IND vs AUS 1st Test: Team India ready to defeat Kangaroos in Perth, Yashasvi-Rahul gave a strong lead to India

Sports Desk, Obnews: A five-Test series is being played between India and Australia under the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The first match of the series is being played in Perth. The day's play from far away in this match was in the name of India. Where the Indian bowlers did wonders in the beginning of the game. Later in India's second innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul batted with restraint and gave India a strong lead.

On the basis of composed half-centuries by Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul and an unbroken partnership of 172 runs for the first wicket, India made a good start in the second innings on Saturday, the second day of the first Test, and took a total lead of 218 runs. Earlier, acting captain Jasprit Bumrah did the feat of taking five wickets in the innings for the 11th time and reduced Australia to 104 runs. The Indian team, which scored 150 runs in the first innings, had a lead of 46 runs.

While Jaiswal played patiently, learning from the mistake of the first innings, Rahul again displayed his technical skills. While batting in pure Test cricket style, both of them respected the good balls and gave advice on the loose balls. At the end of the second day's play, Jaiswal was scoring 90 runs in 193 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes, while Rahul, who was the victim of the controversial decision of the third umpire in the first innings, has scored 62 runs in 153 balls which included four fours. Are included.

In the second innings, the grass on the pitch had dried up and cracks had also started appearing due to which the bowlers were not getting much help and it had become easier for the batsmen to play strokes. Australian captain Pat Cummins tried seven bowlers but could not break the concentration of Rahul and Jaiswal.

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Jaiswal completed his half-century after tea in 123 balls, which is his slowest half-century in 15 Tests. This shows that as a batsman he is not only fearless but also adept at playing as per the situation. Any target of more than 300 will not be easy on this pitch and Washington Sundar can prove to be quite effective if the cracks in the pitch increase.

The way Rahul, who was controversially dismissed in the first innings, played an excellent shot on the drive to Cummins and Jaiswal with great maturity hit a dangerous bowler like Mitchell Starc for a four over the covers, the attitude of the Indian batsmen was evident.

While playing defensively in the beginning of the innings, Jaiswal troubled the Australian bowlers a lot. Without the slightest fear from Starc, he hit a four over midwicket. Earlier, Bumrah achieved the feat of taking five wickets in an innings for the 11th time while Test debutant Harshit Rana bowled a brilliant first spell with the help of which India bowled out Australia for 104 runs in the first innings.

For Australia, the last pair Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood made India wait a long time for the last wicket. Australia's nine wickets fell at 79 runs, after which Starc (26 runs in 113 balls) and Hazlewood (seven not out in 31 balls) made a partnership of 25 runs that lasted 18 overs. Because of this the Indian team could take a lead of only 46 runs.

It was a good start for India when Bumrah had Alex Kari caught behind the wicket by Rishabh Pant in the very second over. Bumrah took five wickets for 30 runs in 18 overs. Harshit started the bowling on the second day who scored 15. Took three wickets for 48 runs in 2 overs. Harshit bowled several short balls and one was caught by Nathan Lyon at gully to KL Rahul.

At that time the Australian team was 71 runs behind India's first innings score of 150 runs. However, his strategy of short balls did not work against his KKR teammate Starc. Starc played a brilliant defensive game and also played some aerial shots. Harshit had Starc caught by Pant in his second spell.

(with agency input)