IND vs AUS, Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2023: India vs Australia, 3rd Test Squad Updates and Match Summary

nd Innings Australia

We are back for the second innings of India! It will be skipper Rohit Sharma taking the strike accompanied by Shubman Gill. Mitchell Starc will start off with the new ball for the Aussies.

... THIRD INNINGS ...

The Indians ran riots this morning and picked up wickets in a cluster as they managed to scalp 6 wickets giving away just 41 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin and Umesh Yadav stepped up well and managed to break through the lower middle order and the tail in a quick-fire manner. India now trails by 88 runs and they would be looking to get past this without any hiccups, Let us see how the Indian team responds as they will be out in the middle soon with their Second innnings.

We are done with the Australian first innings as they have been bundled out on 197. The Aussies batted well on a track that had a lot on offer for the bowlers and with the quality that India possesses it was a resilient batting display by the mighty Aussies to score hefty. Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne batted really well earlier and brought the team closer to the first-inning score of the hosts. A good cameo from Steven Smith helped the Aussies to score quickly in the last session on Day 1 and might well prove critical in a low-scoring game. Cameron Green and Peter Handscomb continued where they left off on Day 2 and were looking good in the first half of the first session, but once Peter Handscomb was dismissed, we saw another collapse as they lost six wickets for just 11 runs. However, they have a lead of 88 runs which looks like a good one on this wicket. Their bowlers will hope to put on another good show and put pressure on the hosts.

76.3

over

76.3 | 0 Runs | HH: 197/10

76.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon, OUT! TIMBER! Ravichandran Ashwin gets the last wicket! He flights this one up, full and on off, turning in, Nathan Lyon goes for the sweep, but misses as the ball goes under his bat to rattle the stumps. Australia have been bowled for 197 and lead by 88 runs!

76.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon, Slower through the air, on off, Nathan Lyon keeps it out to the off side.

76.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon, Tossed up, full and on off, angling away, Nathan Lyon looks to block it, but misses.

over

76 | 1 Runs | HH: 197/9

75.6

Umesh Yadav to Matthew Kuhnemann, Yadav loses his line and serves this full but down the leg side, Matthew Kuhnemann misses his flick and Srikar Bharat collects it well behind the stumps diving to his left.

75.5

Umesh Yadav to Matthew Kuhnemann, Fuller one and outside off, Matthew Kuhnemann leaves it alone.

75.4

Umesh Yadav to Matthew Kuhnemann, On a length and outside off, Matthew Kuhnemann withdraws his bat away from it.

Matthew Kuhnemann is the last man to walk out in the middle.

75.3

Umesh Yadav to Todd Murphy, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Umesh Yadav is absolutely ripping apart the lower order of Australia. He bowls this on a good length and around off, nips away a bit again, Todd Murphy looks to keep it out, but gets beaten by the pace as well as the movement as the ball goes through and shatters the off pole. Australia nine down!

75.2

Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon, Pitched up, on middle, Nathan Lyon looks to work it away, but gets an inside edge onot his pads as the ball rolls towards point. They cross.

75.1

Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon, Full and on middle, Nathan Lyon drives it down the pitch where Umesh Yadav gets his right foot to it and makes a half stop.

over

75 | 0 Runs | HH: 196/8

74.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Todd Murphy, Terrific delivery as Ashwin beats the outside edge of Todd Murphy with a tossed up delivery around off.

74.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Todd Murphy, Fuller outside off, Todd Murphy drives this to short cover.

74.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Todd Murphy, On middle, blocked out.

74.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Todd Murphy, Floated, full and on middle, Todd Murphy pushes it back to the bowler.

74.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Todd Murphy, Tossed up, full and on off, Todd Murphy leaves it alone.

Todd Murphy walks in the middle.

74.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Alex Carey, OUT! LBW! Ravichandran Ashwin gets rid of Alex Carey once again in this series. He floats this up, full and on middle, angling in, Alex Carey prods forwars to defend, but plays down the wrong line and gets rapped around his pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger. Carey reviews it, but Ball Tracking shows three reds and Australia are eight down now.

over

74 | 5 Runs | HH: 196/7

73.6

Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon, Short of a length and on off, Nathan Lyon keeps it out down the pitch.

73.5

Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon, EDGED AND FOUR! This is back of a length and on off, Nathan Lyon looks to cut it close from his body, but gets an inside edge past the stumps, Srikar Bharat dives to his left, but fails to stop it from going towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

73.4

Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon, Fullish and on off, Nathan Lyon knocks it towards short covers.

Nathan Lyon walks out to replace Starc.

73.3

Umesh Yadav to Mitchell Starc, OUT! TIMBER! Umesh Yadav strikes again as the off-pole goes for a walk in the park. He lands this on a good length an around off, nips away a bit, Mitchell Starc tries to block it with an angled bat, but plays all over it and the ball knocks over the off stump. This is turning out to be a crucial spell from Yadav and Australia lose their seventh wicket now.

73.2

Umesh Yadav to Alex Carey, Fuller one and on off, Alex Carey bunts it wide of backward point for a single.

73.1

Umesh Yadav to Alex Carey, Overpitched and around off, Alex Carey looks to drive it away, but gets a bottom edge onto the pitch.

over

73 | 3 Runs | HH: 191/6

72.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Ashwin gives this a bit more air, Mitchell Starc looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

72.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Alex Carey, Carrom ball angling into Carey, he has nudged this for a single towards square leg.

72.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Alex Carey, Tossed up around off, Alex Carey defends this off the front foot.

72.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Alex Carey, Fuller around middle, Alex Carey defends this with a long stride out.

72.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up on off, Mitchell Starc drives this through cover for a single.

72.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Alex Carey, Tossed up around off, Alex Carey scoops this to fine leg for a single.

Mitchell Starc is the next man in.

over

72 | 2 Runs | HH: 188/6

71.6

Umesh Yadav to Cameron Green, OUT! Green has been trapped right in front of the stumps. Umesh Yadav gets the breakthrough. On a length around leg, Green looks to play across the line but gets beaten and the ball has hit his back pad. Loud appeal by India and the umpire raises his finger. Green asks for a DRS and the ball tracker shows that the ball would have clipped the bails and the umpire's decision stays. Australia retains the review but loses Green.

71.5

Umesh Yadav to Cameron Green, Length delivery on top of off, Cameron Green blocks this out.

71.4

Umesh Yadav to Cameron Green, Back of a length and in middle, Cameron Green nudges this to deep mid wicket for a couple.

71.3

Umesh Yadav to Cameron Green, On a length around off, Cameron Green pushes this back to the bowler.

71.2

Umesh Yadav to Cameron Green, Length delivery on off, Cameron Green pushes this back to the bowler.

71.1

Umesh Yadav to Cameron Green, On a length around off, Cameron Green defends this to cover.

Alex Carey walks out to bat now. Also, Umesh Yadav (2-0-4-0) comes into the attack.

over

71 | 0 Runs | HH: 186/5

70.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, OUT! TAKEN! Tossed up around middle, Peter Handscomb looks to defend but gets an inside edge that flies in the bucket arms of Iyer at short leg. Shreyas Iyer makes no mistake and takes this clean. Finally, India breaks this partnership.

70.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up around off, Peter Handscomb defends this to silly point.

70.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Brilliant by Ashwin as he darts one outside off, Peter Handscomb came down charging at this and blocks this out.

70.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up around middle, Peter Handscomb defends this to short leg.

70.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, A bit of grip and bounce for Ashwin here as he lands one right in the middle, Peter Handscomb gets hit on his pads.

70.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Fuller around middle, Peter Handscomb defends this off his front foot.

Drinks! Australia have shown great amount of patience from the start of the session and the both the batters look set. They are steadily extending their lead which will hurt India even more. The spin trio for the hosts are keeping tight lines and lengths, but they havne't got any rewards till now. They need to come up with a different approach to break this stand. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us.

over

70 | 6 Runs | HH: 186/4

69.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Fuller and of off, Cameron Green pushes this back to the bowler for no run.

69.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, FOUR! LEG BYES SIGNALED. Fuller drifting down leg, Cameron Green flicks this off his pads for a boundary towards fine leg.

69.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Fuller outside off, Peter Handscomb slices this to sweeper cover for a single.

69.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Fuller around middle and leg, Cameron Green pushes this wide of Jadeja to long on for a single.

69.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Flighted around middle, Cameron Green defends this off the front foot.

69.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Fuller around off, Cameron Green blocks this out.

over

69 | 1 Runs | HH: 180/4

68.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Ashwin darts one on off, Peter Handscomb hops onto his back foot and defends this to cover.

68.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Length dragged back a bit, Peter Handscomb walks down the track and blocks this out back to the bowler.

68.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Flighted outside off, Peter Handscomb defends this to silly point.

68.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Fuller around middle, Cameron Green drills this to long on for a single.

68.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On a length around middle, Cameron Green strides out and blocks this.

68.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up around middle, Cameron Green solidly defends this.

Ravichandran Ashwin (16-2-40-0) has been introduced into the attack for the first time in Day 2.

over

68 | 1 Runs | HH: 179/4

67.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Fuller around pads, Peter Handscomb ballons this after bat-pad to vacant short leg.

67.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Fuller around off, Peter Handscomb watchfully blocks this out.

67.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up with a bit more air to it, Peter Handscomb edges this to point.

67.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Quicker through the air on off, Peter Handscomb defends this out.

67.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Fuller near the pads, Peter Handscomb defends this to the on side. Jadeja has overstepped here.

67.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Jadeja gives this a bit more air around off, Peter Handscomb looks to defend but gets beaten by the turn on this.

67.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up around off Peter Handscomb looks to drive but sharp turn on this beats the outside edge.

over

67 | 1 Runs | HH: 178/4

66.6

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Tossed up on off, defended solidly off the front foot by Green.

66.5

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Flighted around middle, Cameron Green defends this in front.

66.4

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, On a length around off, Cameron Green defends this to Gill at silly point.

66.3

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Length dragged back a bit, Cameron Green strides out and blocks this.

66.2

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Fuller around pads, Peter Handscomb flicks this to short fine leg for a quick single.

66.1

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Fuller around off, Peter Handscomb defends this out.

over

66 | 5 Runs | HH: 177/4

65.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up around off, Peter Handscomb slices this to cover-point for a quick single.

65.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Almost a yorker in middle, Peter Handscomb nudges this to square leg for nothing.

65.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, On a length around middle, Peter Handscomb defends this back to the bowler.

65.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Fuller one darted on middle, Peter Handscomb keeps this out.

65.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up around middle, Peter Handscomb defends this to silly point.

65.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, FOUR! Played it late and played this with soft hands for a boundary. Tossed up around off, Peter Handscomb opens the face of his bat and slices this to third man for a boundary.

over

65 | 1 Runs | HH: 172/4

64.6

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Tossed up on off, solidly defends to short cover by Green.

64.5

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Fuller around middle, Cameron Green pushes this back to the bowler.

64.4

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, On a length in middle, Cameron Green strides out and blocks this right underneath his eyelid.

64.3

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Fuller around off, Cameron Green blocks this out.

64.2

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Full and wide outside off, Cameron Green defends this out in front.

64.1

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Short in length on off, Peter Handscomb cuts this to point for a single.

over

64 | 4 Runs | HH: 171/4

63.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, FOUR! Cameron Green dances down the track and smashes this for a boundary. Tossed up around off, Cameron Green walks down and slogs this to long on for a boundary.

63.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Length dragged back a bit, Cameron Green blocks this out.

63.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Fuller around middle, Cameron Green strides out and defends this in front.

63.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Fuller and darted on off, Cameron Green defends this to silly point.

