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India vs Australia 2020 Live score and latest update of 1st Test at Adelaide: STUMPS! India finish the day on 233/6 with Ashwin and Saha still batting. The day has belonged to Australia. India won the toss and opted to bat but lost Shaw in the first over. Mayank fought for a while but it was Kohli and Pujara who kept the brilliant Australian bowlers at the bay for a long period of time. The fortunes swung when Rahane messed up his call and gifted Australia the wicket of Kohli. From there on Australian pacers dominated as the second new ball helped them pick up the wickets of Rahane and Vihari. Ashwin and Saha are reliable players and India would hope they could take them to a par first innings total tomorrow. Preview: A peerless Virat Kohli and his “fearless” India would look to make perfect choices before unleashing their might on an Australian team which is ready for revenge but not exactly in ‘pink of health’ ahead of the first Day/Night Test starting on Thursday. Media mogul Kerry Packer, while promoting his path-breaking ‘World Series Day/Night Test matches’ on Channel 9 back in late 1970s, had an unforgettable caption “Big Boys Play At Night”. Even in 2020, there couldn’t have been a more appropriate catch-line for a series where Kohli’s magnificence meets its match in Steve Smith’s manic consistency, Cheteshwar Pujara’s doggedness challenged by a much younger Marnus Labuschagne, ready to show the world that he isn’t a one-season wonder. All this would be under lights at the Adelaide Oval. And then there are those mean fast men on both sides aiming to instill the fear of pink ball in the twilight zone, creating all sorts of doubts in the batsmen’s minds. A Josh Hazlewood versus Mohammed Shami will be as enticing a sub-plot as Jasprit Bumrah bowling those yorkers in reply to Pat Cummins’ barrage of bouncers. With a workhorse like Ishant Sharma missing from Indian ranks and the enforcer David Warner absent in the Australian line-up, the teams are evenly placed in terms of strength. However, there will certainly be some distinct home advantage for Australia along with the experience of playing more Day/Night Tests. A day/night Test match has its own little grammar where batsmen are expected to attack in the first session while bowlers are at their peak once the sun sets, allowing the pink kookaburra to pick its pace up. Never has an Indian team been so spoilt for choices with multiple options in place for various positions. Even 24 hours before the game, one can’t be sure what exactly would be the perfect combination going into a Test match which isn’t exactly conventional in nature. And the two practice games have only thrown up more dilemmas for India rather than giving them definitive answers that they were seeking from the encounters. The biggest debate is the opening position . Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal, as a pair, flopped in New Zealand on seaming tracks, and Shaw’s shot-a-ball trigger happy batting technique isn’t exactly inspiring the highest confidence. In Shubman Gill, India have one for the future but will Kohli and Ravi Shastri be ready to throw a youngster at the deep end of the pool or overlook KL Rahul’s poor Test track record and bank more on his experience? Two days before the game, a clear picture hasn’t emerged although Gill’s batting has earned him the vote of both Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar, the two names inscribed on the glittering trophy that the teams are playing for. Here’s all you need to know about the first Test at Adelaide: When is the Australia vs India 1st Test? The England vs Australia 1st Test will begin on Thursday, 17 December 2020. Where will the Australia vs India 1st Test be played? The Australia vs India 1st Test will be played at the Adelaide Oval. What time does the Australia vs India 1st Test begin? The Australia vs India 1st Test is a Day/Night fixture and the match will begin at 9.30 PM IST. Which TV channels will broadcast the Australia vs India 1st Test? The Australia vs India 1stTest will be telecast on the Sony Pictures Sports Network. The match will also be live-streamed on SonyLIV. You can also catch the live updates on Firstpost.com. Squads India: Virat Kohli (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandra Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav. Australia: Tim Paine (captain & wicketkeeper), Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade. With inputs from PTI
India vs Australia Highlights, 1st Test at Adelaide Day 1, Full Cricket Score: Visitors end opening day at 233-6
India vs Australia 2020 Live score and latest update of 1st Test at Adelaide: STUMPS! India finish the day on 233/6 with Ashwin and Saha still batting. The day has belonged to Australia. India won the toss and opted to bat but lost Shaw in the first over. Mayank fought for a while but it was Kohli and Pujara who kept the brilliant Australian bowlers at the bay for a long period of time. The fortunes swung when Rahane messed up his call and gifted Australia the wicket of Kohli. From there on Australian pacers dominated as the second new ball helped them pick up the wickets of Rahane and Vihari. Ashwin and Saha are reliable players and India would hope they could take them to a par first innings total tomorrow.
