India vs Australia LIVE Score, 2nd Test Pink Ball Match Day 1: Rohit Sharma Drops Catch, Injures Himself As Opportunity Goes Begging

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Catch dropped

OHHH!!! That’s an opportunity missed and skipper Rohit Sharma turns out to be the culprit. Nathan McSweeney tries to play defensive shot off Jasprit Bumrah’s delivery and the ball hits the edge. It looks like a good catch for Rohit and Rishabh Pant. However, Rohit fails to grab it properly as the balls slips out of the hand. The ricochet slams Rohit on the hand and he is in pain, immediately winces, the ball deflects away to third man. 

IND 15/0 (6.3 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Australia being cautious

Australia openers Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney are showing a cautious approach against India’s strong pace attack. They are not taking any chances against the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj and carefully moving ahead. In the previous over of Siraj, the duo does not score any runs and keeps on assessing the conditions. 

AUS 4/0 (4 overs)

Australia vs India 2nd Test Day 1 Live: Maiden From Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah not quite testing Usman Khawaja early in the game. Maybe, it’s all part of a plan that the India pacer has come up with. It’s a maiden from Bumrah as well.

Australia vs India 2nd Test Day 1 Live: Maiden Over From Siraj

6 balls faced by McSweeney, not a single run scored as Siraj starts with a maiden over. It’s Bumrah vs Khawaja next again!

Australia vs India Pink Ball Test Live: Khawaja Untroubled By Bumrah

Four runs from the bat of Usman Khawaja as Jasprit Bumrah begins his charge with the new pink ball. The Australian opener looked fairly untroubled in the first over. Can India get the breakthrough in the second over?

Aus vs Ind 2nd Test Day 1 Live: Khawaja, McSweeney Take Guard

Australia are out, with Usman Khwaja and Nathan McSweeney opening the batting. Jasprit Bumrah has the pink-ball in his hand. Can he produce early magic?

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Here’s what Mitchell Starc said after his spell

“I don’t know. I can’t tell. Feel like the ball has been coming out well, we did not play that bad, they played better than us in Perth. [on if he visualised getting swing first-ball to Jaiswal] Not that much to be honest. Nothing really changes game by game, was a nice start. [on the weather conditions] Certainly did not help the engine, got a bit cramped at the end. It [the pink ball] goes through weird patches, won’t do much and then does go, day 1 you expect with a little bit of grass to do a bit, maybe with the forecast we have it dries out a bit later on but apart from the first hour when we were a bit wide we were good.”

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: India bundled out for 180

Australia bundled out India for 180 on Day 1 of the second Test in Adelaide. For India, Nitish Kumar Reddy was the highest scorer with 42 runs. Apart from him, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill also scored 37 and 31 runs respectively. For Australia, Mitchell Starc took six wickets while Scott Boland and Pat Cummins took two wickets each. With this, the second session also comes to an end and we will be back after the break. 

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

OUT!!! Pat Cummins takes his second wicket of the day and removes and Jasprit Bumrah for duck. Cummins bowls full marginally outside off, Bumrah pushes at it. Thick outside edge and straight to first slip where Usman Khawaja doesn’t err. Ninth wicket gone for India. 

IND 176/9 (43.3 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Reddy nears 50

Nitish Kumar Reddy is India’s only hope left. He is still showing some fight against Australia’s dominating pace attack. He is now fearlessly dealing in boundaries and fetching some valuable runs for India. In the previous over of Scott Boland, he hammers one boundary and two sixes as the pacer concedes 21 runs. With this, Reddy also breached the 40-run mark and inching closer towards his half-century. 

IND 175/8 (42 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Starc completes fifer

WOAHHHH!!!!! Mitchell Starc at his absolute best as he finally completes his five-wicket haul. This time, he gets the better of Harshit Rana and removes him for duck. Inswinging yorker after bowling the bumper, too good for Harshit Rana who is beaten for pace. The ball misses the bat and rattle sup the stumps. Eighth wicket gone for India as Starc completes his 15th fifer. 

IND 141/8 (38.5 overs)

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

OUT!!! Mitchell Starc gets his fourth wicket of the day and this time, all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin becomes his prey and departs for 22. Inswinging yorker on middle, Ashwin is late to bring his bat down as the ball swings in late. He’s been adjudged LBW and he reviews. Clearly no bat. Over to ball-tracking and that’s crashing into the middle-stump! Seventh wicket gone for India. 