63.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Fuller around off, Cameron Green blocks this out.

63.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Tossed up, full and on off, Cameron Green keeps it out towards extra covers.

over

63 | 0 Runs | HH: 167/4

62.6

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Maiden over! This is looped up, full and on middle, Peter Handscomb pushes it back to the bowler.

62.5

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Angles this one, on middle, Peter Handscomb goes on his back foot and bunts it towards point.

62.4

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Floated, full and on off, Peter Handscomb keeps it out to the off side.

62.3

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Slower through the air, on off, turning away, Peter Handscomb looks defend, but gets an outside edge past silly point.

62.2

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up, full and on off, Peter Handscomb leans on and blocks it out towards silly point.

62.1

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Flatter, short and on middle, angling in, Peter Handscomb defends it off the back foot towards the bowler.

over

62 | 1 Runs | HH: 167/4

61.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Darts this one full and on the pads, Peter Handscomb tucks it with the inner half wide of square leg for a quick single.

61.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Flighted, full and on middle, Peter Handscomb knocks it towards mid on.

61.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Quicker, full and on leg, Peter Handscomb keeps it out to the leg side.

61.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Flatter, short and on off, Peter Handscomb keeps it out with the upper part of his bat towards point.

61.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Floated, full and on off, Peter Handscomb leans on and defends it to the left of the bowler.

61.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up, full and on middle, Peter Handscomb blocks it towards silly point.

over

61 | 2 Runs | HH: 166/4

60.6

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Slower through the air, on off, Cameron Green lets it go to the keeper.

60.5

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Short again and around off, Peter Handscomb punches it off the back foot towards sweeper covers for a run.

60.4

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Quicker one, short and on off, Peter Handscomb moves back and pushes it towards cover-point.

60.3

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Flatter, full and on off, Peter Handscomb keeps it out to the off side.

60.2

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Floated, full and on middle, Cameron Green looks to drive but gets an outside edge past silly point for a single.

60.1

Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Axar Patel starts with a tossed up delivery, full and on off, Cameron Green knocks it towards point.

over

60 | 2 Runs | HH: 164/4

59.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Shortish and on off, Peter Handscomb moves back and punches it towards point.

59.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Flatter, full and on middle, Peter Handscomb defends it on the front foot.

59.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, RIPPER! This is fligthed and around middle, turns away sharply, Peter Handscomb is once again beaten on the outside edge as the ball just goes past off pole. There is a stiffled appeal, but turned down.

59.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Floated, full and on off, Peter Handscomb blocks it down the pitch.

59.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, A bit short and on leg, Cameron Green nudges it in front of square leg for a run.

59.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up, full and on off, Peter Handscomb drives it towards sweeper covers for a single.

over

59 | 2 Runs | HH: 162/4

58.6

Mohammed Siraj to Peter Handscomb, Short and around leg, Peter Handscomb pulls it towards fine leg for a single.

58.5

Mohammed Siraj to Peter Handscomb, Back of a length and on off, Peter Handscomb hops a bit and taps it down to the off side.

58.4

Mohammed Siraj to Peter Handscomb, Touch fuller and on middle, Peter Handscomb keeps it out towards short mid-wicket again.

58.3

Mohammed Siraj to Peter Handscomb, On a length and on middle, Peter Handscomb knocks it towards short mid-wicket.

58.2

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Short of a length and on middle, angling in, Cameron Green gets hurried again and awkwardly pats it down towards square leg. They cross.

58.1

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, This is on a good length and around off, shaping in, Cameron Green looks to cut it away, but misses.

over

58 | 0 Runs | HH: 160/4

57.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Angles this one into the batter, full and on middle, Peter Handscomb keeps it out towards short covers. Another maiden over from Jadeja!

57.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Pushed through quicker, on off, turns away a bit, Peter Handscomb gets beaten on the outside edge as he prods forward to defend.

57.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Flatter, full and on middle, Peter Handscomb works it with the inner half towards short mid-wicket.

57.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, On middle, blocked out.

57.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Floated, full and on middle, Peter Handscomb defends it on the front foot.

57.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up, full and on middle, Peter Handscomb leans on and blocks it back to the bowler.

over

57 | 4 Runs | HH: 160/4

56.6

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Back of a length and on middle, Cameron Green blocks it towards short mid-wicket.

56.5

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, A slower one now, full and on off, Cameron Green steers it towards cover-point.

56.4

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Mohammed Siraj tries a bouncer, on middle, sticks to the surface, Cameron Green is not expecting a short ball and takes his eyes away and gets hit on his gloves as the ball rolls to the off side.

56.3

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Overpitched and on middle, Cameron Green drills it towards mid off.

56.2

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Cameron Green pushes it towards cover-point.

56.1

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, FOUR! First runs of Day 2! Mohammed Siraj serves this full and on off, Cameron Green strides forward and drives it wide of mid off where Ravichandran Ashwin dives to his left, but fails to stop it from going to the boundary.

over

56 | 0 Runs | HH: 156/4

55.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Back-to-back maiden overs for India! Ravindra Jadeja bowls this quicker, full and on middle, Peter Handscomb defends it back towards the bowler.

55.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Gives this one some air, on off, Peter Handscomb once again knocks it towards short covers.

55.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Flatter, full and on off, Peter Handscomb pushes it towards short covers.

55.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Flighted, full and on off, Peter Handscomb blocks it towards silly point.

55.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Floated, full and on off, turning away again sharply, Peter Handscomb prods forward to defend, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

55.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Ravindra Jadeja begins with a tossed up delivery, full and outside off, turning away, Peter Handscomb leaves it alone.

Ravindra Jadeja will share the ball with Siraj.

over

55 | 0 Runs | HH: 156/4

54.6

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, A maiden over to start Day 2! Mohammed Siraj serves this full once more, on off, Cameron Green drives it wide of mid off.

54.5

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Mohammed Siraj bowls this on a good length and on off, shaping in, Cameron Green defends it back to the bowler.

54.4

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, This is pitched-up, on off, Cameron Green pushes it towards short covers.

54.3

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, On a length and around off, Cameron Green looks to block it, but gets an inside edge towards short mid on.

54.2

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Full again and on middle, Cameron Green misitmes his drive towards the bowler.

54.1

Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Tossed up around off, Cameron Green defends this out.

The umpires have taken the field followed by the players as we are all set to start proceedings on Day 2. It will be Mohammed Siraj starting with the ball in his hands for India. Cameron Green will face the first delivery of Day 2 and Peter Handscomb will provide him the support from the other end.

Let us see if India can restrict the opposition under 210 and keep the lead to as low as they can or will it be a resolute Aussie batting display that blows India out of this game with a mammoth lead. All to play for in this decisive session ahead of us.

The visitors would be looking to go unscratched through the first hour and then expand the lead to as many as they can as batting last on this track would be a really difficult task. A lot will be decided on how this session goes and for India more than Australia it is really important that they win the first session convincingly if they are to stand any chance in this Test match.

Well, yesterday belonged to the visitors and for the first time in 3 matches, it was a day dominated by the baggy greens. The splendid bowling of Matthew Kuhnemann and co. saw the visitors bundle out India for cheap and the brilliance of Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne made sure that they put India under further pressure with a good lead. Just like yesterday, the first hour would be really crucial as with moisture on the surface the hosts would be looking to exploit the condition to the fullest.

A very good morning to all our viewers. We are all set to update you with ball-to-ball coverage of this exciting Day 2 of the third Test between India and Australia from Indore.

...DAY 2, SESSION 1...

Right then, that is it from an eventful Day 1 of this third Test between Australia and India. The visitors are on the front seat, but the hosts have the quality to make a comeback and will be hoping to make some early inroads on Day 2. The action on Day 2 will begin at 9.30 am IST (4 am GMT). Do join us early for the build-up. Until then, Cheers and Goodbye!

Usman Khawaja is up for a quick chat. He says, he is not sure what different he did from others and just played every delivery on its merit and it was really good for him to have a partnership of significance with Marnus Labuschagne. Adds that it was really a spin-friendly wicket and early on with the moisture around the track it spun a lot. Tells that he believes in playing the sweep shot and has no guilt on getting out to it as this is his go-to stroke and another arsenal in his rapiture.

Australia, on the other hand, dominated proceedings right from the start. Mitchell Starc had Rohit Sharma out twice in the very first over, but Australia did not review any of those and gave a couple of lives to Rohit Sharma. Once, Matthew Kuhnemann came into the attack, they got the grip of the pitch as well as the game. They did not let the Indian batters settle in and continued to pick up wickets. They reduced India to 84/7 in the first session and then bowled them out early in the second session. Kuhnemann registered his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests while Nathan Lyon picked up three scalps and Todd Murphy contributed with one. After coming out to bat, they lost Travis Head very early, but did not lose their heads. Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne built a crucial 96-run stand. The latter was dismissed when he was batting at zero, but was saved as Jadeja overstepped. However, both of them got out in quick succession after taking the lead. Steven Smith then came in and played a few lusty blows before falling to a beauty of a delivery from Jadeja. Cameron Green and Peter Handscomb held till the end and will continue for them on Day 2 when they come out to bat and try to extend their lead and take the game far away from India.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, India got off to a steady start with Shubman Gill scoring runs quickly, but once their skipper, Rohit Sharma got dismissed for an unnecessary shot, it went downhill for them. Virat Kohli and Srikar Bharat tried to do the repair job, but could not stay there for long. They were ultimately bowled out for just 109 runs. This wicket is not easy to bat as spinners were getting a lot of help, but they could have got some more runs on the board. When they came out to bowl, they picked up an early wicket, but then struggled for a while and allowed Australia to build a big stand before Tea. They created some half-chances, but were not able to hold on and Jadeja also had Labuschagne out bowled, but it turned out to be a No Ball which has been a problem for him in this series. However they changed their lengths in the third session, and once Ravindra Jadeja got rid of Marnus Labuschagne, they restricted the run flow and it was Jadeja who ended up with all four wickets that fell for Australia. They will be hoping to get through this batting line-up as soon as possible and not let them take a significant lead.

That will be Stumps on Day 1! An excellent Day for Australia comes to an end. They lead by 47 runs and have six wickets in hand. A total of 265 runs were scored and 14 wickets fell. However, Aussies have outplayed the Indians in all three sessions and that is why they are well ahead in the match at the moment.

over

54 | 0 Runs | HH: 156/4

53.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Flighted around off, Peter Handscomb defends this solidly to see off the last delivery of Day1.

53.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up outside off, Peter Handscomb defends this to silly point.

53.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up outside off, Peter Handscomb looks to defend but gets hit on the pads outside off.

53.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up bang in middle, Peter Handscomb defends this out.

53.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up around off, Peter Handscomb blocks this out.

53.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up around off, Peter Handscomb defends this out.

over

53 | 2 Runs | HH: 156/4

52.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Tossed up just in front of off, Cameron Green looks to drive but gets beaten. Loud appeal but umpire turns this down.

52.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Tossed up around middle, Cameron Green pushes this to silly point.

52.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Fuller around middle, Cameron Green dabs this to short leg for no run.

52.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Short and wide outside off, Peter Handscomb pushes this to sweeper cover for a single.

52.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Length dragged back a bit, Peter Handscomb edges this one bounce to slip.

52.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Fuller around off, Cameron Green edges this to short third man for a single.

over

52 | 1 Runs | HH: 154/4

51.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Fuller and outside off, Peter Handscomb looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

51.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up around middle, Peter Handscomb defends this just in front of short leg.

51.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Fuller outside off, Peter Handscomb defends this out in front.

51.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Short in length around middle, Peter Handscomb pushes this back to the bowler.

