India vs Australia 3rd Test 2021 Day 1 Highlights: AUS 166/2 At Stumps

Stumps, Day 1 | That's the end of day's play. Australia finish with 166 on board for the loss of two wickets-both the openers. Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith are the two unbeaten batsmen. Labuschagne finishes unbeaten on 67 and Smith on 31. Do join us back for day two's action tomorrow.

That's half-century up for Marnus Labuschagne. This is his ninth Test fifty and first against India. This has been a good innings by the right-hander. Meanwhile, momentum is slowly shifting towards Australia with Labuschagne and Steve Smith scoring runs easily.

OUT! Debutant Navdeep Saini strikes. He traps fellow debutant Will Pucovski in front of the wickets. End of a fine knock this. The right-hander was looking to play across, misses the line of the ball and is trapped in front. W Pucovski lbw b Navdeep Saini 62(110)

Play resumes in the third and final session of the day. Australia have battled the weather and Indian bowling to dominate the proceedings. Meanwhile Will Pucovski is growing in confident now. Meanwhile, debutant Navdeep Saini has been introduced into the attack.

Will Pucovski scored a half-century on debut as Australia went a full session without losing a wicket. Pucovski stitched an unbeaten 87-run stand with Marnus Labuschagne to put the hosts in command at the end of the second session. India will though consider themselves unlucky after wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant dropped Pucovski twice.

The partnership between Will Pucovski and Marnus Labuschagne is nearing the half-century stand. Ajinkya Rahane has used three bowlers with Ravi Ashwin as the latest introduction. No signs of Naveed Saini into the attack yet.

So, the play resumes. Will Pucovski looks confident and has played few lovely shots after the rain break. Outfield seems to have got bit heavier due to the rain.

Play to resume at 3 pm local, which mean 9:30am IST. Sun is shining and a particular at the pitch end is getting a special care as it wet. Rest of the ground seems to be in good condition. 

Just when covers were being removed, heavens opened up once again. So, the covers were placed back. More delay now on cards..... Stay tuned!

Covers are being removed. So expect the play to resume soon. And yeah, it has stopped raining. Fingers crossed. Meanwhile, scheduled close of play will now be 6.30pm local time with an additional 30 mins of permitted extra time allowed to ensure minimum overs are bowled.

Early lunch has been taken as there was no respite from rain. So only 7.1 overs have been possible in the first session with Mohammed Siraj dismissing David Warner. Hopefully, rain will clear and we will have start to second session soon.

Rain Stops Play | It has started to rain in Sydney and players are thus walking off the field. Marnus Labuschagne and Will Pucovski are the two unbeaten batsmen for India. Rain is not that heavy at the moment. Meanwhile, the pitch area is being covered. Hope to be back soon.

OUT! Excellent start this for India and Mohammed Siraj. End of David Warner's INreturn. Warner is caught at first slip. Opts for a drive with ball moving away slightly and gets the outside edge. D Warner c Pujara b Siraj 5(8)

David Warner, Will Pucovski, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matthew Wade, Cameron Green, Tim Paine(w/c), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini.

Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of India vs Australia 3rd Test. Meanwhile, Australia have won the toss and have opted to bat first. David Warner is back for Australia while Rohit Sharma returns for India.