India vs Australia, 1st Test Day 1: India bounces back after Pujara ton

Cheteshwar Pujara's gritty century helped India fight back after a top-order collapse to end the first day's play at 250 for 9.

Published : Dec 05, 2018 22:39 IST

Cheteshwar Pujara consolidated India's innings after a top-order collapse.

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The teams (from)

India ( Playing XI ): Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami.

Australia (Playing 11): Tim Paine (captain), Marcus Harris, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood.

Umpires: Nigel Llong and Kumar Dharmasena; Third Umpire: Chris Gaffaney; Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle.

Start of play: 10.30 a.m. local time, 5.30 a.m. IST.