51.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up around middle, Cameron Green pushes this to long on for a single.

51.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up around middle, Cameron Green defends this out.

over

51 | 2 Runs | HH: 153/4

50.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Full and wide outside off, Peter Handscomb blocks this out to first slip.

50.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Fuller and on top of middle, Peter Handscomb looks to block but misses out.

50.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Fuller outside off, Peter Handscomb leans ahead to block but gets beaten.

50.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Flatter and quicker around pads, Cameron Green taps this to square leg for a single.

50.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Fuller around toes, Peter Handscomb glances this to square leg for a single.

50.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up outside off, Peter Handscomb blocks this out.

over

50 | 5 Runs | HH: 151/4

49.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Flighted on leg, Peter Handscomb milks this to deep mid wicket for a single.

49.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up around pads, Cameron Green gets an inside edge just past the short leg fielder for a single.

49.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Fuller and on middle, Cameron Green flicks this to deep square leg for a couple.

49.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up outside off, Peter Handscomb edges this to short third man for a single.

49.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Fuller and on middle, Peter Handscomb blocks this out.

49.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Peter Handscomb, Full toss around pads, Peter Handscomb pushes this to short mid wicket.

Ravichandran Ashwin is back on.

over

49 | 6 Runs | HH: 146/4

48.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Fuller around off, Cameron Green strides out to defend this.

Cameron Green comes out to the middle now.

48.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, OUT! TAKEN! Smart catch from Bharat behind the wicket. The stand-in skipper for the visitors departs. Tossed up around off, Steven Smith looks to block this out but gets an outside edge and Srikar Bharat makes no mistake this time and catches this.

48.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, FOUR! Steven Smith is out in the middle with a positive mindset. Fuller outside off, Steven Smith drives this through the gap at mid-wicket for a boundary.

48.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, On a length around off, Steven Smith blocks this out.

48.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, On a length around off, Steven Smith defends this off the front foot.

48.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Fuller one around middle, Steven Smith drills this to mid on for a single but Mohammed Siraj misfields and they run an extra.

over

48 | 9 Runs | HH: 140/3

47.6

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Tossed up outside off, Steven Smith drives this to long off for a single.

47.5

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Fuller around middle, Steven Smith strides out and defends this.

47.4

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Tossed up around middle, Steven Smith defends this in front.

47.3

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Fuller around off, Steven Smith guides this to silly point.

47.2

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries f the skipper. Fuller around off, Steven Smith drives this past the short cover fielder for a boundary.

47.1

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, FOUR! His eyes lid up as he saw this present from Axar. Short in length nothing delivery around middle, Steven Smith pulls this to mid wicket for a boundary.

over

47 | 4 Runs | HH: 131/3

46.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Short and wide outside off, Steven Smith guides this to cover for a single.

46.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Fuller outside off, Peter Handscomb drives this to cover for a single.

46.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Fuller outside off, Peter Handscomb edges this to second slip.

46.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, On a length around off, Steven Smith gets an edge to it and Srikar has dropped it as they run a single.

46.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Short in length around off, Steven Smith gets beaten.

46.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Fuller outside off, Peter Handscomb guides this to backward point for a single.

over

46 | 1 Runs | HH: 127/3

45.6

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Fuller around off, Steven Smith pushes this back to the bowler.

45.5

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Short and wide outside off, Peter Handscomb pushes this to sweeper cover for a single.

45.4

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Fuller outside off, Peter Handscomb blocks this out with a big stride.

45.3

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up around middle, Peter Handscomb defends this off the front foot.

45.2

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Fuller around pads, Peter Handscomb defends this off the front foot.

45.1

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Short and wide outside off, Peter Handscomb cuts this to point.

over

45 | 0 Runs | HH: 126/3

44.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Tossed up, full and on off Steven Smith blocks it out to the off side.

44.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Slower through the air, on off, turns away, Steven Smith withdraws his bat at the last moment.

44.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Flighted, full and on off, Steven Smith drives it towards short covers.

44.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Fires this one full and around leg, keeps low too, Steven Smith looks to flick it, but is a bit late to put his down and gets hit on the pads. There is a appeal for LBW, but turned down. Rohit Sharma takes the review, but loses it as Ball Tracking shows it is pitching outside leg.

44.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Floated, full and on off, Steven Smith keeps it out wide of silly point.

44.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Tossed up, full and on middle, Steven Smith tucks it towards mid on.

over

44 | 1 Runs | HH: 126/3

43.6

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Flighted, full and on midde, Peter Handscomb negotiates it well.

43.5

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Flatter and quicker, on middle, Peter Handscomb works it off the inner half to the keg side. He wants the run, but is sent back.

43.4

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, Shortish and on off, Peter Handscomb chops it towards short covers.

43.3

Axar Patel to Peter Handscomb, On middle, blocked out.

43.2

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Tossed up, full and on off, Steven Smith drives it towards long off for a single.

43.1

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, A tough chance! This is floated, full and on off, Steven Smith defends it, but does so uppishly towards silly point where the fielder is a bit late to react and fails to grab it low to his left.

over

43 | 0 Runs | HH: 125/3

42.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Gives this one some air, on middle, Peter Handscomb is solid in his defense again.

42.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Looped up, full and on middle, Peter Handscomb drives it towards mid on.

42.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Peter Handscomb, Tossed up, full and on middle, Peter Handscomb defends it on the front foot.

Peter Handscomb walks out next.

42.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, OUT! TAKEN! Ravindra Jadeja gets the breakthrough! Usman Khawaja goes back to the hut after playing a good knock. Jadeja flights this one up, full and on off, turning in again, Usman Khawaja goes down and tries to sweep it, but hits it straight towards deep mid-wicket where Shubman Gill takes a nice low catch running forward. Australia three down now!

42.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Floated, full and on off, Usman Khawaja blocks it out.

42.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and off, turning in, Usman Khawaja goes for the sweep, but misses and gets hit high on his body.

over

42 | 4 Runs | HH: 125/2

41.6

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Looped up, full and on off, Steven Smith drives it towards short covers where the fielder fumbles, not run taken.

41.5

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, FOUR! Fine shot! This is fligthed, full and on off, Steven Smith takes his front foot near the ball and slices it past the diving point fielder for a boundary.

41.4

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Shortish and on middle, keeps low too, Steven Smith stays back and keeps it out to the right of the bowler.

41.3

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, A bit short and on middle, Steven Smith moves back and pushes it back to the bowler.

41.2

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Floated, full and on middle, Steven Smith leans on and defends it on the front foot.

41.1

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Tossed up, full and on middle, Steven Smith blocks it back to the bowler.

over

41 | 1 Runs | HH: 121/2

40.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Gives this one some air, on off, turning in, Usman Khawaja moves across to defend, but misses and the ball loops up off his pads wide of short leg. There is a stiffled appeal, but nothing doing for the umpire.

40.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Looped up, full and on off, Usman Khawaja drives it towards mid off.

40.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Flighted, full and on off, Usman Khawaja knocks it towards point.

40.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Floated around middle, grips and turns into the leg side, Usman Khawaja misses his flick as the ball is collected well by Srikar Bharat behind the stumps.

40.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on off, Usman Khawaja keeps it out towards short covers.

40.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, A bit short and on middle, Steven Smith moves back and punches it towards long off for a single.

Drinks! This has been a session where India has found some success as they manage to break the partnership and remove Marnus Labuschagne. Jadeja has been the only wicket-taker so far for India and he would be seeking help from his partners in the remaining play of the day.

over

40 | 2 Runs | HH: 120/2

39.6

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Slower through the air, on off, Usman Khawaja is solid in his defense again.

39.5

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Flighted, full and on middle, Usman Khawaja defends it towards the bowler.

39.4

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on off, turning in, Usman Khawaja blocks it out on the front foot.

39.3

Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Short and outside off, Steven Smith punches it towards sweeper covers for a run.

39.2

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Quicker, full and outside off, Usman Khawaja guides it with the outer half towards third man for a single.

39.1

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Floated, short and on middle, Usman Khawaja works it towards short mid-wicket.

over

39 | 3 Runs | HH: 118/2

38.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Darts this one full, on the pads, Usman Khawaja nudges it towards deep square leg for one.

38.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, On off, kept out.

38.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on off, Usman Khawaja drills it wide of sweeper cover for abrace.

38.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, A bit short and on middle, gets some extra bounce, Usman Khawaja gets surprised but manages to keep it down towards wide of leg slip.

38.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Floated, short and on off, turning in, Usman Khawaja turns it towards short mid-wicket.

38.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Flatter, short and down the leg side, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone.

over

38 | 4 Runs | HH: 115/2

37.6

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, A single to end the over as this full delivery is steered towards deep point by Khawaja.

37.5

Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, Back of a length and on off, Steven Smith guides it towards cover-point for a run.

37.5

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, This is pitched up and around off, Usman Khawaja is a bit late into his drive and gets an inside edge past the stumps towards fine leg. A single is taken and it is also called a No Ball for overstepping.

37.4

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, Another one that keeps low, on leg, Usman Khawaja closes the face of the bat early and gets a leading edge down the pitch.

37.3

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, Goes back to his fuller length and on middle, Usman Khawaja pushes it towards mid on.

37.2

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, This is on a good length and outside off, Usman Khawaja lets it go to the keeper.

37.1

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on off, Usman Khawaja guides it towards gully.

over

37 | 2 Runs | HH: 111/2

36.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on leg, Usman Khawaja nudges it towards fine leg for a run.

36.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Shortish and on leg, keeps low, Usman Khawaja misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

36.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Flighted, full and on off, Usman Khawaja drives it towards wide mid off.

36.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Floated, full and on off, Steven Smith drives it towards long off for a single and gets off the mark. Australia lead by one run now!

36.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Slower through the air, on off, turning away, Steven Smith gets beaten all ends up.

36.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Tossed up, full and on off, Steven Smith leans on and blocks it out.

over

36 | 1 Runs | HH: 109/2

35.6

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, This is pitched up, on off, Usman Khawaja looks to play, but gets an outside edge along the ground towards slip cordon.

35.6

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, A maiden over! Siraj pulls his length back a bit, on off, Usman Khawaja knocks it towards short covers. Oh..no! It is called a No Ball for overstepping. The scores are level now!

35.5

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, Goes a bit fuller and on off, Usman Khawaja pushes it towards short covers.

35.4

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, Mohammed Siraj continues with his good length, on off, Usman Khawaja dabs it down towards point.

35.3

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, Length again and around off, Usman Khawaja shoulders arms to it.

35.2

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, This is on a good length and on middle, Usman Khawaja blocks it down the pitch.

35.1

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and outside off, anging away, Usman Khawaja decides against playing it at the last moment.

over

35 | 1 Runs | HH: 108/2

34.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Fires a yorker, on middle, Steven Smith jams it out towards silly point.

34.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Floated, full and on off, Steven Smith guides it towards point.

34.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Tossed up, full and on off, Steven Smith drives it straight to short covers.

Steven Smith walks out to join Usman Khawaja.

34.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, OUT! TIMBER! Ravindra Jadeja strikes! He finally gets his man and Marnus Labuschagne this time has to go back to the hut. Ravindra Jadeja angles this one in, quicker and on middle, skids through and keeps low too, Marnus Labuschagne is on his back foot and tries to defend, but is a bit late to put his bat down in time and the ball goes through to shatter the stumps. He is standing there in disappointment but Australia lose their second wicket.

34.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, A beauty from Jadeja as he beats the outside edge of Marnus Labuschagne again, He floats this up, on off, turns away sharply, Marnus Labuschagne misses.

