Day 1 in a nutshell - Australia 67/7 at stumps in reply to India's 150
Australia suffered a stunning batting collapse as they managed 67 for 7 at stumps in reply to India's 150 in the first innings on Day 1 of the first Test in Perth on Friday. India, who were all out for 150 from 49.4 overs at the stroke of tea, grabbed seven Australian wickets in 27 overs in the final session of the day.
Alex Carey (19 batting) and Mitchell Starc (6 batting) were at the crease at stumps, as Australia trail by 83 runs. Seventeen wickets fell on the day on a lively pitch at the Perth Stadium.
Australia's abject surrender could be seen from the fact that Carey was their highest scorer while Travis Head and debutant Nathan McSweeney made 11 and 10 respectively. All the other Australian batters could not reach double-digit figures.
For India, captain Jasprit Bumrah (4/17) was the pick of the bowlers while Mohammed Siraj (2/17) and debutant Harshit Rana (1/33) also chipped in.
Earlier, electing to bat, India lost six wickets in the second session to be all out for 150.
Debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy top-scored with 41 off 59 balls while Rishabh Pant chipped in with 37. Opene KL Rahul got out to a controversial caught behind decision just before lunch after scoring 26 off 74 balls.
For Australia, Josh Hazlewood (4/29), Mitchell Starc (2/14), Mitchell Marsh (2/12) and captain Pat Cummins (2/67) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Scores:
India: 150 all out in 49.4 overs (KL Rahul 26, Rishabh Pant 37, Nitish Kumar Reddy 41; Josh Hazlewood 4/29).
Australia: 67 for 7 in 27 overs (Alex Carey batting 19; Jasprit Bumrah 4/17).
IND vs AUS LIVE: Pacers put India on top | Australia 67/7 at stumps on Day 1, trail by another 83 runs
IND vs AUS LIVE: Almost caught!
On the last ball of the day, Bumrah decides to roll his fingers over for a slower one. Mitchell Starc had no clue. Luckily for the Aussie, it didn't get the greatest of contacts and falls short of Bumrah. STUMPS!
IND vs AUS LIVE: Bumrah into the attack
Australia are 62/7, Bumrah has the ball and this could be the final over of the day. Third ball, pitched up and Starc plays it uppishly over the in-field for four!
IND vs AUS LIVE: WICKET!
GONE! Pitched up, Cummins looks to drive, gets the outside edge and taken by Rishabh Pant. Seven down!
Pat Cummins c Pant b Bumrah 3 (5)
Australia are 59/7
IND vs AUS LIVE: Bumrah with change of ends
12 minutes to go into the day's play and Jasprit Bumrah changes ends. Could be his last over of the day. First ball to Cummins, captain to captain, steered for a double
IND vs AUS LIVE: FOUR!
Next ball, bouncer by Harshit Rana, Carey leans back on the short stuff and lifts it over the keeper and slips. Four more!
IND vs AUS LIVE: FOUR!
Australia trickle past fifty with a boundary. Harshit Rana with an errant line and Alex Carey plays it off the pads for a boundary, the ball races to fine leg
IND vs AUS LIVE: WICKET!
Marnus Labuschagne tries to play it down the leg side but the whip doesn't work out. He misses it completely. Up goes the finger. Australia decide to review. It doesn't look promising for the Aussies. And the decision stands. OUT! The ball is going on to hit the middle-leg
Marnus Labuschagne lbw b Mohammed Siraj 2 (52)
Australia are 47/6
IND vs AUS LIVE: Jasprit Bumrah into the attack
10 minutes left in the day's play. We could get 40 minutes if play is extended with plenty of regulation overs left. There's light so that is not a problem. And here is Bumrah...
IND vs AUS LIVE: WICKET!
India celebrate. Mitchell Marsh is unmoved. KL Rahul is convinced he's held on cleanly. Mohammed Siraj was making inroads already. It appears KL Rahul got his fingers underneath the ball as he leaped ahead of Virat Kohli in the slips region. Third umpire decides OUT!
Mitchell Marsh c Rahul b Mohammed Siraj 6 (19)
Australia are 38/5
IND vs AUS LIVE: Australia 37/4
Marnus Labuschagne continues to bat it out, struggling sometimes but sticking around. He's moved to 1 after drawing applause for opening his account. Mitchell Marsh at the other end. An over or two remaining before stumps
IND vs AUS LIVE: Labuschagne survives
Marnus looks to work it off the back foot but didn't seem to know where the ball went after hitting the tip of the bat. The ball runs to Pant who is quick to react and prevent some lucky runs
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IND vs AUS LIVE: BOWLED!
