Australia vs India Live Score, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 1st Test Day 2: AUS all out for 104; Rana removes Starc

Starc connecting with Bumrah’s delivery. But unable to get it past covers. Trying something different here and bowls it well short. No ball. Yorker but no nothing on it. 

Rana replaces Sundar. 

Bumrah returns. Skipper still finding some swing, just misses the bat. Maiden. Washington continues. Hazlewood with the main task of protecting his wicket and does exactly that. Another maiden. 

Siraj. Starc lets the ball go. Looks like we may see Washington Sundar bowl next. IND will need to break this partnership as soon as possible. Starc is still managing to find singles here. Angling back but Hazlewood defends it away. 

Jurel at short leg as Sundar bowls his first. Some good defensive shots from Starc. As expected, pushed it to the leg side for a single to keep strike. 

Starc not taking any single, hoping he’ll connect with something to score more than just one or two. Doesn’t middle the pull but a single taken nevertheless. Score reads 99-9.

Nitish back. Starc clearly farming the strike. Line much more straight and just away from the outside edge. Hazlewood stands strong. AUS trails by 50 runs. 

Siraj begins with a bouncer. Starc looking to attack but swings and misses completely. Ducks to get out of the way but hits Starc on his shoulder. Maiden. 

Nitish bowling full at the stumps. Hazlewood drives it straight down but Bumrah chases it down. Just a run. Starc still missing the big shots. Finds a single from somewhere to keep strike. 

Siraj replaces Bumrah. Just a single from the over. Nitish Reddy from the other end. Forcing Starc to go defensive. firm hands and driving it straight to the bowler. Pulls it high towards deep mid wicket but lands safe. 

Bumrah to Starc. The Aussie still looking to go big. Gets a bit of glove but falls short of slips. A quick single to end the over. 

Rana continues. Fuller at the stumps but Starc puts it away. Bouncer on the next. Flush on the helmet. Starc lowered himself a tad too much, forcing a mandatory concussion check. Just one run off the over.

Rana continues. Stars with a zipper down leg. Much fuller on the length, drives it to covers but no run taken. One bounce over deep mid wicket fence for a four. Down to long leg for a single. 

Bumrah against Starc. Leaves the ball alone. A bit of swing there, moving away from the batter. Nitish with a throw that could have removed Starc, who was cruising to complete the single. Hazlewood on strike, beats his outside edge. Four. Finds the edge and flies past a diving Pant to the ropes. 

Bumrah back, in search for a possible sixth wicket. Starc not taking the single. Swing and a miss. Only looking for the bigger shots. No run. 

Rana to Hazlewood. Adjusting and exposing his stumps but ball misses the bat and wicket. Tapped to mid-wicket for a single. Going down leg for a leg bye. Starc just teasing the bowler but no run off the last two. 

WICKET!! Rana bangs one short, takes the glove and Rahul has a simple catch at third slip. 

Lyon c Rahul b Harshit Rana 5 (16)

Hazlewood at number 11. A whisker away from the outside edge. Rana follows it up with a bouncer. 

Bumrah to Starc, banged in short towards his head, forces him to duck down and sway away. A jaffa from Bumrah to follow! Angled in and seams away, just beats the edge and offstump.

Starc drives Harshit down the ground, but mid-off cuts it off and prevents a boundary. Harshit finds Starc’s edge, falls just short of the slip fielder. 

Bumrah to Lyon, guides one to third man for three. Starc turns a ball on legstump to fine leg for a single. 

Rana continues. Starc leaves a short of a length ball outside off. Rana switches the angle, moves to round the wicket. Bangs one in short, Starc keeps his wrists down and lets it go. Finds the edge but goes on the bounce to the slip fielder.

WICKET!! Bumrah strikes first ball! Short of a length outside off, Carey has a waft at it and edges it back to the keeper. Fifer for Bumrah!!!

Carey c Pant b Bumrah 21(31)

Nathan Lyon is the new man in.

AUS vs IND: Jasprit Bumrah picks second Test fifer in Australia during first BGT encounter

Jasprit Bumrah picked his second Test fifer in Australia during the second day of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia on Saturday.

Harshit to begin proceedings on Day 2. Forces Carey into an inside edge that trickles to fine leg for a single. A testing short ball at Starc, batter ducks out of the way. Three from the first over of the day. 

Under azure blue skies in a city at ease with both the slow life and fast lanes, Australia and India were locked in a taut battle of attrition. The first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series commenced with hype and hope and as Friday ebbed, there were enough twists and turns to keep the fans engaged.

And at the first day’s close, the host struggled at 67 for seven after restricting India to 150 in its first innings. Australia’s reply became a hoarse whisper as Jasprit Bumrah (four for 17) bowled like a man possessed, a trait he replicates in most contests. The Indian captain accounted for opener Nathan McSweeney and then drew an edge off Marnus Labuschagne which Virat Kohli dropped. 

The spearhead was not finished yet as he dismissed Usman Khawaja with Kohli making amends at second slip. The next ball cannoned into Steve Smith’s pads and it was left to Travis Head to prevent the hat-trick. Bumrah’s first spell was an incredible 6-2-9-3.

- K.C. Vijaya Kumar

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AUS vs IND, 1st Test: Skipper Bumrah skittles out Australian batting core to put India in control on Day 1

At the first day’s close, the host struggled at 67 for seven after restricting India to 150 in its first innings with Jasprit Bumrah picking up four wickets.

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 2 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!