34.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on off, Usman Khawaja drives it through covers for a single. Australia trail by just a run now!

over

34 | 2 Runs | HH: 107/1

33.6

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, A single to end the over as this full delivery is steered towards deep point.

33.5

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, This is on a good length and on off, Usman Khawaja looks to defend it, but gets an outside edge as the ball goes on the bounce towards second slip.

33.4

Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja, Another pitched-up delivery, outside off, angling away, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone.

33.3

Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Full again and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne looks to play at it, but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a single.

33.2

Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Touch fuller and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it to the leg side.

33.1

Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Mohammed Siraj begins with a good-length delivery but down the leg side, Marnus Labuschagne misses his flick.

Mohammed Siraj has been introduced into the attack now.

over

33 | 1 Runs | HH: 105/1

32.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Flighted, full and on off, Usman Khawaja pushes it towards short covers.

32.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on middle, Usman Khawaja knocks it to the left of the bowler.

32.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Short and on leg, Usman Khawaja misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads past leg slip.

32.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Darts this one full and on the pads, Marnus Labuschagne misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye is taken.

32.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, RIPPER! This is floated, full and on off, turns away sharply, Marnus Labuschagne leans on to block it, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

32.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne drives it straight to short covers.

over

32 | 4 Runs | HH: 104/1

31.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Looped up, full and on off, Usman Khawaja defends it back towards the bowler.

31.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted, full and on leg, Marnus Labuschagne works it through square leg for a run.

31.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Fires this one full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne squeezes it past short third man where the fielder chases and keeps it in. Two runs taken!

31.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne leans on and blocks it down the pitch.

31.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it towards short covers.

31.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Short and around off, Usman Khawaja moves back and punches it towards deep point for a single.

over

31 | 0 Runs | HH: 100/1

30.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter, short and around off, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. A maiden over!

30.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Just short! This is slower through the air, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne goes for the drive, but does so a bit early and the ball loops up in the air. However, it falls short of Rohit Sharma at short covers as he puts a dive forward.

30.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Gives this on some air, on off, Marnus Labuschagne leans on and pushes it towards short covers.

30.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne turns it towards short mid-wicket.

30.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne defends it back to the bowler.

30.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne keeps it out to the leg side.

over

30 | 4 Runs | HH: 100/1

29.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Fuller one keeping low, Usman Khawaja blocks this out.

29.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne nudges this towards long on for a single. 100 up for Australia!

29.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Half-century for Usman Khawaja. Fuller and wide of off, Usman Khawaja drives this to sweeper cover for a single.

29.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and angling down leg, Usman Khawaja clips this off his pads for a couple behind the wicket.

29.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Fuller outside off, Usman Khawaja defends this out.

29.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Ashwin gives it a bit more air and it beats the outside edge of Usman.

over

29 | 1 Runs | HH: 96/1

28.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Length dragged back a bit, Marnus Labuschagne defends this to silly point,

28.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and in middle, Marnus blocks this out.

28.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Short in length around off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes this to point.

28.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Fuller down leg, Usman Khawaja leaves this and it deflects off the shoes of Bharat to third man or a single. Byes signaled.

28.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up around middle, Usman Khawaja defends this out.

28.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and in middle, Usman Khawaja blocks this out.

over

28 | 5 Runs | HH: 95/1

27.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Edged and dropped by Srikar Bharat, adds insult to the injury as it flies to the fence for a boundary. Fuller angling away from off, Marnus Labuschagne looks to drive and gets an outside edge to it, Srikar Bharat fails to collect this and sees it go off his pads for a boundary behind the wicket.

27.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on off, Usman Khawaja drives this to long off for a single.

27.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length around off, Usman Khawaja guides this to point.

27.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Length dragged back a bit, Usman Khawaja gets beaten on the outside edge.

27.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up around off, Usman Khawaja blocks this out in front.

27.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up around middle, Usman Khawaja defends this out.

over

27 | 0 Runs | HH: 90/1

26.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Nearly the wicket India needed. Fuller one keeping really low, Marnus keeps low to block this off the toe end of his bat.

26.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and wide outside off, Ravindra Jadeja drives this to extra cover.

26.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Jadeja gives it a bit more air and Marnus prods down to defend but gets beaten.

26.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this.

26.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Short in length with a bit of pace, Marnus Labuschagne pushes this to point.

26.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Floater outside off, Marnus Labuschagne pokes at it but gets beaten.

over

26 | 2 Runs | HH: 90/1

25.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and on off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes this gently to extra cover for a single.

25.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length around pads Marnus Labuschagne nudges this to short leg.

25.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on pads, Usman Khawaja sweeps this to fine leg for a single.

25.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Fller around leg, Usman Khawaja defends this off the front foot.

25.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on off, Usman Khawaja pushes this to mid on for no run.

25.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on middle, Usman Khawaja blocks it out.

Ravichandran Ashwin (9-1-19-0) replaces Umesh Yadav. There is a slight halt as Shubman Gill is getting some padding as he will take field positions closer to the batters.

over

25 | 4 Runs | HH: 88/1

24.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Terrific delivery by Jadeja as he beats the outside edge of Marnus with a beauty. Tossed up around middle, it pitches and spins sharp beating the outside edge.

24.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, SHort in length around hips, Usman Khawaja sweeps this to fine leg for a single.

24.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length around off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes this to sweeper cover for a single.

24.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Short in length around middle, Usman Khawaja nudges this to square leg for a single.

24.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne guides this to cover-point for a single.

24.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length around middle, Marnus Labuschagne defends this.

over

24 | 3 Runs | HH: 84/1

23.6

Umesh Yadav to Usman Khawaja, Full and wide outside off, Usman Khawaja guides this to gully.

23.5

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length around middle, Marnus flicks this to square leg for a single.

23.4

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this off the front foot.

23.3

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this to the off side.

23.2

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length around off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes this gently to mid on.

23.1

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and wide outside off, Marnus Labuschagne guides this to third man for a couple.

Umesh Yadav to bowl from the other end.

over

23 | 10 Runs | HH: 81/1

22.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on middle, Usman Khawaja blocks this out.

22.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, On a length around pads, Usman Khawaja clips this for a couple toward fine leg.

22.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, On a length going down leg, Usman Khawaja leaves this.

22.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! OH WOW! That's a cracking stroke from Khwaja. Fuller around middle, Usman Khawaja pulls out the reverse sweep for a boundary towards sweeper cover.

22.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up around off, Usman Khawaja defends this out.

22.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Khwaja must have had some really good snacks during Tea as he starts off with a boundary. Fuller around pads, Usman Khawaja flicks this for a boundary towards square leg.

We are back for the final session! The Indian players can be seen in a huddle where Rohit Sharma is giving a pep talk to motivate and now they spread out to take their respective field positions. Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne walk out to continue the innings for Australia. Ravindra Jadeja to start proceedings with the ball.

... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ...

Another good session for Australia! They are still ahead in this game as they trail by 38 runs, but still have nine wickets in hand. They started the session well by getting rid of the tail of India relatively quickly with Matthew Kuhnemann finishing with a five-for. Then they came out to bat with a positive intent, but lost Travis Head early on. A few moments later, Marnus Labuschagne was also dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja, but was saved by a No Ball. After that, he and Usman Khawaja built a good partnership of 59 runs and batted sensibly, rotating the strike well. These two will look to reduce the lead further when they come out to bat in the third session. India, on the other hand, has gone with their spinners to attack, and they have troubled the batters here and there, but they haven't gotten the rewards as expected as only Jadeja picked up a wicket. They have this break to plan out some different tactics and then put pressure on the Aussie batters in the post-Tea session. Join us at 2.30 pm IST (9 am GMT) to see how things pan out.

over

22 | 1 Runs | HH: 71/1

21.6

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length angling in towards the batter, Marnus Labuschagne blocks this out off his pads. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 1!

21.5

Umesh Yadav to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length around pads, Usman Khawaja flicks this off his hips to fine leg for a single.

21.4

Umesh Yadav to Usman Khawaja, On a length around off, Usman Khawaja pushes this back to the bowler.

21.3

Umesh Yadav to Usman Khawaja, On a length around pads, Usman Khawaja nudges this to square leg.

21.2

Umesh Yadav to Usman Khawaja, Fuller outside ff, Usman Khawaja defends this to short cover.

21.1

Umesh Yadav to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length around middle, Usman Khawaja blocs this out.

India going with pace for the first time in this innings as Umesh Yadav is ready to bowl now.

over

21 | 10 Runs | HH: 70/1

20.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up around pads, Usman Khawaja pushes this to long on for a single.

20.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up around middle, Usman Khawaja blocks this out.

20.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on middle, Usman Khawaja defends this.

20.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, A tough one for Srikar to collect. Tossed up around leg, Gets a puff off the turf and explodes after pitching, Beats everything and goes for four byes behind the wicket.

20.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Stroke of the day so far. Fuller and on middle, Usman Khawaja strides ahead and drives this past the cover region for a boundary.

20.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne gets a leading edge wide of point for a single.

over

20 | 2 Runs | HH: 60/1

19.6

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Fuller around pads, Usman Khawaja flicks this to short fine leg.

19.5

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on off Usman Khawaja defends this in front.

19.4

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Quicker around off, Usman Khawaja blocks this out.

19.3

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up around middle, Usman Khawaja defends this.

19.2

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Short in length around off, Usman Khawaja drives this to backward point for a couple.

19.1

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Fuller around off, Usman Khawaja dabs this to the on side.

over

19 | 2 Runs | HH: 58/1

18.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up with a bit more air to it, Usman Khawaja looks to block but gets deflection of the pads for a single. towards point.

18.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Length dragged back a bit, Usman Khawaja defends this off the frot foot.

18.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Short and wide outside off, Marnus Labuschagne cuts this to point for a single.

18.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne drives this to short cover. Rohit does well to dive and stop this to save a single.

18.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne chips this towards mid on.

18.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this on the on side.

Ravindra Jadeja (6-0-20-1) comes back into the attack now.

over

18 | 2 Runs | HH: 56/1

17.6

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up around middle, Usman Khawaja strides out and defends this.

17.5

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Fuller around middle, Usman Khawaja defends this back to the bowler.

17.4

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Short in length around pads, Usman Khawaja offers no stroke as this clips of his pads to short leg.

17.3

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and going down leg, Usman Khawaja leaves this all alone.

17.2

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Fuller outside off, Usman Khawaja drives this to sweeper cover for a couple.

17.1

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Fuller around middle, Usman Khawaja pushes this to square leg.

over

17 | 2 Runs | HH: 54/1

16.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted around middle, Marnus Labuschagne defends this to short leg.

16.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Full toss on off, Marnus Labuschagne drives this to the bowler.

16.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Fuller around off, Usman Khawaja plays this late as he slices this to cover-point for a single.

16.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Short in length around middle, Usman Khawaja looks to block but gets beaten as the ball hits his pads.

16.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Flighted around off, Usman Khawaja pushes this to silly point.

16.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up outside off, Marnus Labuschagne slices this to third man for a single.

over

16 | 3 Runs | HH: 52/1

15.6

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Fuller around middle, Usman defends this off the front foot.

15.5

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Quicker and on middle, Usman Khawaja pushes this to mid-wicket.

15.4

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Short in length around middle, Usman Khawaja pulls this to deep square leg for a couple.

15.3

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on middle, Usman Khawaja blocks this out.

15.2

Axar Patel to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne drives this to backward point for a single.

15.1

Axar Patel to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this to the on side.

over

15 | 1 Runs | HH: 49/1

14.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted, full and on leg, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

14.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, On off, kept out.

14.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, A bit short and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne stays there and defends it down the pitch.