IND 141/7 (38.2 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Ashwin on a boundary hitting spree

Ravichandran Ashwin is standing like a strong wall for India as he just changed the momentum of the game with his hitting. Ever-since he came on the strike, he has been hitting a boundary in every over. Both Nitish Kumar Reddy and Ashwin are forming a good partnership but they need to play a lengthy innings to bring India out of the trouble. 

IND 141/6 (38 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: 8 runs off the over

Despite losing the wicket of Rishabh Pant, India’s hopes are still on as Nitish Kumar Reddy is standing unbeaten. He has now been joined by all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin at the crease. In the previous over over of Mitchell Marsh, the duo scores eight runs, which include a boundary from Ashwin and also a no-ball. India need a solid partnership from these two batters. 

IND 126/6 (36 overs)

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

OUT!!!! WOAHH!!! Pat Cummins joins the party in style and dismisses Rishabh Pant for 21. Pant tries to go for a big hit but he fails to time the shot properly as the ball goes up in the air and lands into the hands of Marnus Labuschagne. Just a ball before this dismissal, Rishabh Pant gets hit with the ball on his back by Mitchell Starc, while he was completing a single. 

IND 109/6 (32.5 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Pant changes gear

After showing a bit of cautious approach, Rishabh Pant finally opens his arms and changes gears. In the previous over of Mitchell Marsh, Pant hammers a boundary as the Australian all-rounder leaks seven runs. India need more of such overs, in order to get their dominance back in the game. 

IND 107/5 (32 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: 100 up for India

Australia are on fire. Their pacers are creating a lot of trouble for the Indian batters. However, the hopes are still on as Rishabh Pant and Nitish Reddy are standing unbeaten. The duo is forming a steady partnership and keeping scoreboard going for India. In the previous over of Pat Cummins, the duo scores five runs, which include a boundary from Reddy. With that, 100 comes up for India

IND 100/5 (31 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: India in trouble

India are in deep trouble as they losing wickets in a quick succession. Currently, Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy are standing unbeaten at the crease and the onus of bringing five-down India out of the trouble, lies on their shoulders. They need to form a good partnership and bring some momentum. 

IND 91/5 (28 overs)

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

OUT!!!! Scott Boland does it again and this time, India skipper Rohit Sharma becomes his prey and departs for 3. Boland confuses Rohit with his pace and strikes directly onto his pads. The on-field umpire wastes no time and signals LBW out. A brilliant dismissal for Australia as India lose their fifth wicket. 

IND 87/5 (25.5 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Pant-Rohit steady

Both Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant need to form a stable partnership, in order to get India out of trouble. In the previous over of Scott Boland, the duo scores two runs as they aim to hit some boundaries in the upcoming overs. 

IND 86/4 (25 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: We are back

Hello and welcome to the second session on Day 1 of the second Test between India and Australia in Adelaide. Before going for Tea, India’s score read 82/4 with Rishabh Pant (4*) and Rohit Sharma (1*) standing unbeaten at the crease. In this session, Pant and Rohit will look to form a good partnership, in order to bring India out of the mess. On the other hand, Scott Boland will be bowling the first over of the session for the hosts. Let’s play! 

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Tea break

This marks the end of the first session on Day 1 of the second Test between India and Australia in Adelaide. At Tea, India’s score read 82/4 with Rishabh Pant (4*) and Rohit Sharma (1*) standing unbeaten at the crease. In the first session, India lost the big wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill. For Australia, Mitchell Starc took three wickets while Scott Boland took one. 

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

OUT!!! WOAHHH!!! Another blow for India as Scott Boland also joins the party for Australia in style. After getting denied the wicket of KL Rahul, Boland redeems himself by removing the mighty Shubman Gill for 31. Boland strikes directly onto the pads of Gill as the umpire signals LBW out. Gill walks away without opting for the DRS as India lose their fourth wicket. 

IND 81/4 (21.1 overs)

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

OUT!!!! WOAH!!! WHAT A MOMENT IN THE MATCH!!!! Mitchell Starc strikes again and this time, he dismisses star batter Virat Kohli for seven. A short of length delivery across Kohli, on the fifth-sixth stump line, Kohli is late in withdrawing the bat and the ball goes off the face of the bat, goes low to Smith at 2nd slip, he is on his knees as he takes it. On the cusp of tea break, India lost are three down and depends of Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant for a steady partnership. 

IND 77/3 (20.1 overs)

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

OUT!!! Mitchell Starc does it again and provides Australia with their second wicket of the day. This time, he dismisses the dangerous KL Rahul for 37. Rahul tries to go for another hit but the ball hits the edge and Nathan McSweeney takes a stunning catch at the gully. Rahul runs out his luck out his luck as there’s no third lifeline for him. Second wicket gone for India. 

