IND vs AUS Highlights, Day 1: Rohit-Rahul survive as India trail by 242 runs, Australia ALL OUT for 263, Shami picks up 4 - WATCH India vs Australia 1st Test Highlights

IND vs AUS Highlights, Day 1: Border Gavaskar Trophy – India 21/0, trail by 242 runs – Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul survived 9 overs late on Day 1 in a competitive day’s play at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Australia managed 263 batting first with Usman Khawaja and Peter Handscomb scoring valuable half-centuries. Mohammad Shami picked 4 wickets, while Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja got 3 each. Pat Cummins won another toss and opted to bat first in Delhi. Follow India vs Australia LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN

David Warner’s struggle was put to an end by Mohammed Shami. Warner along with Khawaja put on a 50-run opening stand for visitors.

However, both Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green miss out as they are not yet fully fit to return from injuries. Matthew Kuhnemann is making his Test debut for Australia. For India, Shreyas Iyer returns in place of Suryakumar Yadav at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

The IND vs AUS 2nd Test is being streamed live on Disney+ Hotstar and kicks off from 9:30 AM on Friday.

Day 1: Session 1 – Australia- 94/3 (25 Overs, 3.8 rpo, 15×4, 1×6)

Session 2: Australia- 105/3 (31 Overs, 3.4 rpo, 9×4, 3×6)

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (WK), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Australia Playing XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Todd Murphy, Nathan Lyon, Matthew Kuhnemann

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IND vs AUS Pitch Report

The pitch will be fantastic for batting in the early days of the game, just like every other Indian ground. The spinners will undoubtedly be used again as the game progresses. This track has a relatively low bounce, making it challenging for batters. Here, the average score in the first inning is 342 runs, whereas the average score in the fourth inning is 165 runs. The statistics unmistakably show that, on this track, going out to bat first will be crucial to success.

IND vs AUS LIVE Streaming Details

The India vs Australia 2nd Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website. Live broadcast will be available on the Star Sports Network. DD Sports will also broadcast the match for free on DD FreeDISH.