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.
Day 1 Highlights
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.
The playing XIs for the match are as follows:
India:
Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Srikar Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia:
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.
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