14.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it towards the bowler.

14.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it towards short covers again.

14.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Quicker, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it towards short covers.

over

14 | 5 Runs | HH: 48/1

13.6

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Gives this one some air too, on middle, Usman Khawaja blocks it down the pitch.

13.5

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Nice shot! This is flighted, full and around off, Usman Khawaja strides forward and drives sweetly through covers for a boundary.

13.4

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Floated, full and on middle, Usman Khawaja defends it with the inner half towards short leg.

13.3

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Shortish and on off, Usman Khawaja keeps it out towards the silly point region.

13.2

Axar Patel to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on off, Usman Khawaja drills it back towards the bowler.

13.1

Axar Patel to Marnus Labuschagne, Axar Patel begins with a short delivery, on off, Marnus Labuschagne dabs it towards point for a single.

Axar Patel replaces Ravindra Jadeja.

over

13 | 3 Runs | HH: 43/1

12.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Flighted delivery, full and on off, Usman Khawaja keeps it out to the off side.

12.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Just wide! This is floated around middle, Marnus Labuschagne looks to defend, but does so with his inner half and uppishly just past Shubman Gill at short leg. They cross.

12.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Fires this one full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it back to the bowler.

12.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Flighted, full and on off, Usman Khawaja drills it towards deep point for a run.

12.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Floated around middle, turns away sharply, Usman Khawaja looks to play at it, but misses.

12.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne drives it towards long on for a single.

over

12 | 1 Runs | HH: 40/1

11.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Floated, full and on off, Usman Khawaja prods forward and blocks it towards short covers.

11.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Gives this one some air, on off, Marnus Labuschagne eases it towards long off for a single.

11.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne drives it towards covers.

11.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it back to the bowler.

11.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it towards the right of first slip.

11.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne keeps it out to the off side.

over

11 | 1 Runs | HH: 39/1

10.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Darts this one full and around leg, Marnus Labuschagne goes down to sweep, but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards short fine leg. A leg bye is taken. There is another appeal for, LBW, but the finger stays down.

10.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, This is slower through the air, on off, turning in, Marnus Labuschagne leans on to defend, but plays down the wrong line and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW, but turned down again and Rohit Sharma decides against the review. However, Ball Tracking shows three reds and Marnus Labuschagne gets another life.

10.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne mistimes his drive towards the bowler.

10.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it towards short mid-wicket.

10.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, A leg-break from Ashwin, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it back to the bowler.

10.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it out.

over

10 | 3 Runs | HH: 38/1

9.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Another appeal for LBW, but the finger stays down! Rohit Sharma takes the review again. Ravindra Jadeja bowls this into the rough, on off, grips and turns in a long way, Usman Khawaja is stuck in his crease and misses to get on the pads. Ball Tracking shows that it is turning in a lot and missing the stumps and India lose another review.

9.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Gives this one some air, on middle, Usman Khawaja tucks it wide of short mid-wicket where the fielder dives to his right to stop it.

9.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Angles this one into the batter, short and on leg, Marnus Labuschagne flicks it through mid-wicket for one.

9.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Quicker, full and on leg, Usman Khawaja clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

9.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Floated, full and on middle, Usman Khawaja knocks it back to the bowler.

9.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne drives it towards sweeper covers for a single.

over

9 | 5 Runs | HH: 35/1

8.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Flatter, full and on leg, Usman Khawaja leans on to defend, but misses and gets hit on the pads.

8.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Flighted, full and on off, Usman Khawaja blocks it towards silly point.

8.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, FOUR BYES! Bonus runs! This is fired down the leg side, Usman Khawaja misses his sweep and Srikar Bharat behind the stumps fails to stop it as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

8.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Floated, full and off, grips and turns away with extra bounce, Usman Khawaja once again plays all over it. There is a an appeal for caught behind, but turned down.

8.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up around middle, turns away sharply, Usman Khawaja gets beaten as he tries to defend.

8.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Slightly shorter and on off, Marnus Labuschagne moves back and nudges it towards fine leg for a single.

over

8 | 4 Runs | HH: 30/1

7.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Another quick delivery, full and on off, Usman Khawaja defends it on the front foot.

7.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Flatter, full and on off, Usman Khawaja keeps it out to the off side.

7.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Quicker, short and on leg, Usman Khawaja lets it go to the keeper.

7.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Darts this one full, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

7.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Floated, full and on off, Usman Khawaja reverse-sweeps it towards deep backward point for a single.

7.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on off, Usman Khawaja drives it through covers for a couple of runs. Good running!

over

7 | 2 Runs | HH: 26/1

6.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Looped up, full and on off, Usman Khawaja pushes it through covers for one.

6.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up around off, turning away, Usman Khawaja leans on to defend, but misses due to the turn away.

6.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Shortish and on off, Marnus Labuschagne moves back and guides it towards third man for a single.

6.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, On off, kept out.

6.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted, full and on leg, turning in with bounce, Marnus Labuschagne misses his flick and Srikar Bharat fails to gather it cleanly.

6.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it out.

over

6 | 2 Runs | HH: 24/1

5.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, This is floated around leg, keeps very low, Usman Khawaja tries to defend, but is late to put his bat down and the ball goes under to hit his pads. There is an appeal for LBW, but turned down. Ravindra Jadeja convinces Rohit Sharma for the reveiw, but Ball Tracking shows pitching is outside leg and India lose their review.

5.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, A bit short and on off, Marnus Labuschagne steers it wide of short covers for a run.

5.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Fires in a yorker, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne digs it out to the off side.

5.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Angles this one, on middle, turns away, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it back the bowler.

5.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on off, Usman Khawaja pushes it towards covers for a single.

5.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Flatter, full and on off, keeps straight, Usman Khawaja looks to defend, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

over

5 | 3 Runs | HH: 22/1

4.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around middle, Marnus Labuschagne dabs this off the surface to short leg. Gill does well to field this and keep it down to nothing.

4.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up outside off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this off the front foot.

4.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Short in length and on off, Usman Khawaja defends this to cover for a single.

4.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, On a length around pads, Usman Khawaja edges this towards front of square.

4.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Fuller outside off, Usman Khawaja blocks this out.

4.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Short in length around middle, Usman Khawaja nudges this to mid wicket for a couple.

over

4 | 5 Runs | HH: 19/1

3.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around middle, Marnus Labuschagne defends this solidly off his front foot.

3.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Fuller around middle, Usman Khawaja nudges this to short fine leg for single.

3.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Fuller one darted in by Jadeja, Usman Khawaja blocks this out.

3.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Fuller around middle, Usman Khawaja defends this in front.

3.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, NOT OUT! This is fuller around pads, Usman Khawaja flicks this to deep square leg for a couple. Umesh hits the bulls eye from the deep and the umpires have sent this upstairs, Khwaja is safely in.

Is that a run-out? The umpire sends it upstairs to check if Usman Khawaja is short of his crease or not. The replay shows that he is well in.

3.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Short and wide outside off, Marnus Labuschagne cuts this to backward point for a single.

A huge moment in the game as the umpire signals a No Ball on the previous delivery. Marnus Labuschagne gets a life.

3.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Cleaned him up! Marginally short outside off, Marnus Labuschagne hops onto his back foot and looks to cut but gets an outside edge that chops back to the stumps. OH NO! Jadeja has overstepped.

over

3 | 2 Runs | HH: 14/1

2.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Carrom ball coming in towards the pads, Usman Khawaja blocks this out.

2.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up outside off, Usman Khawaja leaves this for the keeper.

2.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on off, Usman Khawaja blocks this out.

2.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and much slower outside off, Usman Khawaja looks to defend but gets beaten.

2.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Grip and turn from Ashwin as he flights one around pads, Marnus Labuschagne flicks this off his pads towards fine leg for a single.

2.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Full and wide outside off, Usman Khawaja drives this to cover for a single.

over

2 | 6 Runs | HH: 12/1

1.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Quicker around off, Marnus Labuschagne keeps low to defend this out.

1.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Short and wide outside off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes this to short cover.

Marnus Labuschagne walks out to bat at number 3.

1.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, On a length around leg, Travis Head looks to defend but gets hit on the pads, Loud appeal from India but the umpire turns this down. Rohit asks for DRS and the TV replay shows the ball was going to hit the stumps after pitching in line. Head departs after scoring 9.

1.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, FOUR! Head is up and running with a boundary beside his name. Fuller around pads, Travis Head flicks this towards fine leg for a boundary. Aussies have started off well.

1.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Fuller around off, Usman Khawaja pushes this to dee mid-wicket for a single. Jadeja has overstepped too.

1.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Smart reflexes by Gill. Short in length around pads, Usman Khawaja deflects this of hips towards short leg.

1.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khawaja, Fuller down leg, Usman Khawaja leaves this for the keeper.

As expected, India are going with spin from both ends as Ravindra Jadeja is ready to share the attack.

over

1 | 6 Runs | HH: 6/0

0.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, On a length around pads, Usman Khawaja flicks this to fine leg for a single.

0.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, Carrom ball by Ashwin going down leg, Usman Khawaja looks to flick but deflects this off his hips.

0.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Runs coming thick and fast. Fuller outside off, Travis Head punches this to sweeper cover for a single.

0.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Short in length around middle, Travis Head punches this off the back foot for a couple more this time to deep mid wicket.

0.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Tossed up around off, Travis Head defends this off the front foot.

0.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Short in length around off, Travis Head pushes this towards sweeper cover for a couple.

st Innings India

We are back for the reply from Australia! The Indian players are already out in the middle and they are discussing some tactics.

... SECOND INNINGS ...

Australia are ahead in the game, but they know that they cannot be complacent and will need to bat out of their skins on this pitch to take any kind of lead here. The star of the show for them was Matthew Kuhnemann wtih his first ever five-wicket haul in Test cricket. He was well supported by Nathan Lyon who took three wickers while Todd Murphy picked up Virat Kohli once again. It was a good all-round show for them, and now the onus will be on their batters to back up the good job done by the bowlers.

India have been bowled out for just 109 runs! They would be disappointed with their batting effort here. The pitch was tough to bat on as it was spinning a lot, but some of the shots from Indian batters were also not upto the mark. They weren't able to build any sort of partnerships in the middle. The contributions from Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and a few lusty blows from Umesh Yadav in the end took them over the 100-run mark. However, they would have seen the pitch and with the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in their side, they would surely make batting hard for Australia.

33.2

over

33.2 | 1 Runs | HH: 109/10

33.2

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, OUT! RUN OUT! Comical running costs the wicket of Siraj and India has been bowled out for 109 here. Fuller one around pads, Axar flicks this to square leg and runs the first hard and jogs back for the second but Siraj was not anticipating the second and was jogging around. a good throw from the deep towards the non-striking end sees Siraj short of his crease.

33.1

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Flighted on leg, Axar Patel defends this off the front foot.

over

33 | 0 Runs | HH: 108/9

32.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Mohammed Siraj, Length dragged back a bit, Mohammed Siraj defends this in front of silly point.

32.5

Matthew Kuhnemann to Mohammed Siraj, Solid in defense has been Mohammed Siraj so far as he blocks this out too.

32.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Mohammed Siraj, Fuller and on off, Mohammed Siraj edges this wide of slip for no run.

32.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Mohammed Siraj, Tossed up and on off, Mohammed Siraj defends this.

Mohammed Siraj is the last man in for India.

32.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Umesh Yadav, OUT! Five-wicket haul for Matthew Kuhnemann as he removes Umesh Yadav. On a length and on leg, Umesh Yadav looks to push this to off but gets beaten by the low bounce of this and the ball has hit his pads. Aussies appeal and the umpire had no doubt in raising his finger.

