IND vs AUS Border-Gavaskar World Test Championship has started today, and the Day 1 of the 1st Test between IND vs AUS was concluded at Nagpur. We got to see some class cricket being played by both teams, and here are the highlights of the match.
Australia bowled out at 177
The Australian team played for 63.5 overs before losing all the wickets on 177 runs. From Australia’s side, Marnus Labuschagne made 49 off 123 balls, Steve Smith made 37 off 107 balls, and Alex Carey made 36 runs off 33 balls. The Australian skipper Pat Cummins made six runs off 14 balls before losing his wicket to Ravichandran Ashwin.
Ravindra Jadeja, the star of the match!
The bowling spell of Ravindra Jadeja dominated the Australian batting order. Jadeja took five wickets by giving away 47 runs. The left-arm Indian bowler made a massive comeback post his knee injury. He took wickets of Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, and Todd Murphy.
Indian bowlers made it tough for the Australian batters.
The hosts bowled out the Australian team at a low score of 177 runs. Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets, Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets, and Mohammad Shami and Mohammad Siraj took one wicket each.
Strong batting start from India
India has made 77 runs in 24 overs on Day 1. The Indian batting had a strong start, with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul making 76 runs collectively before KL lost his wicket at 20 off 71 to Todd Murphy. Rohit Sharma has made 56 runs off 69 balls with his wicket still alive. India dominated the guests. However, they trail by 100 runs on Day 1.
