Day 1 Stumps! That's the end of day's play. Australia walks off as the much happier side of the two. Third session has been particularly good for the hosts. Wriddhiman Saha and Ravi Ashwin are two unbeaten batsmen. Captain Virat Kohli was top scorer for India with 74. Do join us tomorrow for day two's action.
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India vs Australia 1st Test 2020 Day 1 Highlights: IND 233/6 At Stumps
Virat Kohli and Co are back in whites after more than nine months as they take on Australia in first Test of the four-match series. Some high-voltage action has been witnessed so far in the tour with Australia winning the ODI series 2-1 and India clinching the T20Is by the same margin.
17 Dec, 16:41 (IST)
OUT! India in deep trouble now. Visitors are six down now. Josh Hazlewood traps Hanuma Vihari in front of the wickets. India have lost last three wickets for just 18 runs. Virat Kohli's run-out and then the new ball is making things ugly for India. H Vihari lbw b Hazlewood 16(25)
17 Dec, 16:33 (IST)
OUT! Ajinkya Rahane is trapped in front of the wickets. Mitchell Starc picks the wicket. Another breakthrough here for Australia. A Rahane lbw b Starc 42(92)
17 Dec, 16:20 (IST)
OUT! Virat Kohli is run out! Big wicket this for Australia. End of fine knock this. Kohli is run out, miscommunication there and Indian captain is run out. Kohli run out (Hazlewood/Lyon) 74(180)
17 Dec, 15:29 (IST)
Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have now stitched a half-century stand for the fourth wicket. The pair came together at 100/3 after Cheteshwar Pujara's dismissal and have taken India to 152 without the loss of any further wicket. Kohli has already completed his fifty while Rahane is batting on 18.
17 Dec, 14:58 (IST)
That's half-century up for Virat Kohli. 50 off 123 balls for the Indian captain. He had to work hard for his runs early on. Important for India that he stays there till the end. It has been a slow day for India given their scoring rate.
17 Dec, 14:25 (IST)
Tea Break | India move into the third session having lost three wickets. Virat Kohli is unbeaten and giving him company is vide-captain Ajinkya Rahane. Australia are still in control with one session to go. V Kohli 39 | A Rahane 2.
17 Dec, 14:01 (IST)
OUT! Nathan Lyon removes Cheteshwar Pujara! Big wicket this for the hosts, partnership is finally broken. Pujara gets a thick inside edge and the ball goes towards short-leg, Marnus Labuschagne takes the catch. C Pujara c Labuschagne b Lyon 43(160)
17 Dec, 12:43 (IST)
Play resumes after the dinner break as India look to move forward. Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli partnership is now worth 28 off 84 balls. Both the batsmen have played cautiously thus far. With twilight period coming up and it will be interesting to see how things go about today.
17 Dec, 11:34 (IST)
Dinner Break | Virat Kohli has joined Cheteshwar Pujara in the middle now. Important partnership this for India. Both Pujara and Kohli are India's best bet with the bat. No sign of spin yet and all four pacers with Cameron Green as latest introduction have used by Tim Paine. Meanwhile, that's the end of the opening session and players head for a dinner break! C Pujara 17 | V kohli 5
17 Dec, 11:04 (IST)
OUT! Pat Cummins strikes first ball after the drinks break! Mayank Agarwal is bowled. Cummins goes through Agarwal's defence and all ends up! Australia being rewarded for some tight bowling. M Agarwal b Cummins 17(40)
17 Dec, 10:52 (IST)
Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara have somewhat steadied the Indian innings. It has been on a slower side but importantly they have kept their wickets in tact. Tim Paine has used three pacers thus far.
17 Dec, 10:11 (IST)
Cheteshwar Pujara has joined Mayank Agarwal in the middle. This has been the watchful start for both the batsmen and rightly so. Both of them are looking to leave balls outside the off-stump, making sure Australia don't chip away with another wicket.
17 Dec, 09:41 (IST)
OUT! What a start this for India. Mitchell Starc sends back Prithvi Shaw early, very early in fact. The right-handed batsman gets an inside edge and the ball goes on to hit the stumps. Prithvi Shaw b Starc 0(2)
17 Dec, 09:36 (IST)
Australia Playing XI: Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine(w/c), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
17 Dec, 09:06 (IST)
India Playing XI: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.
17 Dec, 09:03 (IST)
TOSS: India have won the toss and have opted to bat first.
17 Dec, 08:59 (IST)
Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of India vs Australia 1st Test at Adelaide. This is a day-night Test and will be played with pink ball. India have already named their playing XI. Read about it here.
India vs Australia Live Score Updates: Virat Kohli and Co are back in whites after more than nine months as they take on Australia in first Test of the four-match series. Some high-voltage action has been witnessed so far in the tour with Australia winning the ODI series 2-1 and India clinching the T20Is by the same margin. Now, it’s time for the battle in whites and fans must brace themselves. Although India – who won the Test series 2-1 in 2018/19 tour – have pleasant memories from their last visit down under but tackling the pink-ball will be a different challenge. Meanwhile, fans must stay tuned for the live updates and commentary of the game. India vs Australia 1st Test 2020 Preview.
Notably, Australia have played seven Day/Night Tests before – most for any side – and emerged victorious in all of them. On the other hand, India defeated Bangladesh in their only Pink-Ball Test before, but that victory came on the Indian soil. All these factors make the hosts favourites, but they also have several injury concerns. While openers David Warner and Will Puvocski are already out of the contest due to injuries, Steve Smith is playing with a sore back. Virat Kohli ‘Excited’ Ahead of India vs Australia 1st Test 2020, Shares Pictures From Training Session.
On the other hand, India have quite a balanced squad on the paper and they must back themselves to get the result in their favour. In fact, there aren’t many changes from the squad which emerged victorious last time. Veteran trio Ajinkya Rahane, skipper Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara are familiar to these conditions while Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will have to make the Pink Ball talk.
Apart from the batting and bowling prowess, the fitness of players will also be tested as players of both teams are playing a Test match after long. Hence, it will be interesting to see if Virat Kohli’s men can replicate their heroics or the Aussies will redeem themselves.
Squads:
Australia: Joe Burns, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine(w/c), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Matthew Wade, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, James Pattinson, Michael Neser, Mitchell Swepson
India: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Kuldeep Yadav
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 17, 2020 08:46 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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