Harshit Rana had struggled against Travis Head in the previous over. This time he's kept the seam up, angled this away a touch and found the off stump. That is as good as first Test wickets go! And what a wicket that could prove to be.
Travis Head b Harshit Rana 11 (13)
Australia are 31/4
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: FOUR MORE!
No ball from Harshit Rana and the good line and length of the previous over seem to have been lost. Short and wide to Head, and it has been whacked over backward point. The ball lands just short of the boundary rope
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: FOUR!
Short from Harshit Rana, Travis Head rocks back to it and stays inside the crease to cut this away and send the ball towards third man for a boundary
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: Harshit Rana vs Marnus Labuschagne
Harshit Rana vs Marnus Labuschagne for six balls in a perfect contest. Harshit, making Test debut, beats the bat multiple times. The duo exchange words, exchange looks. Great battle between bat and ball - just what we like to see in Test cricket
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: GOLDEN DUCK FOR STEVE SMITH!
WICKET! Steve Smith is adjudged leg before on the first ball! Golden duck for Smith! Back-to-back wickets for Bumrah and the Indian players and fans have every reason to celebrate. That's a huge wicket for India. The length is pulled back, Smith is late in getting the back down, considers a review with possibility of ball going down leg but Labuschagne suggests against it
Steve Smith lbw Bumrah 0 (1)
Australia are 19/3
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: WICKET!
GONE! Jasprit Bumrah strikes! Usman Khawaja is squared up by Bumrah and this time Kohli holds on at second slip. It seemed to move away a touch outside off stump, Khawaja has a go and he's got the edge.
Usman Khawaja c Kohli b Bumrah 8 (19)
Australia are 19/2
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: DROPPED!
Virat Kohli takes it... and then drops it! Kohli, stationed at second slip, clutches on briefly to an edge off Marnus Labuschagne and then lets it go. As others celebrate, Kohli gestures he couldn't hold on for long enough. Bumrah is frustrated and has every reason to be
Next ball, he beats the outside edge once again as Labuschagne is squared up with the ball carrying to the keeper. Pity he's not got more than one in that over
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: Appeal, India review! WICKET!
Another loud appeal for leg before and this one looks closer. Bumrah the bowler this time. McSweeney gets his leg forward to defend but there's no bat involved. Two noises? Nope. It is pitching in line and going on to hit middle and leg. Bumrah asks teammates if they heard anything. The answer came that it was pad first. And it is out!
Nathan McSweeney lbw b Bumrah 10 (13)
Australia are 14/1
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: Appeal, not out!
Loud appeal by Siraj for leg before on McSweeney and it has been turned down. Siraj is confident but others don't share his enthusiasm. Bounce probably helps McSweeney out here even though he's not offered a shot and has been struck on the pad
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: FOUR!
McSweeney gets a thick outside edge, the ball falls short of the slip cordon and to make things worse for Siraj, it has not been prevented from running to the rope. Insult to injury
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: Bumrah opens, six from the first over
Jasprit Bumrah starts with a no ball and two runs come from it. On the fifth ball, McSweeney gets his Test career up and running with a four. The angle allows Nathan to get bat to ball and sees the ball run off for a four
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: Australia begin
The players are back out and the final session of the day is underway. Nathan McSweeney and Usman Khawaja ope the innings for Australia. Jasprit Bumrah has the ball. 150 on the board for India. GO!
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: India 150 all out
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rishabh Pant top score for India with 41 and 37 respectively. Josh Hazlewood with four wickets to lead the bowling effort. India have been bowled out for 150 as a result
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: WICKET!
GONE! Nitish Kumar Reddy becomes the last wicket to fall. Ironically, Usman Khawaja holds on this time with his back to the pitch and sun completely out of reckoning. He runs backward, dives and completes the catch safely. Nitish departs after scoring 41 and he's done the job that was required of him. India have been bowled out for 150
Nitish Kumar Reddy c Khawaja b Cummins 41 (59)
India 150 all out
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: DROPPED!
Usman Khawaja drops it! Sun in his eyes, he almost had his eyes closed and maybe even tried to get his hand in front of his face to cover his eyes. Nitish spliced it and that's a dolly dropped
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: SIX! WICKET!
Short ball, top edge from Bumrah flies off over the fine third man rope for a six.
Two balls later, the India skipper departs. Hazlewood's full delivery is outside off, Bumrah prods at it, there's an edge and Carey dives to his right to take a catch
Jasprit Bumrah c Carey b Hazlewood 8 (8)
India are 144/9
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: SIX!