32.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Umesh Yadav, Short in length around middle, Umesh Yadav defends this off his front foot.

Matthew Kuhnemann (8-1-16-4) is back on.

over

32 | 2 Runs | HH: 108/8

31.6

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Tossed up around middle, Axar Patel blocks this out with a front foot defensive stroke.

31.5

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Quicker around middle, Axar Patel defends this in front.

31.4

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav, Short in length around off, Nathan Lyon pushes this sweeper cover for a single.

31.3

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Tossed up around middle, Axar Patel pushes this to long off for a single.

31.2

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Flighted around middle, Axar Patel blocks this out.

31.1

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Off-break short in length, Axar Patel defends this off his back foot.

over

31 | 11 Runs | HH: 106/8

30.6

Todd Murphy to Umesh Yadav, FOUR! A counter attack from the lower-order batter. Fuller around middle, Umesh Yadav clears his front leg and smashes this past the cow corner for a boundary. He is having fun out in the middle.

30.5

Todd Murphy to Umesh Yadav, Tossed up around leg, Umesh Yadav goes for the big heave again but misses out and it deflects off his pads.

30.4

Todd Murphy to Umesh Yadav, On a length around middle, Umesh Yadav defends this out.

30.3

Todd Murphy to Umesh Yadav, Fuller around middle, Umesh Yadav drills this back onto the stumps on the non-striking end.

30.2

Todd Murphy to Umesh Yadav, SIX! In the air and it flies over the deep square leg fielder for a maximum. Fuller around pads, Umesh Yadav slog sweeps this for a maximum. Some crucial runs for India.

30.1

Todd Murphy to Axar Patel, Full and wide outside off, Axar Patel cuts this to backward point for a single.

over

30 | 7 Runs | HH: 95/8

29.6

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav, SIX! BOOM! Umesh Yadav makes his intent clear here! This is looped up, full and on middle, Umesh Yadav slog-sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

29.5

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav, Another short delivery, on middle, Umesh Yadav pushes it towards mid off.

29.4

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Short again and outside off, Axar Patel punches it towards sweeper covers for a single.

29.3

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, On middle, blocked out.

29.2

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, A bit short and on off, Axar Patel moves back and pushes it towards the bowler.

29.1

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Tossed up, full and on off, turning away, Axar Patel gets beaten on the outside edge as he tries to block.

over

29 | 0 Runs | HH: 88/8

28.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Umesh Yadav, Slower through the air, on off, Umesh Yadav prods forward and keeps it out to the off side.

28.5

Matthew Kuhnemann to Umesh Yadav, Tossed up, full and on off, turning away, Umesh Yadav leans on to defend, but gets beaten on the outside edge. There is another huge shout for caught behind, but turned down.

28.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Umesh Yadav, Floated, full and on off, Umesh Yadav pushes it towards short covers.

Umesh Yadav walks out to replace Ravichandran Ashwin.

28.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Matthew Kuhnemann strikes once more! Ravichandran Ashwin cannot repeat his heroics from his previous games. This is flighted nicely around middle inviting the batter forward, Ravichandran Ashwin obliges and tries to defend, but the turn away takes the slightest of outside edges and Alex Carey takes a sharp catch behind the stumps to his right. He also takes the bails off for the stumping. There is an appeal for caught behind first, but it is turned down and then Australia smartly appeals for the stumping and the square leg umpire sends it upstairs. As per protocols, the umpire have to check everything and UltraEdge shows a spike and Ashwin has to go back to the hut.

28.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ravichandran Ashwin, Gives this one some air, on off, keeps low, Ravichandran Ashwin knocks it to the off side.

28.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ravichandran Ashwin, A mix-up in the middle, but no harm done! This is floated and on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin uses his feet and defends it with the inner half towards square leg, Axar Patel sets off for the run, but he is sent back haflway down the pitch. However, the fielder is a bit late to get to the ball and Patel survives.

over

28 | 2 Runs | HH: 88/7

27.6

Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter and short, on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin pushes it to the right of short covers for one.

27.5

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Slightly shorter and outside off, Axar Patel cuts it towards deep point for a single.

27.4

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Flighted, full and on middle, Axar Patel drives it back towards the bowler where Nathan Lyon gets a hand to it and makes a half stop.

27.3

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Floated, full and on leg, Axar Patel knocks it towards mid on.

27.2

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Tossed up, full and on middle, Axar Patel blocks it out.

27.1

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Short and around off, Axar Patel chops it towards cover-point.

Nathan Lyon to bowl from the other end.

over

27 | 2 Runs | HH: 86/7

26.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ravichandran Ashwin, Quicker one, full and on middle, turning away, Ravichandran Ashwin dead bats it onto the pitch.

26.5

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ravichandran Ashwin, Gives this one some air, on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin leans on and keeps it out to the off side.

26.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Axar Patel, A bit short and on middle, Axar Patel moves back and pushes it towards long on for a run.

26.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Axar Patel, Flatter and down the leg again, Axar Patel misses his flick once more as Alex Carey collects it well behind the stumps.

26.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Axar Patel, Fires this one full and down the leg, Axar Patel misses his flick.

26.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up, full and on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin steers it towards point for a single.

We are back for the second session! The players are making their out to the middle now. Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin has the responsibility to build a partnership for India. Matthew Kuhnemann has the ball in his hand.

... DAY 1, SESSION 2 ...

It was Matthew Kuhnemann who started off the proceeding for the Aussies with the wicket of Rohit Sharma and then Shubman Gill. Soon Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy were introduced too and they both also got into the scheme of things and scalped a few wickets too. Kuhnemann has been the bowler of the session picking up three really crucial wickets well helped by Lyon who also scalped three and Murphy scalped the wicket of Virat Kohli for the third time in three matches. They will be looking to quickly take the remaining three wickets in the second session and then try to outscore India. We can expect some exciting cricket in the second session as well, so do join us at 12.10 pm IST (6.40 am GMT) to catch all the action.

This session belonged to the visitors as India find themselves in a situation of bother with seven wickets down for just 84 runs! The hosts started off well for the first five overs but ever since spin was introduced in the 6th over it has all been Australia. The spinners got into the attack and frame of schemes really quick and shifted the momentum right in favor of the visitors. Wickets kept falling on regular intervals and India has been pinned back by the mighty Aussies. A lot depends on the duo of Ashwin and Axar to where India will find themselves in the game when the first inning ends.

over

26 | 2 Runs | HH: 84/7

25.6

Mitchell Starc to Axar Patel, Mitchell Starc attemps the yorker, but bowls a low full toss, on off, Axar Patel mistimes his drive towards short covers. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 1!

25.5

Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, On a length and around leg, Ravichandran Ashwin helps it towards fine leg for a run and gets off the mark.

25.4

Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, Goes a bit fuller but down the leg side, Ravichandran Ashwin misses his flick and Alex Carey collects it behind the stumps moving to his left.

25.3

Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, Mitchell Starc bangs in a bouncer, on middle and leg, Ravichandran Ashwin ducks under it.

25.2

Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, Mitchell Starc comes around the wicket and lands this short of a length, on middle, angling in, Ravichandran Ashwin blocks it down the pitch.

25.1

Mitchell Starc to Axar Patel, Back of a length and outside off, Axar Patel cuts it towards deep point for a single.

over

25 | 0 Runs | HH: 82/7

24.6

Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Shortish and on leg, Ravichandran Ashwin gets hurried a bit, but keeps it down towards short leg in the end.

Ravichandran Ashwin walks out to join Axar Patel.

24.5

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, OUT! LBW! Australia takes a great review! Nathan Lyon gets rid of Srikar Bharat now. He flights this one up, full and on middle, turning in a bit, Srikar Bharat prods forward to keep it out, but he puts his bat behind his pads and the turn in means the ball hits his front pad first. There is a huge appeal for LBW, but turned down. Steven Smith takes the review after some discussion with Nathan Lyon and Alex Carey and it turns out to be good decision as Ball Tracking indicates three reds. India seven down now!

24.4

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Shortish and around leg, Srikar Bharat tickles it towards short fine leg.

24.3

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Floated, full and on middle, Srikar Bharat blocks it out down the pitch.

24.2

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Tossed up and around off, fuller too, Srikar Bharat leans on to defend, but misses and gets hit high on his pads as he ball rolls towards slip.

24.1

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, A bit short and on middle, Srikar Bharat pushes it back to the bowler.

over

24 | 7 Runs | HH: 82/6

23.6

Todd Murphy to Axar Patel, Fires in a yorker, on middle, angling in, Axar Patel digs it out towards silly point.

23.5

Todd Murphy to Axar Patel, Flatter, full and on middle, Axar Patel drives it towards the bowler where Todd Murphy dives to his left to stop it.

23.4

Todd Murphy to Axar Patel, Floated, full and on off, Axar Patel leans on to defend, but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball goes nowhere.

23.3

Todd Murphy to Srikar Bharat, Fires this one full and on the pads, Srikar Bharat clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

23.2

Todd Murphy to Srikar Bharat, SIX! BANG! Srikar Bharat goes big now! This is tossed up, full and on middle, Srikar Bharat goes down and slog-sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for the first maximum of thie Test match.

23.1

Todd Murphy to Srikar Bharat, Quicker one, full and on middle, Srikar Bharat knocks it towards short covers.

over

23 | 4 Runs | HH: 75/6

22.6

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Flighted and around off, turning further away, Axar Patel leaves it alone.

22.5

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, FOUR! Nice shot! This is short and outside off, Axar Patel moves back quickly and cuts it through cover-point for a boundary.

22.4

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Flatter, full and on off, Axar Patel looks to defend, but gets an outside edge towards backward point.

22.3

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Lyon lands this a bit short, on middle, keeps low, Axar Patel moves back and pats it back to the bowler.

22.2

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Floated, full and on off, Axar Patel knocks it towards the bowler.

22.1

Nathan Lyon to Axar Patel, Tossed up, full and on middle, Axar Patel keeps it out to the off side.

over

22 | 1 Runs | HH: 71/6

21.6

Todd Murphy to Axar Patel, Darts this one full and on middle, Axar Patel drills it towards long off for a single and gets off the mark.

21.5

Todd Murphy to Axar Patel, Flatter, full and on off, grips and turns away, Axar Patel looks to play, but misses it completely.

Axar Patel walks out to join Srikar Bharat.

21.4

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, OUT! LBW! Todd Murphy gets the big fish, Virat Kohli! He flights this up around off, turning in slightly, Virat Kohli prods forward to clip it away, but close the face of the bat early and gets rapped around the pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger. However, Kohli takes the review. UltraEdge shows bat involved and Ball Tracking indicates three reds. Virat Kohli has to go back and Australian players are delighted to see the back of him. India six down now!

21.3

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Floated, full and on middle, Virat Kohli defends it with the inner half towards short fine leg.

21.2

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, full and on middle, Virat Kohli tucks it towards short mid-wicket.

21.1

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Quicker one, bit short and on off, Virat Kohli steers it towards point.

over

21 | 1 Runs | HH: 70/5

20.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Srikar Bharat, Flatter, full and on middle, Srikar Bharat negotiates it towards silly point again.

20.5

Matthew Kuhnemann to Srikar Bharat, Slower through the air, on off, turning away, Srikar Bharat prods forward and defends it as the ball falls just short of silly point.

20.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Shorter in length and around off, Virat Kohli moves back and punches it wide of short covers for a single.

20.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Flighted, full and on off, Virat Kohli leans on and keeps it out past second slip and towards point.

20.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, full and on off, Virat Kohli blocks it out towards short covers.

