Good morning to all Indian cricket fans who have woken up this early to follow the 1st day of the opening Test between India and Australia. The live action will start at 07:50 am IST and the toss will happen 30 minutes before that.

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, Abhimanyu Easwaran

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Scott Boland

In India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the first Test match of India's tour of Australia 2024-25 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network (subscription) and DD Sports (for free). Australia vs India, BGT matches can be live streamed on JioStar (Disney+Hotstar) app and website.

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Rohit Sharma will not be available for the selection in the opening Test match in Perth but the 37-year-old will be available to play the series from the second Test match beginning December 6 in Adelaide.

India won the toss and opted to bat first in Perth.

Playing XIs

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

India: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana were handed their maiden Test caps by Virat Kohli as both made their debut in Test cricket in Perth. All rounder Reddy has shown great potential in limited-over cricket and he is expected to make contributions in both departments. This is Rana's international debut.

Meanwhile, legendary Cheteshwar Pujara returns to Border-Gavaskar Trophy in a new avatar, as a commentary. He will call the Perth Test alongside some of the greatest voices in cricket.

The pitch at the Optus Stadium in Perth is green and there is an early moisture on the surface as well. So, batting first on this track might not go in India's favour. But that's a bold decision and we have to wait for the results. The pitch may offer some bounce for the seamers and batters also might enjoy it due to its evenness.

After the trophy presentation and national anthems, the play started. Mitchell Starc started with a wide delivery which went for a boundary as opening runs came for India with byes. Yashasvi Jaiswal faced eight deliveries in the opening over as Starc overstepped for one of his deliveries. KL Rahul is accompanying Jaiswal at the crease.

IND - 5/0 (1)

Yashasvi Jaiswal lost his wicket to Mitchell Starc, who did not look in his rhythm in the first over. But he brought the first breakthrough when he came to bowl the second over. Nathan McSweeney took a simple catch at the gully. Jaiswal is frustrated. Devdeut Padikkal is the new batter at the crease.

IND - 5/1 (3)

Indian batters are in no hurry to score runs as Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood opened the attack. Starc removed Jasiwal early and Devdutt Padikkal also looked struggling against the veterans. Pat Cummins replaced Hazlewood and came to bowl himself in the 8th over. Padikkal and Rahul are seeing off the deliveries and waiting for the ball to become old.

IND - 14/1 (9)

Playing his second Test match, Devdutt Padikkal went back without scoring a single run. He played 23 deliveries and looked struggling from the first ball. He was added to the squad after Rohit Sharma's absence from the first Test and he scored his second duck in three innings for India in Test. Josh Hazlewood got his first wicket as he edged it to the keeper. Virat Kohli is the new batter at the crease.

IND - 18/2 (12)

Virat Kohli is spending some time at the crease whereas KL Rahul has started playing some shots and scoring runs at a good pace. He is looking good despite losing wickets from the other end.

IND - 32/2 (16)

38 civilians were killed in an open fire on a passenger bus in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan, a nation going all out to host a major sporting event for the first time in decades. Only a couple of days ago, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) started a trophy tour of the ICC Champions Trophy, an ODI cricket tournament. This horrendous attack could well decide the future course of action as the ICC works hard to convince the PCB to adopt a hybrid model, to accommodate India's participation... playing their games elsewhere, where they feel safe. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident yet. Earlier, the Indian government denied permission for the India national cricket team and Blind cricket team to visit Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and Blind Cricket T20 World Cup respectively.

Virat Kohli has lost his wicket to some uneven bounce on Josh Hazlewood's delivery. He was trying to play the ball on off-side but Hazlewood kept his length short. The ball took a thick edge and Usman Khawaja made no mistake at the first slip.

IND - 36/3 (18)

As star Indian cricketers Down Under struggle to tame the Aussie fire in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) charmed fans with an unexpected announcement Friday morning -- that its cash cow, the Indian Premier League (IPL) would be played in March next year. March, by the way, is an early start. Also, BCCI this time decided to kill the suspense of waiting.

Virat Kohli, on the front foot, didn't expect Josh Hazelwood to extract this big a bounce. Here's the delivery and the wicket. A vicious delivery!

Set batter KL Rahul also completed his 3000 Test runs during his batting in the first inning in Perth's Optus Stadium.

Mitchell Starc got another wicket and this one is of the set-batter KL Rahul. Australia took a review for a caught-behind and they succeeded when there was a little spike on the hotspot. KL Rahul made 26 off 74 balls and Dhruv Jurel has joined Rishabh Pant at the crease.

IND - 47/4 (24)

Dhruv Jurel has shown some brilliant batting in Australia during his time on the India A tour and he opened his account with a beautiful boundary off Mitchell Starc before the umpires called for a lunch break. India have lost four wickets for 51 runs and Rishabh Pant is batting with Jurel.