IND 69/2 (18.4 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Gill, Rahul near 50s

Both KL Rahul and Shubman Gill are dominating every bowler and taking India ahead in the game. As Australia introduce spinner Nathan Lyon, Rahul continues with his fiery run and hammers a boundary. Now, both Rahul and Gill have breached their 30-run marks and inching closer towards their respective half-centuries. 

IND 67/1 (18 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Rahul on fire

KL Rahul has now changes gears and playing an attacking game. He is thrashing every other bowler and providing India with some valuable runs. This time, he thrashes Pat Cummins and hammers two boundaries in his previous over. In total, the Australia skipper ends up leaking 10 runs. India are on fire. 

IND 53/1 (15 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: 5 runs off the over

Despite losing an early wicket, India are having a good outing with the bat. The duo of Shubman Gill and KL Rahul are forming a great partnership. Rahul, who was looking a bit under confident in his approach, is now taking on every bowler and stealing boundaries. In the previous over, he steals a boundary from Scott Boland as the Australian pacer leaks five runs.

IND 43/1 (14 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Scott Boland eyes redemption

After his first over blunder, pacer Scott Boland is looking for redemption. He is desperately aiming to scalp his first wicket of the day as the partnership between KL Rahul and Shubman Gill is turning out to be expensive for Australia. In his previous over, Scott Boland concedes only two runs and controls the flow of runs. 

IND 38/1 (12 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: 6 runs off the over

KL Rahul and Shubman Gill continue to take their partnership ahead in the game with some hitting. In the previous over of Mitchell Starc, the duo scores six runs, which include a boundary from KL Rahul. India need more of these boundaries, in order to maintain their momentum against Australia. 

IND 29/1 (9 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Another lifeline for Rahul

WOW!!! Scott Boland’s first over is full of drama. The over which begins with KL Rahul’s survival due to no-ball, goes on to give another lifeline to the Indian batter. This time. Usman Khawaja turns out to be the culprit as the ball once again hits the edge and goes to the first slip, where he ends up dropping the catch. Will this turn out to be costly for Australia? 

IND 23/1 (7.5 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Rahul gets a lifeline

WOAHHH!!!!! Scott Boland almost strikes on his very first ball of the day but he runs out of his luck. Bolan almost provides Australia with the wicket of KL Rahul for duck but the stars are not in his favour. Rahul gets bamboozled by Boland’s pace as the ball hits the edge and wicketkeeper Alex Carey takes a stunning catch. However, as Australia begin to celebrate, the umpire signals no-ball for over-stepping as Rahul survives. 

IND 19/1 (7.1 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 3, Live: Australia eye another wicket

The duo of Shubman Gill and KL Rahul is forming a stable partnership for India. They are carefully assessing the conditions and taking India ahead in the game. In the previous over of Mitchell Starc, the duo scores five runs, which include a boundary from Gill. Now, Australia are eyeing their second wicket at the earliest. 

IND 15/1 (5 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: India batters steady

India batters KL Rahul and Shubman Gill are showing a cautious approach. They are steadily rotating the strike and not playing any lose shot against Australia’s strong pace attack. In the previous over of Mitchell Starc, the duo scores two runs. 

IND 10/1 (3 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Gill begins the attack

Despite losing the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal on the very first ball, India are off to an attacking start as Shubman Gill starts hammering. In the first over of Mitchell Starc, Gill hammers two back-to-back fours as the Australia pacer leaks eight runs. India need a solid partnership from Gill and KL Rahul, in order to recover from Jaiswal’s dismissal. 

IND 8/1 (1 over)

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

OUT!!! WHAT A BLOW FOR INDIA!!!!! Mitchell Starc strikes on the very first ball of the match and removes Yashasvi Jaiswal for duck. Starc hits directly onto the pads of Jaiswal as the on-field umpire straightaway signals LBW out. Jaiswal did not opt for a DRS review and goes back to the dugout. The Adelaide crowd goes crazy as there is an utter silence in the Indian camp. First wicket gone for India. 

IND 0/1 (0.1 overs)

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

The highly-anticipated pink-ball Test between India and Australia finally begins. For India, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul will be opening the proceedings. The duo will look to replicate the heroics of the first match and provide India with a terrific start. On the other hand, Mitchell Starc will be bowling the first over for the hosts as Australia need some quick wickets in the early stages of the game. Let’s play! 

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Australian players wearing black armbands

Both the teams are out on the field for the respective national anthems. The Australian team is donning the black armbands. This is to remember the later Phillip Hughes. 

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Australia’s Playing XI

Australia (Playing XI): Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: India’s Playing XI

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj