivery of the over. He made Jurel play a short near the cordon where Marnus Labuschagne took a fine catch. Washington Sundar is the new batter at the crease.

IND - 66/5 (29)

Mitchell Marsh was introduced into the bowling attack after the lunch break and he started with a maiden over. Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel faced no problem playing him. They will be hoping for a big partnership from here.

IND - 58/4 (27)

Dhruv Jurel has shown some brilliant batting in Australia during his time on the India A tour and he opened his account with a beautiful boundary off Mitchell Starc before the umpires called for a lunch break. India have lost four wickets for 51 runs and Rishabh Pant is batting with Jurel.

IND - 51/4 (25)

Mitchell Starc got another wicket and this one is of the set-batter KL Rahul. Australia took a review for a caught-behind and they succeeded when there was a little spike on the hotspot. KL Rahul made 26 off 74 balls and Dhruv Jurel has joined Rishabh Pant at the crease.

IND - 47/4 (24)

Virat Kohli, on the front foot, didn't expect Josh Hazelwood to extract this big a bounce. Here's the delivery and the wicket. A vicious delivery!

Set batter KL Rahul also completed his 3000 Test runs during his batting in the first inning in Perth's Optus Stadium.

As star Indian cricketers Down Under struggle to tame the Aussie fire in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) charmed fans with an unexpected announcement Friday morning -- that its cash cow, the Indian Premier League (IPL) would be played in March next year. March, by the way, is an early start. Also, BCCI this time decided to kill the suspense of waiting.

Virat Kohli has lost his wicket to some uneven bounce on Josh Hazlewood's delivery. He was trying to play the ball on off-side but Hazlewood kept his length short. The ball took a thick edge and Usman Khawaja made no mistake at the first slip.

IND - 36/3 (18)

38 civilians were killed in an open fire on a passenger bus in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan, a nation going all out to host a major sporting event for the first time in decades. Only a couple of days ago, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) started a trophy tour of the ICC Champions Trophy, an ODI cricket tournament. This horrendous attack could well decide the future course of action as the ICC works hard to convince the PCB to adopt a hybrid model, to accommodate India's participation... playing their games elsewhere, where they feel safe. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident yet. Earlier, the Indian government denied permission for the India national cricket team and Blind cricket team to visit Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and Blind Cricket T20 World Cup respectively.

Virat Kohli is spending some time at the crease whereas KL Rahul has started playing some shots and scoring runs at a good pace. He is looking good despite losing wickets from the other end.

IND - 32/2 (16)

Playing his second Test match, Devdutt Padikkal went back without scoring a single run. He played 23 deliveries and looked struggling from the first ball. He was added to the squad after Rohit Sharma's absence from the first Test and he scored his second duck in three innings for India in Test. Josh Hazlewood got his first wicket as he edged it to the keeper. Virat Kohli is the new batter at the crease.

IND - 18/2 (12)

Indian batters are in no hurry to score runs as Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood opened the attack. Starc removed Jasiwal early and Devdutt Padikkal also looked struggling against the veterans. Pat Cummins replaced Hazlewood and came to bowl himself in the 8th over. Padikkal and Rahul are seeing off the deliveries and waiting for the ball to become old.

IND - 14/1 (9)

Yashasvi Jaiswal lost his wicket to Mitchell Starc, who did not look in his rhythm in the first over. But he brought the first breakthrough when he came to bowl the second over. Nathan McSweeney took a simple catch at the gully. Jaiswal is frustrated. Devdeut Padikkal is the new batter at the crease.

IND - 5/1 (3)

After the trophy presentation and national anthems, the play started. Mitchell Starc started with a wide delivery which went for a boundary as opening runs came for India with byes. Yashasvi Jaiswal faced eight deliveries in the opening over as Starc overstepped for one of his deliveries. KL Rahul is accompanying Jaiswal at the crease.

IND - 5/0 (1)

The pitch at the Optus Stadium in Perth is green and there is an early moisture on the surface as well. So, batting first on this track might not go in India's favour. But that's a bold decision and we have to wait for the results. The pitch may offer some bounce for the seamers and batters also might enjoy it due to its evenness.

Meanwhile, legendary Cheteshwar Pujara returns to Border-Gavaskar Trophy in a new avatar, as a commentary. He will call the Perth Test alongside some of the greatest voices in cricket.

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana were handed their maiden Test caps by Virat Kohli as both made their debut in Test cricket in Perth. All rounder Reddy has shown great potential in limited-over cricket and he is expected to make contributions in both departments. This is Rana's international debut.

India won the toss and opted to bat first in Perth.

Playing XIs

Australia: 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: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj

Rohit Sharma will not be available for the selection in the opening Test match in Perth but the 37-year-old will be available to play the series from the second Test match beginning December 6 in Adelaide.

In India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the first Test match of India's tour of Australia 2024-25 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network (subscription) and DD Sports (for free). Australia vs India, BGT matches can be live streamed on JioStar (Disney+Hotstar) app and website.

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India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, Abhimanyu Easwaran

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Scott Boland

Good morning to all Indian cricket fans who have woken up this early to follow the 1st day of the opening Test between India and Australia. The live action will start at 07:50 am IST and the toss will happen 30 minutes before that.