India vs Australia 1st Test Live Cricket Score: Misery continued for India as they lost Dhruv Jurel and Washington Sundar in quick succession after the lunch break. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant stitched a valiant 48-run stand with Nitish Reddy which was broken by Pat Cummins as the Indian keeper-batter was dismissed for 37.
India posted 51 for 4 at lunch following a troubled start as they chose to bat first. Mitchell Starc drew the first blood for Australia, dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal for an 8-ball duck and then, Josh Hazlewood added to India’s woes. He took down Devdutt Padikkal for a 23-ball duck and also picked up the priced wicket of Virat Kohli. KL Rahul got out just before lunch for 26 off 74 balls.
Earlier, stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss in the opening India vs Australia Test at the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Playing XIs
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah (C), Mohammed Siraj
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labushagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (WK), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon
