IND vs AUS Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Rahul, Jaiswal in control after tea, India are on 87/0

IND – AUS Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Jasprit Bumrah took the lead once again on day 2 by dismissing Alex Carey with the first ball of the day, reaching the 11th five-ball of his international career. Harshit Rana played the role of facilitator by taking 3 wickets in the match and helped put the Australian batsmen under pressure.

While India managed to put Australia under pressure by taking 9 wickets for 79 runs, the last wicket pair of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood gave the Indian captain a serious headache. Eventually Rana broke the partnership by dismissing the well-placed Starc to end the Aussie innings with 104 all out.

India managed to take a healthy lead of 46 runs and the Indian batsmen will now hope not to repeat the mistakes they made in the first innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Paddikal are both in the same team and they primarily want to get away from the target as soon as possible.

KL Rahul, meanwhile, set the template for how to bat on this difficult Perth wicket before being dismissed in a controversial decision. The experienced batsman will try to continue where he left off and will score big numbers in this match to strengthen his position in the team. Other Indian batsmen like Virat Kohli, Washington Sundar and Dhruv Jurel will also be looking to score some runs to their name in the second innings.