Having entered their final stage of the marathon international home run, hosts India get set to take on visitors Australia on Day 2 of the first of the four-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Firday. The live cricket streaming of the match will be available on Hotstar in both English and Hindi commentary, while the live telecast will be available on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports HD 1, along with the Hindi commentary on Star Sports 3 and Star Sports HD 3. It has been an interesting Day 1 so far, with Day 2 promising many more surprises. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs Australia, 1st Test at Pune
Australia, who won the coin toss on Day 1 and decided to bat first, had a good opening session. It saw a few interesting moments, as in the 28th over, right after the dismissal of opener David Warner, fellow opener Matt Renshaw rushed back to the dressing room, following a stomach upset, therefore bringing in skipper Steven Smith, along with Shaun Marsh, which also put a couple of new batsmen on the crease. Nevertheless, Australia really could not capitalize following g the dismissal of Warner, as none of the middle-order batsmen could come up with a fair or impressive performance, as the wickets kept tumbling at crucial intervals. IND vs AUS, 1st Test, Day 2, preview
At the end of Day 1, Australia were nine wickets down. However, it was Mitchell Star, who has given a new life to the Australian batting, and the lower-order, as he has struck a steady half-century, while Josh Hazlewood continues to slowly support him at the other end. However, it is not sure how far can the pair pull off in the opening session of Day 2, as Australia are currently on 256.
As for the Indian bowling, the bowlers have put up a fair and commendable performance, especially in the form of Umesh Yadav, who has bowled brilliantly with the old ball, claiming 4 for 32, while the spinners in the form of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have claimed a couple of wickets each. It would be interesting to see how long do the Indian bowlers take to get rid of the Australian innings, as they would certainly be aiming to finish it in the first ball of Day 2, or the first over, or at least by the opening session.
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