

The first test match between India and Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is being played at Nagpur. India dominated the first innings, thanks to the impressive performance of Ravindra Jadeja, who made a successful return from a knee injury.
Jadeja took five wickets with figures of 5/47. And he was instrumental in restricting the Australian team to 177 all out in 63.5 overs. Marnus Labuschagne top-scored for Australia with 49 runs, while Steve Smith made 37 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin also played a crucial role in the Indian bowling attack, taking three wickets with figures of 3/42.
India’s openers, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul made a strong start, with Rohit scoring 56 runs off 69 balls, including nine fours and a six. Rahul, however, became the first victim of Australian spinner Todd Murphy. Who claimed his wicket in the penultimate over of the day with figures of 1/13. Despite this setback, India still leads by 100 runs, with a score of 77 for 1 in 24 overs, with Rohit remaining not out on 56.
Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Srikar Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins (captain).
Overall, day 1 of the first test match between India and Australia was in favor of Indian Team. Day 2 will be crucial in determining the outcome of the match and the future of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.