On Day 1 of India vs Australia 1st, Jasprit Bumrah's decision to bat first backfired after Aussies bundled out the visitors for just 150 runs at Optus Stadium in Perth today. Electing to bat, India reached 51 for 4 at lunch in the first morning of the opening Test. However, Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy brought some semblence to the Indian innings before Pat Cummins got the wicket of the former.
Debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy top-scored with 41 off 59 balls. Rishabh Pant (37), Dhruv Jurel (11), Washington Sundar (4), another debutant Harshit Rana and captain Jasprit Bumrah (8) were the other five Indian batters to be dismissed in the post-lunch session.
For Australia, Josh Hazlewood (4/29), Mitchell Starc (2/14), Mitchell Marsh (2/12) and captain Pat Cummins (2/67) were the wicket-takers.
Earlier, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and one-down Devdutt Padikkal failed to open accounts in their first Test outings in Australia while star batter Virat Kohli was dismissed for 5 after facing 12 balls.
The other opener, KL Rahul, got out to a controversial caught behind decision just before lunch after scoring 26 off 74 balls.
In reply, it was the Indian bowlers who dominated the proceedings as the hosts struggled to stay put in the middle.
While openers Usman Khawaja (8) and Nathan McSweeney (10) departed early courtesy of skipper Bumrah doing the magic, quick wickets saw the Aussie strugling at 47/6 within 21 overs.
Debutant Harshit Rana also got his maiden wicket as he clean bowled Travis Head on just 11 runs on the day.
Bumrah picked up a 4-fer on the day as he bamboozled the top order alongisde Siraj who picked up 2 scalps to his name as well. The brilliant bowling display left the hosts at 67/7 at stumps on Day 1.
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India vs Australia full scorecard: Australia 1st innings at stumps
| Australia 1st Innings | | | |
| Batting | | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | | |
| Usman Khawaja | c Kohli b Bumrah | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.1 | | |
| Nathan McSweeney | lbw b Bumrah | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 | | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | lbw b Mohammed Siraj | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 | | |
| Steven Smith | lbw b Bumrah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Travis Head | b Harshit Rana | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 84.61 | | |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Rahul b Mohammed Siraj | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31.57 | | |
| Alex Carey † | not out | 19 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 67.85 | | |
| Pat Cummins (c) | c †Pant b Bumrah | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 | | |
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42.85 | | |
| Extras | (nb 2) | 2 | |
| Total | 27 Ov (RR: 2.48) | 67/7 | |
| Yet to bat: Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood |
| Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Nathan McSweeney, 2.3 ov), 2-19 (Usman Khawaja, 6.4 ov), 3-19 (Steven Smith, 6.5 ov), 4-31 (Travis Head, 11.1 ov), 5-38 (Mitchell Marsh, 16.5 ov), 6-47 (Marnus Labuschagne, 20.6 ov), 7-59 (Pat Cummins, 24.2 ov) • DRS |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 10 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 9 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Harshit Rana | 8 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4.12 | 0 | 1 |
India vs Australia 1st Test playing 11:
India playing 11: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj
Australia playing 11: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
Here's what both the captains said at the IND vs AUS toss Pat Cummins | Australia captain: We were 50-50, either way we are pretty happy. Feel well placed, pretty fresh. Any format we (India-Australia) play seems fiercely fought. Nathan McSweeney makes our debut at the top of the order.
Jasprit Bumrah | India captain: We are going to bat first, looks like a good wicket. Very confident with our preparation. We played a Test match here in 2018 so we know what to expect. The wicket gets quicker. Nitish makes his debut. We have 4 quicks and Washi is the lone spinner.
India vs Australia 1st Test Day 1 live telecast details
The live telecast of Day 1 of the 1st Test match between Australia and India will be available on Star Sports Network in India.
India vs Australia 1st Test Day 1 live streaming details
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