India vs Australia, Border Gavaskar Trophy Highlights: Australia 67/7 at stumps, trail by 83 runs on 17-wicket day
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 23, 2024, 06:57:05 IST

India vs Australia, Border Gavaskar Trophy Highlights: Australia 67/7 at stumps, trail by 83 runs on 17-wicket day

Australia was left teetering on 67-7 in reply to India’s 150 all out as the grassy and bouncy Perth Stadium pitch claimed 17 wickets on the opening day of the Border-Gavaskar series on Friday.

Skipper and fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian attack with 4-17 and fellow fast bowler Mohamed Siraj took 2-17 on a difficult day for batting.

Left handers Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc will resume Saturday on 19 and 6 runs, respectively, as Australia trails India by 83 runs.

Unseasonal rain had the wicket covered in the week leading up to the test resulting in a lavish layer of grass to complement the traditional bounce of Perth pitches.

Bumrah ended Nathan McSweeney’s 10-ball debut by trapping the opener leg before wicket. He then returned two overs later to claim opener Usman Khawaja (8) and Steve Smith for nought off successive balls. Khawaja was caught by Virat Kohli at second slip and then Smith was trapped lbw.

Left-hander Travis Head thwarted Bumrah’s hopes of a hit trick but on 11 he played down the wrong line and was bowled off stump to give debutant fast bowler Harshit Rana his maiden test wicket.

Mitchell Marsh fell to a catch by KL Rahul at third slip off Siraj to leave Australia in a similar predicament to India in the morning when it won the toss and batted.

Labuschagne was dropped off the second ball when Kohli spilled a simple catch at second slip and then struggled to put bat to ball and made two runs off 52 balls before Siraj trapped him in front.

As the shadows lengthened Bumrah returned for his second spell and immediately removed his counterpart Cummins caught behind by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.

In the first two sessions, seam bowler Josh Hazlewood broke the back of the Indian batting with 4-29 helped by swing bowlers Starc (2-24), Cummins (2-67) and Marsh (2-12).

Indian had slumped to 73-6 either side of the lunch break before Pant (37) and debutant and top-scorer Nitish Kumar Reddy (41) saved face with a 48-run eighth wicket stand.

Scoring runs was not easy on a pitch that offered bounce and sideways movement to Hazlewood and Starc, who claimed 400 test wickets between them to become the first Australian new-ball pair to achieve that feat.

Reddy, 21, hammered six fours and a six off 59 balls and took the attack to offspinner Nathan Lyon as he twice hit him down the ground and reverse swept in quick succession. He then parried Cummin behind the wicketkeeper for a six before holding out to deep mid-wicket where Khawaja took a running outfield catch. Two balls before, Khawaja dropped Reddy as he skied Cummins.

Earlier, Reddy on 10 survived a catch at the wicket after the Australians failed to refer a catch down legside as the TV replay showed a spike as the ball brushed past the gloves off Starc.

Pant was uncharacteristically circumspect in the company of the junior partner and hit a six and three fours in his 78-ball innings before Cummins had him caught by Smith at second slip.

India was teetering on 51-4 at lunch as the decision to bat first backfired sensationally.

Openers Jashasvi Jaisval (0), Rahul (26), Devdutt Padikkal (0) and star batsman Kohli (5) fell before lunch as India rued its decision to bat.

Opening the batting in the absence of Rohit Sharma, Rahul on 19 completed 3,000 test runs in his 54th test match.

Starc in particular was unplayable in his opening five-over spell during which he had lefthander Jaisval caught at gully by test debutant Nathan McSweeney.

Hazlewood, who was rested after a three-over burst, returned to the attack to replace Starc and in the space of 15 balls removed Paddikal and Kohli.

Padikkal survived 23 balls as he repeatedly played and missed against Starc before Hazlewood had him caught behind by wicketkeeper Carey.

Two overs later, Kohli, having arrived at the crease to the thunderous applause from a record 31,302 opening-day crowd for a test at the Perth Stadium, was surprised by a Hazlewood delivery that bounced disconcertingly and flew off the shoulder of the bat to first slip Khawaja.

Australia and India are one-two in the World Test Championship standings.
15:44 (IST) Nov 22

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).

15:33 (IST) Nov 22

IND vs AUS LIVE: Bowlers bring India back on Day 1

15:33 (IST) Nov 22

IND vs AUS LIVE: Pacers put India on top | Australia 67/7 at stumps on Day 1, trail by another 83 runs

15:24 (IST) Nov 22

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!

