1st Test Live: Bumrah And Co Look To Bundle Out Australia At The Earliest

AUS vs IND 1st Test Day 2, Live: Pant’s big mistake

OHH!!!! Rishabh Pant’s massive blunder has just left skipper Jasprit Bumrah fuming. Bumrah almost traps Hazlewood with his pace as the ball goes and hits the edge. However, as the ball goes behind the stumps, wicketkeeper Pant fails to make a good attempt as it goes past him and then crosses the boundary line for a four. Pant’s lack of judgment helps Australia get free four runs, leaving Bumrah in disbelief. 

AUS 87/9 (37 overs)

AUS vs IND 1st Test, Live Day 2: Rana stuns Hazlewood

Harshit Rana has been just top notch in his approach, that too on his debut. In his previous over, he stuns Australia star Josh Hazlewood with his ultimate pace. Rana throws a short delivery and Hazlewood tries to pokes and misses as it nips away from him. Rana gives a disappointed look as he desperately waits for another wicket. 

AUS 82/9 (36 overs)

AUS vs IND 1st Test Day 2, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Harshit Rana has provided India with another breakthrough as he dismissed Nathan Lyon for 5. Beaten by the pace of Rana, Lyon tries his best to steer it to the third man but the ball hits the glove and travels straight to third slip, where KL Rahul makes no mistakes and takes a good catch. Australia have lost their ninth wicket. 

AUS 79/9 (33.2 overs)

AUS vs IND 1st Test Day 2, Live: Australia’s change in strategy

The Indian pacers are easily dominating the proceedings against the Australian batters. In desperation of scoring runs, the duo of Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon are now experimenting with their shots. They are trying new shots, in hoping of getting some boundaries. Former India batter and coach Ravi Shastri has said in his commentary that even if they add 30 runs from here, it will be invaluable for Australia. 

AUS 77/8 (32 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, Live: Maiden Over

After Jasprit Bumrah stunned everyone with the wicket of Alex Carey, debutant Harshit Rana impresses with his pace. Bowling the very over, Rana delivers a maiden as Australia duo of Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon struggle. The duo need to form a stable partnership, in order to keep Australia alive in the innings. 

AUS 70/8 (30 overs)

AUS vs IND 1st Test Day 2, Live: OUT. fifer for Bumrah

OUT!!! And Jasprit Bumrah does it again and he provides India with another breakthrough. This time, he dismisses Alex Carey for 21. Bumrah outplays Carey by offering some extra bounce as the Aussie star gets bamboozled and hits the edge on the ball. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant makes no mistake and takes a stunning catch as Bumrah takes his five-wicket haul. It is Bumrah’s 11th five-wicket haul in Test cricket. 

AUS 70/8 (28.1 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, Live: We are underway

The second day of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth begins. For Australia, Alex Carey (19*) and Mitchell Starc (6*) will resuming the proceedings from 67/7 as the visitors currently trail by 83 runs. For India, debutant Harshit Rana will be bowling the first over of the day. Let’s play!! 

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, Live: Unpredictable Day 1

The match, which was billed as a battle between two out of form batting units, lived up to the prediction at least on the first day. As many as 17 wickets fell, which is the first time in seven decades for a Test match on Australian soil. The stand-in India skipper, much to everyone’s surprise, opted to bat on a track with a liberal grass cover which generated appreciable seam movement and midriff high bounce.

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, Live: India’s strong pace attack

The Indian pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and debutant Harshit Rana brought back India in the game with a stellar performance leaving Australia reeling at 67/7 on the first day of the 1st Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth’s Optus Stadium.

AUS vs IND 1st Test Day 2, Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 2 of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test between India and Australia, straight from the Perth Stadium, Perth. Stay tuned for all the live updates.