India vs Australia LIVE Score: India has made a wonderful comeback in the first test against Australia. Team India, which was on the backfoot on the first day, defeated Australia for 104 runs on the second day on Saturday. Captain Jasprit Bumrah played a big role in dismissing Australia cheaply by taking 5 wickets. After this, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul gave a good start to India in the second innings. Both made a century partnership. Yashasvi Jaiswal became the first batsman to score a fifty in the match. Indian team’s total lead over Australia has exceeded 140 runs. India has got a lead of 46 runs in the first innings.
17 wickets fell in the first day’s play between India and Australia. The Indian team was all out for 150 runs. After this, Australia had lost 7 wickets for 67 runs by the end of the day’s play. On the second day, Australia’s team was reduced to a score of 104 runs.
India’s playing XI:
KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Mohammed Siraj.
Australia’s playing XI:
Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
On the first day of the Perth Test, Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and chose to bat first. Team India’s batsmen looked helpless in front of Australia’s lethal bowling. When Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal returned without opening the account, Virat Kohli could score only 5 runs. KL Rahul, who was batting bravely, had to become a victim of the controversial decision of the umpire. Debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy scored the highest score of 41 runs while Rishabh Pant played an inning of 37 runs taking India’s score to 150 runs.
Bowlers wreaked havoc on Australia
Indian bowlers forced Australia to kneel at home. While batting in the first innings, the team had lost 7 wickets for 59 runs. Indian team captain Jasprit Bumrah took 4 wickets while Mohammad Siraj dismissed 2 Kangaroo batsmen. Harshit Rana, who was debuting, took 1 wicket in his name.