20.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Floated, short and outside off, turning away, Virat Kohli gets surprised by the bounce and bunts it down towards point.

Matthew Kuhnemann (5-0-13-3) comes back into the attack.

over

20 | 1 Runs | HH: 69/5

19.6

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Kohli uses the depth of the crease as he flicks this length delivery towards mid wicket for a single.

19.5

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Floater outside off, Virat Kohli looks to block this too but gets beaten on the outside.

19.4

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Fuller around off, Virat Kohli defends this with conviction.

19.3

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Full and wide outside off, Virat Kohli blocks this out in front.

19.2

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Fuller around middle, Virat Kohli flicks this to short mid wicket.

19.1

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Fuller outside off with a bit of pace, Virat Kohli guides this to point for no run.

over

19 | 2 Runs | HH: 68/5

18.6

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, Tossed up around off, Virat Kohli finds the gap on the on side for a single to end the over.

18.5

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, Fuller outside off, Virat Kohli defends this right under his eyelid.

18.4

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Fuller around pads, Srikar Bharat pushes this towards mid wicket for a single.

18.3

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Quicker one around middle, Srikar Bharat defends this off the back foot.

18.2

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Lyon gives this a bit more air and lands this full on middle, Srikar Bharat strides out to defends but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

18.1

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Off-break from around the wicket drifting down leg, Srikar Bharat looks to flick but misses out. Good take from Carey behind the wicket.

over

18 | 0 Runs | HH: 66/5

17.6

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Fuller around off, Virat Kohli gets an outside edge but safely in front of cover-point for no run.

17.5

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Fuller around pads, Virat Kohli defends this towards short leg.

17.4

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Length dragged back a bit around middle, Virat Kohli defends this right down the surface on the on side.

17.3

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Fuller around middle Virat Kohli defends this off the pads.

17.2

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Short in length around pads, Virat Kohli guides this to the short fine leg fielder.

17.1

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Tossed up around off, Virat Kohli defends this in front.

over

17 | 5 Runs | HH: 66/5

16.6

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Full and wide outside off, Srikar Bharat defends this to the off side.

16.5

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, FOUR! Srikar Bharat is oozing with confidence here as this time he connects one well for a boundary. Fuller around off, Srikar Bharat slogs this towards deep square leg for a boundary.

16.4

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Lyon gives this a bit more air and it turns off the surface, Srikar Bharat looks to play the slog sweep but misses out completely as the ball hits his pads. Aussies appeal for this and the umpire turns this one down but they opt for DRS. The ball tracker shows that the ball was missing the stumps and the on-field decision stays. Australia loses a review.

16.3

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, Tossed up around middle, Virat Kohli flicks this towards deep square leg for a single.

16.2

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, Tossed up around middle, Virat Kohli flicks this to short fine leg.

16.1

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, Flighted on middle, Virat Kohli tucks this to short leg for no run.

over

16 | 3 Runs | HH: 61/5

15.6

Todd Murphy to Srikar Bharat, Beautifully bowled as this goes away with the arm, Srikar Bharat leans ahead to defend this but gets beaten on the outside edge. Alex Carey takes the bails off in a flash but the foot of Bharat is grounded.

15.5

Todd Murphy to Srikar Bharat, Fuller and quicker outside off, Srikar Bharat defends this off the front foot.

15.4

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, On a length angling away from stumps, Virat Kohli guides this to point and takes a single.

15.3

Todd Murphy to Srikar Bharat, Short in length from around the wicket, Srikar Bharat pushes this to wide of short cover for a quick single.

15.2

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Fuller around off, Virat Kohli pushes this to long on for a single.

15.1

Todd Murphy to Virat Kohli, Way too short on off, Virat Kohli milks this to short mid wicket.

Todd Murphy has been introduced into the attack now.

over

15 | 2 Runs | HH: 58/5

14.6

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, Short in length around the pads, Virat Kohli gently taps this in front for short fine leg and runs a quick single.

14.5

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, Floater outside off, Virat Kohli is quick to hop onto his back foot and defend this back to the bowler.

14.4

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, Fuller outside off, Virat Kohli leans ahead and defends this in front.

14.3

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, Tossed up around off, Virat Kohli defends this right under his eyes.

14.2

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Fuller around middle, Srikar Bharat pushes this to long on for a single.

14.1

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Lyon gives it a bit more air on middle, Srikar Bharat defends this to the on side.

over

14 | 5 Runs | HH: 56/5

13.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Fuller around off, Virat Kohli leans ahead and blocks this in front.

13.5

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Tossed up around off, textbook stuff in terms of defending by Virat Kohli.

13.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Length dragged back a bit, Virat Kohli defends this off the front foot.

13.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, FOUR! That's glorious from Virat Kohli. Fuller around middle, Virat Kohli flicks this through the mid wicket channel for a boundary. He is looking relatively comfortable on a tricky track.

13.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Srikar Bharat, Short in length around middle, Srikar Bharat nudges this to mid wicket for a single.

13.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Srikar Bharat, Fuller around off, Srikar Bharat blocks this out.

over

13 | 5 Runs | HH: 51/5

12.6

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Lucky escape for the champion batter. Fuller around leg, Virat Kohli clips this towards fine leg from the toe end of his bat for a boundary. This was turning and kept really low.

12.5

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Fuller around middle, Srikar Bharat pushes this to long on for a single.

12.4

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Flighted around middle, Srikar Bharat taps this to short leg for nothing.

12.3

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Length dragged back a bit, Srikar Bharat pushes this to short cover for no run.

12.2

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Tossed up around off, Srikar Bharat blocks this out with a front foot defensive stroke.

12.1

Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat, Fuller on middle, Srikar Bharat defends this right under his eyelid.

over

12 | 2 Runs | HH: 46/5

11.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Touch fuller on off, Virat Kohli gets low and defends this in front. The ball kept a tad low here.

11.5

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Short in length around off, Virat Kohli defends this to slip for no run.

11.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Tossed up around middle, Virat Kohli prods forward and blocks this out.

11.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Srikar Bharat, On a length around pads, Srikar Bharat nudges this to mid wicket for a single.

Drinks! We are witnessing something extraordinary here. India have lost half their side now with only the half of the first session completed. The wicket is really difficult for the batters and Australian spinners have taken full advantage of that. They will be looking to get the wicket of Virat Kohli as they know that could make a huge difference. India needs to build a partnership to get back in the game. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us. Also, Srikar Bharat walks out to bat now.

11.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Team India is falling apart like a pack of cards here. Short and wide outside off, Shreyas Iyer looks to cut but gets a bottom edge that travels back onto the root of timber and the bails get dislodged. This track is not for the admirers of back foot stroke play as the bounce is a bit up and down here. India goes 5 down in no time and is looking shell-shocked.

11.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Tossed up outside off, Virat Kohli drives this to long off for a comfortable rotation of strike.

over

11 | 0 Runs | HH: 44/4

10.6

Nathan Lyon to Shreyas Iyer, Fuller around pads, Shreyas Iyer strides in front and blocks this out to the on side.

Shreyas Iyer comes out to the middle now with India in a bit of a trouble.

10.5

Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! TAKEN! What is happening in Indore? India is in a situation of bother as they lose their 4th wicket without 50 on the score board. Short and wide outside off, Ravindra Jadeja looks to slap this through mid off but hits this straight in the hands of Matthew Kuhnemann at short cover who makes no mistake and accepts this with both hands.

10.4

Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Brillant delivery from the gaffer, and Ravindra Jadeja is struck on his crease as he gets hit on the pads, floater with a bit of pace, Ravindra Jadeja jumps onto his back foot to block this but gets beaten by the pace of this. The ball hits his pads and the umpire had no doubt raising his finger to give Jadeja his marching orders. India asks for a DRS as Jadeja thinks he has edged this and the ultra-edge shows a clear spike so umpire NItin is asked to overturn his decision.

10.3

Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller around off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks this out with a front foot defensive stroke.

10.2

Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up down leg, Ravindra Jadeja works this to short fine leg.

10.1

Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller around pads, Ravindra Jadeja flicks this to short leg for no run.

over

10 | 4 Runs | HH: 44/3

9.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Another one that keeps low, Virat Kohli makes room and manages to push it towards short covers.

9.5

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, full and on middle, keeps very low, Virat Kohli prods forward and keeps it out with the bottom half of the bat towards second slip.

9.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Shorter in length and on off, Virat Kohli moves back and knocks it towards short covers.

9.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated, full and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja eases it towards long on for a single.

9.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ravindra Jadeja, A bit short an on middle, Ravindra Jadeja moves back and works it towards short mid-wicket.

9.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, full and on leg, Virat Kohli flicks it towards mid-wicket where the fielder dives to his right and gets a hand to it, the ball rolls towards the sweeper cover fence, but Cameron Green chases it and dives to keep it inside. Three runs taken!

over

9 | 5 Runs | HH: 40/3

8.6

Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted, full and on off, turning away, Ravindra Jadeja misses as he looks to keep it out.

8.5

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, Flatter, full and on middle, Virat Kohli drills it wide of long on where Mitchell Starc slides to his right and stops it. A single is taken.

8.4

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, BEATEN! This is slower through the air, on off, straightens after hitting the deck, Virat Kohli leans on to defend, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

8.3

Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted, full and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja looks to play at it, but gets an outside edge past slips towards third man where the fielder chases it down and dives to keep it inside. Three runs taken!

Ravindra Jadeja walks in next.

8.2

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara, OUT! TIMBER! Nathan Lyon gets a big wicket now! A dream delivery for an off-spinner. Lyons bowls this quicker, short and outside off, grips and turns in sharply, Cheteshwar Pujara initially goes on the front foot, but then decides to go on the back foot and plays all over it as the ball goes on to rattle the stumps. Cheteshwar Pujara goes back to the hut for a low score and India are in a spot of bother.

8.1

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli, Nathan Lyon starts with a tossed up delivery, full and on middle, Virat Kohli clips it towards deep square leg for a single.

Nathan Lyon replaces Mitchell Starc.

over

8 | 1 Runs | HH: 35/2

7.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, A bit short, on off, keeps low too, Virat Kohli watches it through and forces it towards long off for a single and gets off the mark.

7.5

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Slower through the air, on middle, Virat Kohli knocks it past the bowler towards mid on.

7.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, TURN AND BOUNCE! This is tossed up, full and lands around leg, turns away with extra bounce, Virat Kohli looks to flick, but misses and the ball hits Alex Carey around his shoulders.

7.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli, Flighted, full and on middle, Virat Kohli dead bats it onto the pitch.

Virat Kohli replaces Shubman Gill.

7.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAKEN! Matthew Kuhnemann strikes again! Both the Indian openers are now back in the hut. This is floated, full and on middle inviting the batter forward, Shubman Gill obliges and tries to defend on the front foot, but the turn away takes the outside edge and Steven Smith at first slip takes a sharp catch. India two down now!

7.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, full and on leg, Shubman Gill looks to flick, but gets a leading edge along the ground towards short covers.

over

7 | 7 Runs | HH: 34/1

6.6

Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Overpitched and on middle, Shubman Gill flicks it wide of mid on for a run.

6.5

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, On a length and around leg, Cheteshwar Pujara flicks it through backward square leg for a single and gets off the mark.

6.4

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, Full again and on off, Cheteshwar Pujara pushes it towards short covers.

6.3

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, Goes fuller and on off, Cheteshwar Pujara knocks it towards mid off.

6.2

Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Buzzers! This is on a good length and on middle, Shubman Gill tucks it towards short mid-wicket and sets off for the run, the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end as Gill puts the dive in. However, the back up is not good and the ball races towards the deep extra cover fence for a boundary. Five runs added to the total!

