A total of 17 wickets fell on Day One of the India vs Australia 1st Test 2024. Batting first India managed to put 150 runs on the board with Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc destroying the Indian batting lineup. Jasprit Bumrah returned the favour and took four wickets in India's reply. Visitors are in control at the moment butĀ Alex Carey holds the key for Australian first innings.Ā
Out! Jasprit Bumrah with his fourth wicket of the inning, dismisses the Australian skipper.Ā Slight edge and Pant takes an easy catch.Ā India is ripping apart the Australian batting order, with Bumrah leading the charge. Pat Cummins c Rishabh Pant b Jasprit Bumrah 3 (5).
Out!Ā After the review was taken,Ā Marnus Labuschagne had to walk back to the dressing room. Mohammed Siraj is charged up, especially after an earlier heated moment with the Australian batter.Ā Marnus Labuschagne's slow and resisting inning comes to an end.Ā Marnus Labuschagne lbw Mohammed Siraj 2 (52)
Out! It's a close one and still a brilliant catch by KL Rahul as Mohammed Sortaj picks up the wicket of Mitchell Marsh. After close inspection, the third umpire gave a decision in India's favour. Mitchell Marsh c KL Rahul b Mohammed Siraj 6 (19)
Out! Harshit Rana with the bog wicket, picking up Travis Head's wicket. The left-handed batter looking to play a defensive shot missed the line completely as the ball hit the stumps. Travis Head b Harshit RanaĀ 11 (13)
Jasprit Bumrah with a pair of wickets in back-to-back deliveries hands India a massive chance for visitors. Picking up Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith's wickets, India is certainly in the game right now.Ā
Out! Jasprit Bumrah, with a beautiful delivery and a timely DRS review. Indian captain provides breakthrough. Impact just around knee roll with many making their views heard Bumrah takes the DRS and succeeds. Nathan McSweeney lbw b Jasprit Bumrah 10(13)Ā
Australian openers Usman Khawaja and debutant Nathan McSweeney are out in the middle, with Indian skipper Jasprit Bumrah opening the bowling for the visitors. As expected, Bumrah bowled perfect line and length in his first over and created trouble for the newcomer despite getting hit for a boundary. Mohammed Siraj is also doing his best to pick up early wickets.Ā Ā
Out! Looking for some slog-hitting Nitish Reddy hands catch to Usman Khwaja. Debutant Reddy scored 41 runs while other star Indian batters struggled against the pacers. Nitish Kumar Reddy c Usman Khwaja b Pat Cummins 41 (59)
Out! Jasprit Bumrah was early at the crease and departed after facing just eight balls handing a simple catch behind the stumps.Ā Full delivery just outside off, Bumrah gets forward and reaches out for the drive but it straightens to find the edge. Good catch by Carey diving across with both hands. Jasprit Bumrah c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood 8 (8)
India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Score Updates: The much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 is here and it is time for two of the best Test-playing nations--India and Australia to battle it out and determine which of these teams are better. You can check the India national cricket team vs Australia national cricket team match scorecard, here. India and Australia have a long history in Test cricket and Jasprit Bumrah and his team would take confidence in the fact that they have outplayed the Aussies on the last two occasions Down Under. While they aim for a hat-trick of Test series wins in Australia, it would be far from an easy task.Ā On Which Channel India vs Australia Live Telecast in India Will Be Available? How To Watch IND vs AUS BGT 2024-25 Test Series Cricket Matches Free Live Streaming Online?
Although depleted without the likes of Rohit Sharma and potentially Shubman Gill, who earlier sustained a thumb fracture, the India national cricket team cannot be taken lightly at all. Star batter Virat Kohli, who always loves to play in Australian conditions will be among the players to watch out for along with India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah.
The Australia national cricket team on the other hand will have the edge over India, given the fact that they are playing at home. Australia will look to dent India's confidence more after Rohit Sharma and co had suffered a shock whitewash at the hands of New Zealand not many days ago. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 is also set to have massive implications on the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 final with Australia currently topping the standings with India in second place.Ā IND vs AUS 2024-25 Schedule: Check List of Fixtures in India vs Australia Test Series With Venues and Match Timings in IST of Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The last time these two teams met in Test cricket was in the ICC WTC 2021-23 final where Pat Cummins and co had come out on top to clinch the coveted title for the very first time. Can Australia gain an early advantage in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 or would India continue their good run Down Under? Time to find out!
Squads:
India National Cricket Team: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(wk), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, Abhimanyu Easwaran
Australia National Cricket Team: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Scott Boland