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India finish the day on 233/6 with Ashwin and Saha still batting. The day has belonged to Australia. India won the toss and opted to bat but lost Shaw in the first over. Mayank fought for a while but it was Kohli and Pujara who kept the brilliant Australian bowlers at the bay for a long period of time. The fortunes swung when Rahane messed up his call and gifted Australia the wicket of Kohli.
From there on Australian pacers dominated as the second new ball helped them pick up the wickets of Rahane and Vihari. Ashwin and Saha are reliable players and India would hope they could take them to a par first innings total tomorrow.
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After 89 overs,India 233/6 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 9 , Ravichandran Ashwin 15)
STUMPS! Just four from the last over of the day and it comes from Saha’s bat through a cover drive. Australians would be delighted with today’s performance.
After 88 overs,India 229/6 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 5 , Ravichandran Ashwin 15)
Cummins continues. Ashwin has been aggressive since the time he has come out. He spotted a bouncer from Cummins and went for a pull shot, wasn’t in full control but fortunately got enough bat on it to beat the fine leg fielder and find the boundary. Two leg byes also added in the over.
After 87 overs,India 223/6 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 5 , Ravichandran Ashwin 11)
Hazlewood called back into the attack. Ashwin plays a solid push down the ground to collect three runs. Saha adds two runs with a drive to cover-point and it was also a no ball. Quite a lot of no balls have been bowled today.
After 86 overs,India 215/6 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 2 , Ravichandran Ashwin 7)
Cummins has been called into the attack to have a go with the new ball. Three from the over. Ashwin collects a double with a thick edge running past the gully as he attempted a drive, he then added a single with a push to covers.
After 85 overs,India 212/6 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 2 , Ravichandran Ashwin 4)
Starc continues. Five from the over. Ashwin adds a single with a drive through offside before collecting a double through a pull shot that is cut off by the fine leg fielder. Saha also manages a double with a flick before he gets beaten on the last delivery which moved away just a bit.
After 84 overs,India 207/6 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 0 , Ravichandran Ashwin 1)
Another wicket falls as India lose Vihari. The right-handed batsman departs after being out LBW against Hazlewood. He was caught in the crease with a length delivery that came in, beat his inside edge to hit him on the pads. R Ashwin has come in to bat now. After a long day of some disciplined bowling, Aussie pacers are enjoying the assistance the second new ball is offering. The lights have obviously made things difficult for the Indian batsmen.
OUT! Hanuma Vihari lbw b Hazlewood 16(25)
Once again the batsman was stuck on the crease and was in no position to play the length ball which came in. Vihari tried to play with the angled bat coming down but was beaten on the inside edge.
After 83 overs,India 202/5 ( Hanuma Vihari 12 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 0)
Starc continues. Huge appeal for LBW against Vihari but the umpire was not interested. It looked like going down but Vihari was walking across and that would have got Aussies interested as they took a review but as felt, it was going down leg. Just one from the over. That was a leg bye which came during the LBW appeal.
After 82 overs,India 201/5 ( Hanuma Vihari 12 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 0)
Hazlewood comes into the attack as Australia look to make the best use of the new ball. The pacer manages to square up Vihari who was looking to play a flick but fortunately, the edge got past the gully fielder, giving India a boundary. Five from the over. 200 up for India.
After 81 overs,India 196/5 ( Hanuma Vihari 7 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 0)
There’s hasn’t been much movement today but Strac manages to find some in the first over with the second new ball as he dismisses Rahane. The Indian batsman was guilty of not sorting his feet and got hit on the pads with fuller delivery moving back in. It looked plumb. He was walking away but Vihari asked him to take a review but even the DRS call could not save him. Saha is the new man in.
OUT! Rahane lbw b Starc 42(92)
Starc strikes in the first over with the second new ball. Rahane was stuck on the crease, his feet were moving nowhere as Starc bowled full and the ball moved back in to hit the batsman on the pads.
After 80 overs,India 193/4 ( Ajinkya Rahane 42 , Hanuma Vihari 4)
Green continues. Just one from the over as Hanuma pushes the short delivery to cover for a single. India have not been able to score off a single bowler today. Even Green, the debutant, has an economy rate of 1.67.
After 79 overs,India 192/4 ( Ajinkya Rahane 42 , Hanuma Vihari 3)
Lyon continues. Four off the over. Rahane clips the first ball to square leg for a single before Vihari plays a good looking cover drive for three runs. That should settle the nerves for Vihari.
After 78 overs,India 188/4 ( Ajinkya Rahane 41 , Hanuma Vihari 0)
Green into the attack now. Brilliant over by the all-rounder, maiden one and he was also able to find Vihari’s outside edge but once again it fell short of the slip fielder. That has been the story of the day.
