India VS Australia First Test: The first test match is underway at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. But their start was not good. Mohammed Shiraj and Mohammed Shami did the damage first.
Australia batting First Innings: India VS Australia
David Warner and Usman Khawaja started Australia’s inning. And first overdone by Md Shami and gave 2 runs. But the very next over first ball, Md Shiraj produced an unplayable delivery to Usman Khawaja and he appealed but the umpire negate that India took DRS and it went India’s way. Then the next over first ball Md Shami cleaned bowled David Warner at 1.
After then Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith gave Australia some hope. Ravindra Jadeja beat Marnus Labuschagne and rest stamp Srikar Bharat (the debutant), he was out at 49 runs in 123 balls with 8 fours. Matt Renshaw is out by LBW at 0 by Ravindra Jadeja. Ravindra Jadeja again bowled beautifully and cleaned bowled Steven Smith at 37 runs with 7 fours. The only two batsmen Peter Handscomb and Alex Carey (Wicket Keeper) 31 and 36 respectively.
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Australia Scorecard
| Australia Batting | Runs | Balls Played | 4s fours | 6s six |
| David Warner (b Mohammad Shami) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Usman Khawaja (lbw b Mohammed Siraj) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne (st Srikar Bharat b Ravindra Jadeja) | 49 | 123 | 8 | 0 |
| Steven Smith (b Ravindra Jadeja) | 37 | 107 | 7 | 0 |
| Matt Renshaw (lbw b Ravindra Jadeja) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Handscomb (lbw b Ravindra Jadeja) | 31 | 84 | 4 | 0 |
| Alex Carey (W) (b Ravichandran Ashwin) | 36 | 33 | 7 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins (C) (c Virat Kohli b Ravichandran Ashwin) | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Murphy (lbw b Ravindra Jadeja) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Boland (b Ravichandran Ashwin) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Extras are given by India
Total extra runs 15 Bye – 7, Leg Bye – 5, Wide – 0, No Ball – 3, Penalty – 0
Fall of Australia wickets
- 1 – 2 Usman Khawaja, 1.1 Overs
- 2 – 2 David Warner, 2.1 Overs
- 3 – 84 Marnus Labuschagne, 35.5 Overs
- 4 – 84 Matt Renshaw, 36 Overs
- 5 – 109 Steven Smith, 42 Overs
- 6 – 162 Alex Carey, 53.1 Overs
- 7 – 172 Pat Cummins, 57.3 Overs
- 8 – 173 Todd Murphy, 58.5 Overs
- 9 – 176 Peter Handscomb, 62.3 Overs
- 10 – 177 Scott Boland, 63.5 Overs
India Bowling: India VS Australia
Mohammed Shiraj and Mohammed Shami took one each wicket. But Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets and Ravichandran Ashwin took 3 wickets.
| India Bowling | 0ver | Maiden | Runs | Wickets |
| Mohammed Shami | 9 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 7 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 22 | 8 | 47 | 5 |
| Axar Patel | 10 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 15.5 | 2 | 42 | 3 |
India Batting First Innings: India VS Australia
India’s batting started on a good note. Both the openers Rohit Sharma (Captain) and KL Rahul gave a solid start and they added 76 runs partnership. KL Rahul was caught and bowled by Todd Murphy at 20 runs in 71 balls with one four. After Ravichandran Ashwin came as a night watchman and survived 5 balls. At the end of the play, India made 77 for 1.
India Scorecard
| India Batting | Runs | Balls Played | 4s fours | 6s six |
| Rohit Sharma (Captain) | 56 | 69 | 9 | 1 |
| KL Rahul (c & b Todd Murphy) | 20 | 71 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | ||||
| Virat Kohli | ||||
| Suryakumar Yadav | ||||
| Srikar Bharat (W) | ||||
| Ravindra Jadeja | ||||
| Axar Patel | ||||
| Mohammad Shami | ||||
| Mohammed Siraj |
Australia Bowling: India VS Australia
| Australia Bowling | 0ver | Maiden | Runs | Wickets |
| Pat Cummins | 4 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Scott Boland | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 10 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Todd Murphy | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Fall of India wickets
- 1 – 76 KL Rahul, 22.5 Overs
Conclusion
India VS Australia: Australia all out at 177 and India 77/1 at the end of the First Day of play.
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