India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test, Day 1: Harshit Rana Bags 1st Test Wicket, 4-Down Australia Tottering

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Harshit keeps the pressure on

Good over once again by Harshit Rana, despite the one boundary. Testing Mitch Marsh all the way, beating him once and then getting him on the pads again. 

AUS 37/4 (14)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Spectacular drive

Mitchell Marsh stands tall and delivers a wonderful drive. Through mid-off for 4. Next ball, beaten by Harshit Rana. This Test match goes back and forth every ball!

AUS 37/4 (13.3)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Bumrah goes off the attack

After 6 straight overs, Jasprit Bumrah takes a well-earned break. Three wickets to dismantle Australia’s top order. Mohammed Siraj takes the ball again.

AUS 33/4 (12)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Labuschagne off the mark

At last, Marnus Labuschagne is off the mark. Takes a single off Harshit Rana, draws the applause from the Perth crowd. 24 balls, 1 run!

AUS 33/4 (11.3)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Harshit Rana gets Head!

Maiden Test wicket for Harshit Rana! What a ball! Ball keeps low, swings back in, right into Travis Head’s weak spot. Clean bowled. Spectacular stuff from Harshit Rana.

Travis Head – b Head – 11 (13)

AUS 31/4 (11.1)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Labuschagne still yet to score!

Remember Devdutt Padikkal’s 23-ball duck? Marnus Labuschange is now 0* (23). Having a really hard time to get bat on ball out at the crease in Perth.

AUS 31/3 (11)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: 10 overs done

What a sensational Test match we have brewing here. Jasprit Bumrah dominated the first 10 overs there. 3 wickets – McSweeney, Khawaja and Smith. Stand-in captain leading from the front.

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: 2 boundaries for Head

Two loose balls given to Travis Head by Harshit Rana. A no-ball as well. The left-hander is known to cause a lot of pain to India in recent years, and cashes in here.

AUS 29/3 (9.3)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Labuschagne still on 0

20 balls, 0 runs. Marnus Labuschagne is taking his time to find his feet at the crease. Shows you the immense pressure created on the Aussie batting by Jasprit Bumrah. 

AUS 20/3 (9)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Bright start by Rana

Harshit Rana troubles Labuschange and bags a maiden in his very first Test over. India completely on top here at the moment.

AUS 19/3 (8)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Time for Harshit Rana

Right then. Ball handed to Harshit Rana on Test debut. The Australian batting is there for the taking here, and Rana has the responsibility now.

Tests Labuschagne third ball! Awkward bounce!

AUS 19/3 (7.3)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Almost the hattrick!

It’s full and hits the pads, Bumrah appeals, but just going down leg side. Wow. Travis Head survives. Jasprit Bumrah, you beauty. Australia are pinned down here.

AUS 19/3 (7)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: GOLDEN DUCK SMITH!

Steve Smith is gone! Jasprit Bumrah is on fire! Golden duck for the former Australia captain on his return to No. 4! Jasprit Bumrah is on a hattrick! 

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Khawaja GONE, Kohli takes it!

Virat Kohli makes up for his dropped catch! This time, safe as houses at second slip. Thick edge from Khawaja and Kohli makes no mistake. Bumrah takes the second Aussie wicket, and big pressure on the hosts early on.

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Bumrah from round the wicket

Jasprit Bumrah switches to round the wicket to bowl to Khawaja, and beats him with a ripper right away! What an opening spell this is turning into from the Indian captain.

AUS 19/1 (6.1)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Khawaja relieves pressure

Class shot by Usman Khawaja. Temporarily relieves the pressure put on by the Indian seamers. Hooks away Siraj for 4 through the leg side. Some runs at last again.

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: India have their tails up

Excellent start by India. Firmly putting the pressure on Australia. Another ripped just misses Labuschagne’s edge, even though Pant and Kohli go up in the slips. The captain leading from the front.

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: VIRAT DROPS CATCH!

Big edge by Labuschagne and Virat Kohli drops it at slip! Poor fielding. Huge reprieve for Australia. The entire Indian team had started celebrating, but Kohli admits that he dropped it. Seems like he lost control of the catch right at the end. Puts his hands up. Big chance goes begging.

AUS 14/1 (3)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: McSweeney GONE!

SUCCESSFUL DRS! Bumrah strikes! The umpire gave it not out, but Bumrah was firm about it and took the review. And it shows three reds and OUT! McSweeney goes for10 on debut.

Nathan McSweeney – lbw Bumrah – 10 (13)

AUS 14/1 (2.3)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Poor in the slips!

McSweeney edges, and it runs away through the slip cordon for 4. Didn’t carry to second slip, but you expect a better effort to stop the runs. The next ball is a ripper, and catches McSweeney on the pads, but it’s too high. 7 runs off Siraj’s first over.

AUS 13/0 (2)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: McSweeney rolling!

Ah, there’s the loose ball. On McSweeney’s pads, and the youngster flicks it away for 4. First Test cricket runs, and up against one of the world’s best.

AUS 6/0 (1)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: BEATEN!

Excellent stuff from Bumrah. Giving McSweeney no loose balls to settle in on Test debut. McSweeney looks to open the face of his bat, but gets firmly beaten. Goes back to leaving the next ball.

AUS 2/0 (0.4)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: McSweeney tested right away

Superb inswing by Bumrah. McSweeney leaves but the ball clips his pad and goes to Rishabh Pant. Testing times for the Australia’s newest opener.

AUS 2/0 (0.2)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Here we go!