15:21 (IST) Nov 22

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!

15:11 (IST) Nov 22

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

15:09 (IST) Nov 22

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

15:07 (IST) Nov 22

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!

15:06 (IST) Nov 22

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

14:53 (IST) Nov 22

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

14:44 (IST) Nov 22

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...

14:31 (IST) Nov 22

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

14:22 (IST) Nov 22

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

14:09 (IST) Nov 22

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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14:03 (IST) Nov 22

IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE: Will there even be an IPL Auction clash?

14:00 (IST) Nov 22

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

13:51 (IST) Nov 22

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

13:48 (IST) Nov 22

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

13:46 (IST) Nov 22

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

13:37 (IST) Nov 22

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

13:34 (IST) Nov 22

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

13:18 (IST) Nov 22

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

13:13 (IST) Nov 22

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

13:11 (IST) Nov 22

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

13:09 (IST) Nov 22

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

13:07 (IST) Nov 22

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

13:03 (IST) Nov 22

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!

12:46 (IST) Nov 22

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

12:44 (IST) Nov 22

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

12:39 (IST) Nov 22

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

12:37 (IST) Nov 22

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

12:31 (IST) Nov 22

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

12:29 (IST) Nov 22

IND vs AUS Test LIVE: What a catch!

12:25 (IST) Nov 22

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

12:19 (IST) Nov 22

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

12:02 (IST) Nov 22

IND vs AUS 1st Test Live: Words and picture can't do justice to this

12:02 (IST) Nov 22

IND vs AUS LIVE: Rishabh Pant with a bonkers six

IND vs AUS LIVE: Rishabh Pant with a bonkers six

Make sense of this shot please!

12:00 (IST) Nov 22

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!

11:52 (IST) Nov 22

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

11:45 (IST) Nov 22

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

11:41 (IST) Nov 22

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

11:37 (IST) Nov 22

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!

11:32 (IST) Nov 22

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

11:20 (IST) Nov 22

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!

11:14 (IST) Nov 22

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

11:12 (IST) Nov 22

IND vs AUS LIVE: 'Brilliant bowling'

11:10 (IST) Nov 22

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

10:53 (IST) Nov 22

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

10:47 (IST) Nov 22

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

10:40 (IST) Nov 22

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!

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Australia's seamers, led by Josh Hazlewood who claimed four wickets, combined to bundle India out for 150 on Friday but the hosts fared even worse with the bat on day one of the first Test, slumping to 67-7 at stumps in Perth.

The home team reached the close trailing by 83 runs as India's pacemen also had a field day. Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah expertly exploited the seam-friendly conditions to register 4-17 in the final session.

Bumrah earlier won the toss and boldly elected to bat.

In an inexperienced lineup missing skipper Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, it was left to Rishabh Pant (37) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (41) to breathe life into India's first innings after a slew of early wickets.

The morning started ominously when Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal departed for ducks and Hazlewood (4-29) had Virat Kohli, in the midst of a century-drought lasting 16 months, caught in the slips for five.

Things went from bad to worse when an irritated KL Rahul (26) trudged off after the third umpire judged that he edged Mitchell Starc (2-14) to keeper Alex Carey as bat brushed pad.

A scarcely believable six over fine leg by Pant, scooped from a Pat Cummins delivery outside off-stump, highlighted the Pant-Reddy resistance of 48 runs.

Australia's impressive fielding display culminated when Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne combined for a rare team-catch, bobbled from one to the other in the slips to leave Harshit Rana (seven) stunned, and the bowler Hazlewood jubilant.

Tea was taken when Cummins (2-67) had Reddy caught by Usman Khawaja, wrapping up the innings.

In the third session, Australia's newly-capped opener McSweeney got off the mark with a deft glance to the fine leg boundary but he departed for 10 when Bumrah had him pinned leg-before.

The 30-year-old rounded out a spectacular opening spell by inducing an edge from Khawaja (eight) and then trapping Steve Smith in front for a golden duck on the next ball.

Travis Head added 11 before becoming Rana's first test wicket, beaten for pace, and Australia were reeling at 47-6 when Labuschagne was given out lbw to give Mohammed Siraj his second scalp.

Bumrah brought himself back on prior to the close, and celebrated his fourth wicket when keeper Pant gobbled up a thick Cummins edge.