Australia vs India Day 3 LIVE Score, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 1st Test: IND 174/0; Jaiswal, Rahul secure 220-run lead

Hazlewood begins. Short ball, Jaiswal sneaks in a quick single. Some good movement here, just missing the outside edge. Rahul angles it to gully for a single. Two runs off the over. 

Day 3 will begin in 10 minutes. Will India continue to build on its solid lead or will Australia find some groove with the new ball and strike first?

All to play for!

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Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is 10 runs short a first Test hundred Down Under, broke the record for the most sixes scored in a calendar year, eclipsing the previous record of 33 scored by Brendon McCullum in 2014.

• Yashasvi Jaiswal (IND) - 34 sixes* (2024)
• Brendon McCullum (NZ) - 33 (2014)
• Ben Stokes (ENG) - 26 (2022)
• Adam Gilchrist (AUS) - 22 (2005)
• Virender Sehwag (IND) - 22 (2008)
• Andrew Flintoff (ENG) - 21 (2004)

After a hard day for his wards on the field, Australian coach Andrew McDonald discussed his team’s prospects with the media in the current first Test at the Optus Stadium on Saturday.

The second new ball could be Australia’s ‘entry point’ believes coach McDonald.

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Thursday night was a difficult one for Harshit Rana. Having been told about his imminent Test debut, the Delhi speedster tossed and turned as excitement and nerves equally kept him awake for a long time. But when he did turn up in the India whites on Friday here at the Optus Stadium, it became the turn of the Aussie batters to have sleepless nights.

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Harshit Rana after Day 2 of Perth Test: Banter with Mitchell Starc was done with a sense of humour

The first Test’s second day witnessed some drama on Saturday. And it centred on some banter between Mitchell Starc and Indian bowler Harshit Rana, which the latter said was done with a sense of humour.

If 17 wickets and the supremacy of pace were Friday’s defining tales, Saturday was about the merits of patience and the virtues of old-fashioned batting. At close on the second day of the first Test here at the Optus Stadium, India muscled its way to 172 for no loss in the second innings.

It was an effort headlined by openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (90 n.o.) and K.L. Rahul (62 n.o.). The duo’s splendid partnership helped India stretch its overall lead to 218 and Australia is resigned to playing catch-up, especially after its first innin had paused at 104.

Real the full Day 2 report here: 

IND vs AUS, 1st Test: Fifties by Jaiswal, Rahul keeps India ahead against frustrated Australia on second day

After dismissing Australia for 104 in the morning session, Jaiswal and Rahul scored freely as the visitors put themselves in a strong position by swelling their lead to 218 runs.

When is India vs Australia first Test taking place?

The first Test match between India and Australia will take place between November 22-26. The second day will commence at 7:50 AM IST.

Where to watch the LIVE telecast of India vs Australia first Test?

The LIVE telecast of the first Test match between India and Australia can be watched on the Star Sports network or through the Hotstar app or website. 

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of Day 3 of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test between Australia and India at the Optus Stadium in Perth. 

Stay tuned for all LIVE updates and scores from the game as the day progresses!