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja first up! Khawaja sneaks a single, and oh dear, Jasprit Bumrah bowls a no-ball as well. Now time for Nathan McSweeney.

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: How many wickets can India get today?

India will have nothing but quick wickets in mind. At least 2-3 wickets would be crucial for India to knock off in the final session, particularly attacking the debutant Nathan McSweeney. A huge chance to impress for the Aussie debutant.

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Time for Harshit Rana

India will open the bowling with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, but eyes will also be on Harshit Rana on his debut. Rana has been heavily trusted by the management, and seems to have the fiery edge needed to succeed on Australian soil.

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: KL Rahul’s dismissal

The big talking point that India may look back on would be KL Rahul’s rather controversial dismissal. The different angles were not used during the review, and India will be left wondering what may have been if Rahul had batted longer.

IND vs AUS 1st Test, LIVE: Nitish Reddy looks at home

The big (and perhaps only) positive for India to take from the first two sessions would be the fact that Nitish Reddy seemed very impressive on debut. He came out to bat in very tough conditions, and got out as India’s top run-scorer of the day. 41 well made runs, and looking confident too.

IND vs AUS 1st Test, Live: India 150 all out

Australia have bundled out India for 150 on Day 1 of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth. For India, debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 41 while Rishabh Pant scored 37. Apart from the, KL Rahul also scored 26. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood took four wickets while Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Mitchell Marsh took two wickets each. It was a dominating show from Australia. 

IND vs AUS 1st Test, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Josh Hazlewood has taken his fourth wicket as he dismissed Jasprit Bumrah for eight. After being hit for six, Hazlewood bounces back in style as he traps Bumrah with his pace. Bumrah gets forward and reaches out for the drive but it straightens to find the edge. Alex Carey then takes a brilliant catch. Ninth wicket gone for India. 

IND 144/9 (49 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Josh Hazlewood gets his third wicket of the day and this time, he dismisses the debutant pacer Harshit Rana for seven. Short of length outside off, Rana tries punching off the back foot through the off-side but gets a thick edge. It goes quickly to the left of gully where McSweeney dives one-handed but fails to hold on. However, it deflects off his hand to the right of Marnus at third slip and he shows good reactions to grab a sharp low catch with his right hand. Eighth wicket gone for India. 

IND 128/8 (46.4 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Skipper Pat Cummins has provided Australia with a huge wicket as he dismissed Rishabh Pant for 37. Pant gets bamboozled by the immense pace of Cummins as the ball finds the thick edge and Steve Smith takes a brilliant catch at the second slip. What a brilliant comeback from Australia as they have now removed them mighty Pant. Seventh wicket gone for India. 

IND 121/7 (45.4 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, Live: Pant hits “trademark” shot

WOW!!! SPEECHLESS!!! Rishabh Pant just shows his true mettle with a powerful maximum off Pat Cummins. Full ball angled in around off, Pant collapses his back knee, falls over to the off-side while getting under the ball and whips it over the fine leg boundary. This is Pant’s trademark and it came against the mighty Aussies. 

IND 114/6 (42 overs)

AUS vs IND 1st Test, Live: 100 comes up for India

The partnership between Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy has proven to be really fruitful for India as the duo has the provided the visitors with some momentum. In the previous over of Nathan Lyon, the duo scores seven runs as India go past 100-run mark. Brilliant batting from both the batters. 

IND 105/6 (40 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, Live: India get lifeline

WHAT A TWIST IN TALE!!!! Mitchell Starc almost provides Australia another breakthrough but the wrong call prevents it. Starc hits on the glove of Nitish Reddy and then Alex Carey takes a catch. However, the on-field umpire signals not out and Australia also did not opt for a DRS. It was later shown that the ball had touched the glove and Reddy was out. 

IND 93/6 (36.5 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, Live: Nitish Reddy opens his arms

WOW!!! Debutant Nitish Reddy makes his intentions clear and he unleashes his fury on Nathan Lyon. In the previous over of the spinner, Reddy hammers two stunning boundaries as Lyon concedes eight runs. India are slowly gaining the momentum. 

IND 91/6 (36 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, Live: Pant holds fort for India

Rishabh Pant is standing like the last hope for India against Australia. He is also getting a good support from Nitish Kumar Reddy but all the onus is on the shoulders of Pant. In the previous over of Mitchell Marsh, Pant opens his arms and hits a stunning boundary. Good going for India as they need more to recover from the damage. 

IND 82/6 (34 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Mitchell Marsh strikes again and this time, Washington Sundar becomes his prey and departs for four. Marsh traps Sundar by offering some extra bounce as the Indian batter tries to stop it with the bat. However, the ball finds the edge and becomes an easy catch for wicketkeeper Alex Carey. Sixth wicket gone for India as Australia breathe fire. 

IND 73/6 (31.4 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, Live: 4 runs off the over

After the dismissal of Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar joins Rishabh Pant at the crease. Five-down India are showing a defensive approach against Australia’s dominant pace attack. In the previous over Pat Cummins, the Indian duo score four runs and aim for more in the upcoming overs. 

IND 71/5 (31 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Pat Cummins strategy of introducing Mitchell Marsh into the attack finally pays off as he dismisses Dhruv Jurel for 11. Fullish and moving away, Jurel looks to play an angled bat, pushed with hard hands, thick edge outside edge and it carries straight to third slip, where Marnus Labuschagne takes an easy catch. Fifth wicket gone for India. 

IND 59/5 (27.5 overs)