IND vs AUS 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: India 77/1 at Stumps, trails Australia by 100 runs

1st Innings

Australia - 177/10 in 63.5 overs

Marnus Labuschagne - 49 runs in 123 balls

Steve Smith - 37 runs in 107 balls

Ravichandran Ashwin - 2/41 in 14 overs

Ravindra Jadeja - 4/45 in 20 overs

2nd Innings

India - 77/1 in 24 overs

Rohit Sharma - 56* runs in 69 balls

KL Rahul - 20 runs in 71 balls

Todd Murphy - 1/13 in 7 overs

Scott Boland - 0/4 in 3 overs

Nathan Lyon gave away just one run in the 24th over of the second innings, as India closed Day 1 on the score of 77/1.

KL Rahul was dismissed by Aussie debutant Todd Murphy with an individual score of 20 runs in 71 balls. India was reduced to 76/1 in 22.5 as Rohit Sharma was joined in the middle by night watchman R Ashwin. This was the second last over of the day.

India's score stood at 62/0 in 21 overs. Only three overs of play remain on Day 1 of the Nagpur Test. 

Rohit Sharma completed his half-century in the 22nd over of the second innings. Rohit Sharma took 66 balls to achieve the milestone. This is his 4th half-century by Rohit against the Aussies in Test cricket. India finished the over on 74/0 in 22 overs.

After 20 overs of play in the second innings of the match, India's score stood at 60 runs for no loss. Rohit Sharma is unbeaten on 43 off 62, while KL Rahul is on 16 off 59 balls.

KL Rahul hit Pat Cummins for a four in the 3rd ball of the 18th over, which was his first boundary of the match.

India openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul completed their fifty-run stand in the 16th over. Out of the 54 runs scored by India, Rohit had hit 42 off 51 balls, while Rahul scored 11 off 46 after 16 overs.

In the 14th over of the match, Rohit Sharma was dropped by Peter Handscomb, in the bowling of Nathan Lyon. However, Rohit finished the over with a glorious six down the ground.

Aussie debutant Todd Morphy was called in by Pat Cummins to bowl the 11th over of the second innings.

India's total reached 35/0 after nine overs, with Rohit Sharma batting on 31* off 28 and KL Rahul on 4* runs off 26 balls. 

Rohit Sharma yet again hit two boundaries to Aussie skipper Patt Cummins in the 5th over, alongside a double. Interestingly, KL Rahul is yet to open his account. India is at 26/0 after five overs.

Pat Cummins decided to introduce off-spinner Nathan Lyon into the attack in the fourth over itself. India were 15/0 after three overs.

Rohit Sharma got off the mark with a boundary in the very first ball of the first over, which was bowled by Pat Cummins. The Indian captain hit another boundary in the next ball with a flick shot. Rohit hit another boundary in the fourth ball. India's score stands at 13/0 in one over.

R Ashwin completed his three-wicket haul by dismissing Australia's no. 11 Scott Boland in the 64th over of the first innings. The visitors were bowled out on 177 runs. 

Bowling the third over after tea, Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Pater Handscom on the individual score of 31 runs in 84 balls to complete his five-wicket haul in his first international match since returning from the injury hiatus.

The play resumed after tea on  Day 1 in Nagpur, as R Jadeja bowled the 61st over in the first innings. 

Australia 174/8 in 60 overs

Nathan Lyon - 0* (3 balls)

Peter Handscomb - 29* (69 balls)

Ravichandran Ashwin - 2/41 in 14 overs

Ravindra Jadeja - 4/45 in 20 overs

While Australia's first innings score stood at 76/2 in 32 overs at lunch, Team India reduced the visitors to 174/8 in the post-lunch session. Jadeja grabbed four wickets in the session, while R Ashwin contributed with two wickets.

Ravindra Jadeja provided another breakthrough to India in the fifth ball of the 59th over by dismissing debutant Todd Murphy. The Aussie player lasted for only five balls and scored no runs.

Alex Carey has started to show his class and has hit Mohammed Siraj for two boundaries in the 50th over. Australia are 144/5 in 50 overs. 

Star allrounder Ravindra Jadeja bowled his 8th maiden over of the innings. Australia were at 172/6 in 57 overs.

Australian captain Pat Cummins became R Ashwin's second scalp of the day in the 58th over. Cummins hit six runs in 14 balls.

The Nagpur pitch has started to show its true colors and the Aussie batsman seem to be in trouble facing the Indian spinners. 

R Ashwin has struck again and has castled Alex Carey. Australia are 162/6 in 53.1 overs 

Axar Patel is back in the attack after a short break. Australia are 148-5 in 51 overs, 

The drinks have arrived on the pitch and Australia are 129/5 in 46 overs.

Ravindra Jadeja is having a fantastic day at the pitch and after dismissing Labuschagne and Renshaw, he has now castled Steve Smith. 

Steve Smith has started to break the shackles and has hit Axar Patel for three boundaries in the 42nd over. Australia 105/2 in 41 overs. 

Australia reached 85/4 in 39 overs after the Indian bowlers grabbed two quick wickets after lunch.