After 77 overs,India 188/4 ( Ajinkya Rahane 41 , )
Despite all the brilliant bowling it looked like Kohli would not get out today but he’s gone due to a terrible call by his partner Rahane. The batsman started to run after playing a shot to mid-off, called for a single but then realised it wasn’t there, stopped midway, asking Kohli to also stop but by then the Indian captain was in no man’s land. He has to leave after being run out on 74. Hanuma Vihari has now come out to bat.
Kohli’s runout dismissals in Tests:
v Australia, 2012, Adelaide
v Australia, 2020, Adelaide*
OUT! Kohli run out (Hazlewood/Lyon) 74(180)
India lose the big wicket of Kohli. Disastrous run calling by Rahane. He pushed one to mid-off, started to run and asked for a single only to stop midway and send his partner back but by that time Kohli had responded and there was no way he could have comeback in time.
After 76 overs,India 185/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 72 , Ajinkya Rahane 40)
Cummins continues. We have the first six of the match as Rahane pulls the short delivery from Cummins over the backward square. He wasn’t in full control but managed to put it past the fence. Cummins also gave away a wide for a bouncer that was deemed to be too high. Seven from the over.
After 75 overs,India 178/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 72 , Ajinkya Rahane 34)
Expensive over from Lyon. Seven from it including a boundary for Kohli who creamed the outside off tossed up delivery through the covers. Lyon looks a bit tired now.
After 74 overs,India 171/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 67 , Ajinkya Rahane 32)
Excellent over from Cummins. He managed to find Rahane’s outside edge on two occasions but the batsman is still batting. The first time it fell short of the second slip fielder, not for the first time today. The second time it ran away through the gap at slip for a boundary.
After 73 overs,India 166/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 67 , Ajinkya Rahane 27)
Lyon continues. Three off the over. The fuller delivery gave Rahane the chance to collect a double with a cover drive. Lyon then pulled his length back and Rahane cut it for a single. Drinks break.
After 72 overs,India 163/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 67 , Ajinkya Rahane 24)
Cummins continues. The double Rahane took on the last delivery of the previous over has been called a single because of a short run but replays show it wasn’t and Kohli had got his bat over the crease. The Indian skipper is not happy with the decision. Meanwhile, Cummins bowled a couple of no balls in this over besides giving away four runs.
After 71 overs,India 158/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 66 , Ajinkya Rahane 22)
Lyon into the attack now. The off-spinner has extracted a lot from the pitch today but the most he did was on the fifth delivery of the over as he got it to grip, bounce and turn, beating Rahane and the keeper for two byes. Rahane also added a double on the last delivery with a cut shot on off.
After 70 overs,India 154/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 66 , Ajinkya Rahane 20)
Hazlewood continues. The over can be just described as outside off, no runs, well eft by Kohli. The one time the pacer got the ball on the fuller side Kohli whipped it on the leg but found the midwicket fielder. maiden over.
After 69 overs,India 154/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 66 , Ajinkya Rahane 20)
Starc in this spell has struggled to find the perfect line. He has been either too much outside off or on the pads. Rahane got one in his arc which he drove through covers for a double. The pacer corrected his line towards the end of the over as Rahane was twice beaten on the cut.
After 68 overs,India 152/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 66 , Ajinkya Rahane 18)
Hazlewood bowled a couple of deliveries in that fifth stump line but drew nothing from Kohli so he tried something new, a knuckle ball and that swung away just a bit beating Kohli’s outside edge. The pacer followed it up with a fast bouncer but Kohli was up to the task and added a boundary to his tally with a pull shot.
After 67 overs,India 148/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 62 , Ajinkya Rahane 18)
It’s never going to be easy for Starc to bowl over the wicket to Kohli. He needs to be highly accurate every time. This time he strayed onto the pads and Kohli clipped it for a double before pulling the short ball from middle stump to midwicket fence. Kohli finishes the over with a single as he nudges one to deep square. Seven off the over.
After 66 overs,India 141/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 55 , Ajinkya Rahane 18)
Hazlewood continues. Four dot balls and then an appeal for LBW against Kohli as he was caught shuffling across but there bat-pad on it. He then decided to take a quick single on the last delivery resulting in a direct-hit at the striker’s end. Rahane could have been in danger had he not put in a dive but he’s safe.
After 65 overs,India 140/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 54 , Ajinkya Rahane 18)
Starc continues. Rahane plays an excellent cut shot on off but it is restricted to just three runs as Lyon puts in a forward dive just ahead of the fence. A single for Kohli as he drops the shot on offside and jets away to the non-striker’s end. Four from the over.