Nagpur, 9 February : Australia scored 76 runs for 2 wickets till lunch on the first day of the first Test match being played at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Marnus Labushen 47 and Steve Smith are unbeaten on 19 runs.
In this match, Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. Australia had a bad start and in the second over, Mohammad Siraj bowled opener Usman Khawaja (01) to give India the first breakthrough. In the third over, Mohammed Shami bowled David Warner (01) to give India the second success.
After this, Labushen and Steve Smith did not allow any further damage. So far there has been a 74-run partnership for the third wicket between the two.
Mohammad Shami and Mohammad Siraj took 1-1 wickets for India.