Bouncer from Cummins to Nitish and he's ramped it with an upper cut towards third man. There's Labuschagne stationed there. Will this carry? No it does not! Desperate leap from him but its struck well enough for the ball to go over
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: WHAT A CATCH!
Simply brilliant! Spectacular catch in the slip cordon by Australia. Harshit Rana plays away from his body, gets the edge and it flies to the slips. McSweeney gets left hand to it, it lobs up and Labuschagne, to his left, is alert and holds on with a dive. Lovely fielding!
Harshit Rana c Labuschagne b Hazlewood 7 (5)
India are 128/8
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: WICKET!
HUGE WICKET FOR AUSTRALIA! Edged, sharp catch at second slip and Australia have a huge wicket at the stroke of Tea. Full delivery from Cummins, Pant looks to whip it away, the blade closes and the ball flies to Smith who holds on over his head
Rishabh Pant c Smith b Cummins 37 (78)
India are 121/7
IND vs AUS 1st Test Live: Words and picture can't do justice to this
IND vs AUS LIVE: Rishabh Pant with a bonkers six
Make sense of this shot please!
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: SIX!
TRADEMARK RISHABH PANT IN AUSTRALIA! Six towards backward square leg as Pant takes a tumble. Full delivery from Cummins, angled in around off stump, Pant collapses towards the off side and whips it over the fine leg boundary. If you're not watching this, go back later and do check this clip out. A must see!
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: FOUR!
Nathan Lyon to Nitish Kumar Reddy and he's played another sublime reverse sweep for four! This one is squarer than the previous boundary, it played towards point, and it has the legs to race off to the rope
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: DROPPED!
Rishabh Pant survives! Pat Cummins has dropped this at mid-on! Not the easiest of opportunities as Pant skies it while trying to whip a shot off the pads off Starc. Cummins ran backward and tried to hold on after getting his hands to it. It just didn't hold on
IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: FOUR!
He's just survived a sure-shot dismissal but Nitish Kumar Reddy is hoping to make the most of the life. He gets over the top of the full ball by Lyon, sends it towards backward point with a perfectly played reverse sweep
IND vs AUS LIVE: Australia appeal, given not out
Mitchell Starc with a searing delivery on the leg stump to Nitish Kumar Reddy. "I think he's hit it," reckons Carey. Not everyone is confident. Australia have one review remaining, they opt against taking it. Snicko shows there was a sound as the ball passed the glove. Nitish has survived as Australia don't review!
IND vs AUS LIVE: FOUR! FOUR!
Nitish Kumar Reddy with great way to get going. The India debutant not shying away from going into the attack and against Lyon at that. Full from Lyon, Nitish clears leg and hits it down the ground to open the mark. Two balls later, he dances down the track and plays it inside out and to the left of the mid-off
IND vs AUS LIVE: FOUR!
Into the slot and Rishabh Pant goes to hammer it! Pant dances down the track to a delivery outside off and whacks it with a cross-bat towards long off. Brilliantly done!
IND vs AUS LIVE: Australia review
Australia's appeal for a caught behind is turned down by the on-field umpire. They've got one right, one wrong. And this one goes into the wrong column. The snicko shows nothing as the ball passes Rishabh Pant's bat. Good length ball from Cummins, angled and passed the outside edge. Luckily for India, no bat involved
IND vs AUS LIVE: WICKET!
GONE! Washington Sundar walks for 4. Marsh has his second of the session and India are in deep trouble. Bounce, angles away, Sundar pokes at it and pays for it. The ball hits high on the bat and Carey holds on with utter ease
Sundar c Carey b Marsh 4 (15)
INDIA 73/6
IND vs AUS LIVE: FOUR!
Rishabh Pant has had enough of defensive, passive batting. He goes to attack, launches into Pat Cummins, goes for the counter and the edge flies over the slip cordon for a four. He bumps gloves once-twice-thrice-four times with Washington Sundar at the other end
IND vs AUS LIVE: WICKET!
GONE! Five down! Perfect length from Mitchell Marsh, outside off, seams away a touch and Dhruv Jurel tries to defend, ends up edging it to Marnus Labuschagne at second slip
Dhruv Jurel c Labuschagne b Marsh 11 (20)
India are 59/5
IND vs AUS LIVE: FOUR!
Short by Pat Cummins, Dhruv Jurel stands up to it and gently guides it past backward point for a boundary. Well played!