Ravindra Jadeja removes Marnus Labuschagne and Matt Renshaw on two consecutive balls. Australia 84/4 in 36.1 overs. 

The match has resumed after lunch and Mohammed Shami will start again for Team India. 

Australia 76/2 in 32 overs

Marnus Labuschagne - 47* (110 balls)

Steve Smith - 19* (74)

Mohammed Shami - 1/12 in 5 overs (2 maidens)

Mohammed Siraj - 1/13 in 5 overs (3 maidens)

In an eventful first session of Day-1 of the first Test Australia have scored 76/2 till lunch. The Indian bowlers removed both the openers in the space of the first 4 overs but Smith and Labuschagne came out and handled the Australia innings. The Indian spinners also got a bit of help off the pitch and the bowl has also started to turn. 

Ravindra Jadeja seems to return to form after injury and is also making the ball talk. 

The Nagpur pitch has now started to open as the dust is also coming off the wicket. These are not good signs for the Aussie batsmen. 

After an eventful first 13 overs, drinks have arrived on the field. Australia are 29/2 after 13 overs. 

The Nagpur pitch has started to speak and the Indian spinners are also making full use of it. Jadeja also produces a stumping moment but Smith's foot was grounded. 

The moment that every Indian fan was waiting for has arrived as Ravichandran Ashwin comes in to the attack. 

The Nagpur pitch has started to turn and the Indian spinners have started to trouble the Aussie batsmen. 

After removing David Warner early in the third over Mohammed Shami has come back in the attack after a short break. 

Australia have not had a very easy first ten overs as the Indian bowlers have kept them on backfoot. Australia have lost both their openers at a score of just 2. Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are at the crease.

Rohit Sharma made the first bowling change of the innings by calling in Ravindra Jadeja to bowl the 7th over.Jadeja bowled a maiden over, as Australia were at 26/2 in 7 overs.

Axar Patel started his spell in the eight-over, which turned out to be a maiden.

After three treacherous overs, Australia finally added runs to their score in the fourth over after Labuschagne hit two boundaries to Mohammed Siraj.

Smith took a double and hit a four in the 5th over as the Aussies found themselves at 20/1 after 5 overs.

Meanwhile, the visitor added five more runs to their total in the 6th over.

Mohammed Shami bowled a wicket maiden to finish the third over, as Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne look to steady Australia's first batting innings.

Mohammed Siraj bowled a wicket maiden in the 2nd over of the first innings.

Mohammed Shami caught David Warner off-guard with an inswinger in the first ball of his second over, reducing Australia to 2/2 in 2.1 overs. Warner scored one run after playing five balls.

While Shami kicked off proceedings with a dot ball, David Warner took a single off the second ball of the first over to open the score. The commentators noted that the ball has been keeping low so far.

Usman Khawaja took another single in the over as Australia closed the over on 2/0 in 1 over.

Mohammed Shami grabbed the wicket of Aussie opener Usman Khawaja in the very first ball of his first over. While the on-field umpire denied the appeal, Rohit Sharma went upstairs with the DRS call. After looking at the replays, the ball was found to be hitting the wickets. Khawaja was dismissed lbw on the individual score of one run in three balls.

Australian openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja walked out to open the innings, while India speedster Mohammed Shami bowled the first over.

Providing the pitch report on Thursday, Sanjay Manjrekar said that the Nagpur pitch looked rough with cracks present in the track. He also mentioned that the track also has some grass, which should hold the cracks intact. Meanwhile, Matthew Hayden notably claimed that the match won’t even go to the fourth day. 

India's Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Australia's Playing XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland

Pat Cummins won the toss for the visiting Australian team for the 1st Test and opted to bat first.

Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat and Todd Murphy were handed their maiden caps by their respective teams ahead of the 1st Test.

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has grabbed one wicket away from achieving the feat of grabbing 450 Test wickets. He will be the ninth bowler to do so. If Ashwin manages to conquer the milestone in Nagpur, he will become the second-fastest bowler to do so in 80 Test matches behind Muttiah Muralitharan.

India’s predicted XI- KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav/Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj

Australia’s predicted XI- David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb/Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon

• India vs Australia 1st Test from February 9 to 13 at VCA Stadium, Nagpur
• India vs Australia 2nd Test from February 17 to 21 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
• India vs Australia 3rd Test from March 1 to 5 at HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
• India vs Australia 4th Test from March 9 to 13 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

India’s Test squad for the first two Tests against Australia: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav

Australia’s squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith (vc), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner

Team India head into the series eyeing qualification for the ICC WTC final. With a 2-0 win over Bangladesh in their last outing in the whites, India reached to second in the standings. India have also played five series so far and have returned with eight wins, four defeats, and two draws. India’s points percentage sits at 58.93.

Australia head into the series as the table toppers in the ICC World Test Championship standings for the 2021-2023 season. They look to advance into the final with the maximum points. They have played five series in the ongoing cycle, which includes 10 match wins, one defeat, four draws, and a points percentage of 75.56.