6.1

Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, This is on a hard length and on middle, Shubman Gill blocks it down the pitch.

Cheteshwar Pujara walks out to replace the Indian skipper.

over

6 | 1 Runs | HH: 27/1

5.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Rohit Sharma, OUT! STUMPED! Matthew Kuhnemann draws first blood! Rohit Sharma tries to take on the bowler, but absolutely throws his wicket away here. Matthew Kuhnemann flights this up, on off, turning away sharply, Rohit Sharma skips down the track and goes for the big slog on the leg side, but gets beaten by the turn away and Alex Carey does the rest behind the stumps leaving Sharma halfway down the pitch. He would be disappointed with this shot as there was no need and he could not take advantage of the two lives given to him earlier. India lose their first wicket!

5.5

Matthew Kuhnemann to Rohit Sharma, Quicker, full and on off, Rohit Sharma defends it towards short covers.

5.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Rohit Sharma, Looped up, full and on off, turning away again, Rohit Sharma goes for the sweep, but misses it completely.

5.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Rohit Sharma, BEATEN! This is tossed up, full and on off, turning away sharply, Rohit Sharma looks to block it, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

5.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Rohit Sharma, Floated, short and on middle, turning away and keeps low too, Rohit Sharma works it towards mid on.

5.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Shubman Gill, Matthew Kuhnemann starts with flatter delivery, full and on middle, Shubman Gill tucks it towards mid on for a single.

over

5 | 4 Runs | HH: 26/0

4.6

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, A yorker this time around off, Rohit Sharma jams it out towards point.

4.5

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Nice variation! Mitchell Starc bowls the off-cutter, on off, shaping away, Rohit Sharma is early into his drive and misses it.

4.4

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, This is on a good length and outside off, angling away, Rohit Sharma leaves it alone.

4.3

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Good shot! Mitchell Starc pitches this one up around off, Rohit Sharma stays there and lofts it over short covers. The timing is not that good, but it still has enough legs to go over the fence for a boundary.

4.2

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Full again and on middle, Rohit Sharma defends it towards short mid-wicket.

4.1

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Fuller one and on off, Rohit Sharma drives it towards short extra covers.

over

4 | 8 Runs | HH: 22/0

3.6

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, On a length and on middle, Shubman Gill blocks it back towards the bowler.

3.5

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Easy pickings! Cameron Green continues with his fuller length, on off, Shubman Gill takes a coupls of steps forward and times his drive perfectly through covers for another boundary.

3.4

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, Overpitched and around leg, Shubman Gill drills it towards mid on.

3.3

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, Pitched up, on off, Shubman Gill pushes it towards mid off.

3.2

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Up and over! Cameron Green serves this full again and on off, shaping away, Shubman Gill slashes hard at it, and the ball goes over the slips towards the third man fence for a boundary.

3.1

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, This is fuller in length and around off, Shubman Gill goes for the drive on the up, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

over

3 | 4 Runs | HH: 14/0

2.6

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Goes a bit fuller and on middle, Rohit Sharma looks to defend, but gets an outside edge as the ball goes on two bounces towards second slip. The ball is not carrying on this wicket.

2.5

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Rohit Sharma connects this time alright! Mitchell Starc lands this short of a length and outside off, Rohit Sharma accepts the room and punches it through covers for a boundary.

2.4

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Back of a length and around off, Rohit Sharma tries to cut close from his body, but misses again.

2.3

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, This is on a good length and on off, angling away again, Rohit Sharma plays for the inswing and misses it completely.

2.2

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Full again outside off, angling away, Rohit Sharma lifts his bat and lets it go to the keeper as Alex Carey collects it on two bounces.

2.1

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Full and on middle, shaping in, Rohit Sharma knocks it towards mid on.

over

2 | 6 Runs | HH: 10/0

1.6

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, Length again, on middle, Shubman Gill dead bats it to the off side.

1.5

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, Pulls his length back a bit, on the fifth stump line, Shubman Gill leans on and leaves it alone.

1.4

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, Pitched up, on middle, nips away a bit, Shubman Gill looks to flick it away, but close the face of the bat early and gets a leading edge through covers. Two runs taken!

1.3

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, On a length and on off, shaping away, Shubman Gill lets it go to the keeper.

1.2

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Shubman Gill gets off the mark in style! Cameron Green serves this full and outside off, Shubman Gill strides out a bit and drives it firmly through covers for a boundary.

1.1

Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, Cameron Green starts with a hard-length delivery, on off, Shubman Gill blocks it towards short covers.

Cameron Green steps up to share this red cherry with Mitchell Starc from the other end.

over

1 | 4 Runs | HH: 4/0

0.6

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Back of a length and on middle, Rohit Sharma keeps it out to the leg side.

0.5

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Rohit Sharma and India are underway! Mitchell Starc pitches it up, on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma stays there and clips it wide of deep square leg for a boundary.

0.4

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, This is on a hard length and on off, shaping in sharply, Rohit Sharma looks to defend, but gets hit on the pads as the ball goes towards the keeper. There is another stiffled appeal, but the finger stays down. However, Ball Tracking shows three reds and Australia gives another life to Rohit Sharma.

0.3

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Touch fuller and way outside off, angling away, Rohit Sharma leaves it alone.

0.2

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, A low full toss, on middle, Rohit Sharma flicks it towards square leg where the fielder dives to his right to stop it.

0.1

Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, A beauty to start with! Mitchell Starc begins with a good-length delivery around off, angling away, Rohit Sharma tries to poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. However, there is a bit of a sound and there is an appeal for caught behind, but turned down. Australia players discuss for a bit but decides against the review. UltraEdge shows that there was an edge.

We are all set to start! The two umpires walk out to the middle followed by the players of Australia who are taking their respective field positions. Rohit Sharma will have a new opening partner for this game as Shubman Gill gets a chance to show his skills in this series. Mitchell Starc has the new ball in his hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Steven Smith, the stand-in captain of Australia says that the pitch looks a bit dry and it is no surprise that Rohit Sharma elected to bat first. Adds that they will need to execute their plans better in this game and put the Indian batters under pressure. Tells that they had time to rest and reflect and they will need to stick to the basics which they did not do in the second innings in the last Test match. Says that Pat Cummins has gone back home due his mother's illness and thoughts are with him. Informs they have made two changes as Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc comes in for David Warner and Pat Cummins respectively.

Rohit Sharma, the skipper of India says the morale of the team is really high. The team has played a lot of cricket but it is a bit different here. He also adds that it is important for everyone to stay focused and do well in every game. On changes in the squad, he says that Shubman Gill will replace KL Rahul and Umesh Yadav comes in for Mohammad Shami.

Australia (Playing XI) - Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (C), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green (In for David Warner), Alex Carey (WK), Mitchell Starc (In for Pat Cummins), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann

India (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (In for KL Rahul), Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav (In for Mohammad Shami), Mohammed Siraj.

TOSS-: India has won the coin flip and Rohit Sharma has decided to BAT first.

PITCH REPORT - Murali Kartik is pitchside. He says that usually we expect a red soil pitch here, but for this game it is black soil and it will be a good wicket to bat on.Adds that the outfield is also lightning fast. Matthew Hayden joins him and tells that this wicket is overcooked and there will be a lot of spin.

On the other hand, Australia has been on the back foot and has yet to display any sort of fight. The batting has been really low for then, with runs not coming from the regular sources being the main reason for it. Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are yet to score runs of any significance. With the departure of David Warner back to his homeland, we could well see the duo of Usman Khawaja and Travis Head opening the innings for the visitors. The addition of Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc to the side will give a massive boost to the Aussies if they play despite the departures of Warner and Pat Cummins, who have flown back. They will hope that they put up a better performance in this game and get a result. Let's see who comes out on top. Toss and team news in a bit.

The batting unit for India has struggled a bit, but it is the bowlers who have had the ultimate say in the series. The fact that spin isn't a walk in the park, especially when you have a duo like that of Ashwin- Jadeja has trapped the Aussies. On the contrary, the form of the top order is a matter of concern for the hosts so far. It will be a tough decision to pick between KL Rahul and Shubman Gill for this game and they may also try to manage the workload of Mohammad Shami and rest him. Whatever the team is they will look to continue the winning momentum and get their third win in the bag.

Hello and welcome to all as we bring you ball-to-ball coverage of day 1 of this 3rd Test match between India and Australia from Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. India have already taken a 2-0 lead and are very close to making the final of the World Test Championship 2023, whereas Australia will try to show some fight and make it hard for the hosts. The game offers a lot to the lovers of cricket, and this fierce battle would once again light up the eyelids of the spectators.

... DAY 1, SESSION 1 ...

India will face off against Australia in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after retaining it having won both their earlier games played so far and this game will be played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. The hosts are having an amazing time in the series as they have dominated the visitors in all aspects of the game. Ace all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin have been nothing but sensational scalping 31 wickets between them so far in the 2 games played along with scoring some crucial runs too. Though the top order has failed to make a statement for the hosts, the experience is in abundance and that is something that the team relies heavily on. The form of KL Rahul and Virat Kohli to an extent is something that Indians must be worried about and they will be hoping to have them score run freely once again as they are crucial for the team's success going forward. Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara look to be in decent touch but more will be expected from Shreyas Iyer and Srikar Bharat. The spin-bowling all-rounders have been a thorn in the side for the Aussies as they have provided crucial runs lower down the order with Axar Patel notching up two half-centuries in the two innings he has played so far. Mohammad Shami and Mohammed Siraj have provided crucial breakthroughs as well on pitches more suited for the slower bowlers. On the other hand, the visitors have had a torrid series so far, specifically in the batting department which seems to be faltering in spin-friendly conditions. The top order has failed miserably, and their batting woes have been compounded further with the withdrawal of David Warner from the side with an elbow injury. The onus of scoring runs lies heavily on Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, and Marnus Labuschagne with Travis Head looking to be aggressive when called upon and Alex Carey and Peter Handscomb providing support through the middle order. They will need to find a way to tackle India's in-form spin bowlers if they are to avoid a whitewash in this series. Skipper Pat Cummins has flown back to Australia due to family issues but they will be boosted by the inclusion of Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc in the squad. The big plus for the visitors has been the arrival of Todd Murphy on the international circuit as he has impressed one and all with his 10 wickets in 2 games so far and provides the perfect supporting act to veteran Nathan Lyon but they are both the same kind of bowlers which results in the team lacking variation. Australia will be looking to get off the mark in this game under Steven Smith and a win for either team will confirm their slot in the World Test Championship final. With loads at stake, we expect another cracking Test match to be played between these two fierce rivals.

India

Rohit Sharma

CAP/Bat/Bow

Shubman Gill

Bat/Bow

Cheteshwar Pujara

Bat/Bow

Virat Kohli

Bat/Bow

Shreyas Iyer

Bat/Bow

Srikar Bharat

KEEPER/Bat/Bow

Ravindra Jadeja

Bat/Bow

Ravichandran Ashwin

Bat/Bow

Axar Patel

Bat/Bow

Umesh Yadav

Bat/Bow

Mohammed Siraj

Bat/Bow

Australia

Usman Khawaja

Bat/Bow

Travis Head

Bat/Bow

Marnus Labuschagne

Bat/Bow

Steven Smith

CAP/Bat/Bow

Peter Handscomb

Bat/Bow

Cameron Green

Bat/Bow

Alex Carey

KEEPER/Bat/Bow

Mitchell Starc

Bat/Bow

Nathan Lyon

Bat/Bow

Todd Murphy

Bat/Bow

Matthew Kuhnemann

Bat/Bow

India vs Australia, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023, 3rd Test - Full Squad