India is 4-51 at lunch on day one after Australia’s quicks produced a golden performance during the morning session at Perth Stadium.
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Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah chose to bat first after winning the toss, but opener Yashasvi Jaiswal didn’t survive beyond the third over. The left-hander departed for a duck after flashing at a length delivery from Mitchell Starc, with the outside edge flying to debutant Nathan McSweeney at gully.
Australia’s quicks were relentless with the new Kookaburra, rarely straying from the corridor of uncertainty. Devdutt Padikkal patiently soaked up 23 deliveries before tickling a length delivery from Josh Hazlewood, knicking behind to wicketkeeper Alex Carey for a duck.
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India’s batters only managed 12 runs from the first 13 overs, but the tempo picked up after the drinks break as opener KL Rahul adjusted to the bouncy deck. But that wasn’t the case for superstar Virat Kohli, removed by Hazlewood after tentatively prodding at short delivery that jumped off the surface, caught at first slip for 5.
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Having anchored India’s innings in the morning session, Rahul departed on the stroke of lunch for 26 after Snicko suggested a faint edge while facing Starc, with Australia successfully overturning the on-field decision. However, Rahul was furious as he trudged off the field, arguing the noise came from the bat flicking his pad.
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TEAMS
Australian XI: Nathan McSweeney (debut), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Indian XI: Yashsavi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy (debut), Jasprit Bumrah (c), Harshit Rana (debut), Mohammed Siraj
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