Jasprit Bumrah led team India look to end the Australian innings as quickly as possibly. Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc are currently batting at Optus stadium in Perth.

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets for 30 runs as Australia was bowled out for 104 in its first innings in reply to India’s 150 on the second day of the opening match of the five-test series.

It’s not likely to stick in memory, it might not even have been noticed in the first place, but the Indian takeaway from Perth on a sumptuous second day was served by KL Rahul. It was his carefully-curated walks half-way down the pitch to chat with his Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Yashasvi Jaiswal ends day two within two shots of a century, ably supported by opening partner KL Rahul as the openers bat India into a winning position in the first Test in Perth.

Yashasvi Jaiswal confirmed his status as India’s new batting star with an unbeaten century and shared a record 201-run opening stand with KL Rahul as India batted to a likely unbeatable position in the opening Border-Gavaskar test at the Perth Stadium.

Makeshift opener KL Rahul repaid the faith India have showed in him despite recent struggles, helping to put the touring side in the driving seat against Australia in the first test in Perth on Saturday.

Jaiswal goes strong and brings up his fifty. KL Rahul on the other hand is still unbeaten in the 40s. The duo has now been settled in the middle of the Optus stadium. Australian bowlers are falling short to claim their first wicket on day two of the first Test.

Bumrah's sensational display helped India gain a substantial 46-run lead in the first innings after the Aussies were knocked out for 104.

India bowled Australia out for 104 runs in the second innings of the India vs Australia 1st Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 on November 23 (Saturday) at Perth’s Optus Stadium. After Australia bowled India for just 150 runs in the first innings,

Washington Sundar comes in. India goes for the first spinner during the first Test match in Perth. 9: 26 AM: 100 comes up for Australia with Mitchell Starc looking strong and steady in the middle. Will India go towards a spinner in search of the last wicket?