IND - 51/4 (25)

Mitchell Marsh was introduced into the bowling attack after the lunch break and he started with a maiden over. Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel faced no problem playing him. They will be hoping for a big partnership from here.

IND - 58/4 (27)

Mitch Marsh came to bowl his second over and got rid of Dhruv Jurel on the fifth delivery of the over. He made Jurel play a short near the cordon where Marnus Labuschagne took a fine catch. Washington Sundar is the new batter at the crease.

IND - 66/5 (29)

Nitish Kumar Reddy is playing his first Test inning for India and he made his first Test run with a flick to Mitch Marsh. He went on to take a few singles and hit Nathan Lyon for a boundary to gain some confidence.

IND - 83/6 (35)

Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy have rebuilt the Indian innings after losing six wickets. But these two batters have added 41 runs so far and that too with positive intent. Nitish played four reverse sweeps and all worked. He targeted Nathan Lyon and scored some boundaries whereas Pant played out fast bowlers comfortably.

IND - 114/6 (42)

Team India always find a hero of two whenever they visit Down Under. Nitish Kumar Reddy have batted beautifully and complemented Rishabh Pant well so far. Both batters have added around 50 runs and looked in control. Head coach Gautam Gambhir and team management are taking a sigh of relief after their unbeaten partnership.

IND - 121/6 (45)

Rishabh Pant's fine knock ended as Pat Cummins took his wicket for the first time in Test cricket. He played a fine 37-run inning off 78 balls. Harshit Rana is the new batter at the crease.

IND - 124/7 (46)

Jasprit Bumrah managed to add eight runs in the score including a six which he hit on Josh Hazlewood. But the Australian bowler struck back and got him caught behind.

IND - 144/9 (49)

Nitish Kumar Reddy is the last man to lose his wicket. He tried to score quickly and got a chance when Usman Khawaja dropped him in the 50th over. He hit a boundary on the next delivery and then tried to play the same shot but Khawaja covered some ground and took a diving catch to finish Indian innings for 150 runs.

IND - 150/10 (49.4)

And with India's 10th wicket, umpires have called for a tea break. Australia will come out to bat after 20 minutes. Both sessions on the opening day has been dominated by the hosts and now India will try to take the advantage of the green turf when they come to bowl in the third session.

Matthew Hayden and his family members are conducting the mid-innings review with the Indian great Sunil Gavaskar.

Jasprit Bumrah opened the bowling attack for India and Usman Khawaja came to open the innings with the debutant Nathan McSweeney. Bumrah conceded six runs in the first over but got rid of the debutant in his next over. Marnus Labuschagne came as new batter and Bumrah almost got him but Virat Kohli dropped him in the second slip.

AUS - 14/1 (3)

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj made Australian batters struggle for runs in the opening overs. But Usman Khawaja was managing to take a single or two here and there. Bumrah, who consistently troubled him, got his caught in the second slip. Virat Kohli made no mistake this time.

AUS - 19/2 (6.4)

After Usman Khawaja, Jasprit Bumrah got rid of Steven Smith on the next delivery as he picked his third wicket in the match. Smith was caught in front of the wickets. He asked Marnus Labuschagne about the DRS but took no chance as it was three reds. Travis Head is the new batter and he barely survived the hat-trick delivery.

AUS - 19/3 (7)

Debutant Harshit Rana dismissed the dangerous batter Travis Head with a jaffa when he came to bowl his third over. This is Head's weakness and he has been dismissed on this length multiple times. KKR used the same length to dismiss him in the IPL final and Qualifier 1 as well. Rana, a KKR player delivered what was needed and India got their fourth wicket.

AUS - 33/4 (12)

Mitchell Marsh was caught at the third slip by KL Rahul when Mohammed Siraj got a thick edge off his bat in the 17th over. Half of the Australia team is back in the pavilion and Alex Carey is the new batter at the crease. Labuschagne has made only two runs in 41 balls.

AUS - 38/5 (17)

Only half an hour of play is left in Day 1 of the opening Test match in Perth and it will be interesting to see how many overs Indian team bowl from here. They are bowling only pacers and it seems unlikely if they will introduce a spinner from here.

AUS - 42/5 (20)

Virat Kohli can take a sigh of relief! Marnus Labuschagne is gone! Mohammed Siraj got rid of him with a plumb. He also used a DRS which went in vain as it was three reds. He made only two runs while playing 52 balls, that makes it his lowest score in Test cricket after playing more than 50 balls.

AUS - 48/6 (22)

In the captain's face-off, Jasprit Bumra came on top of Pat Cummins. He got him caught behind and took his fourth wicket in the match. Mitchell Starc is the new batter at the crease.

AUS - 59/7 (25)

Cricket Australia has announced a series of initiatives to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragic death of Phillip Hughes. A tribute will be held before the start of the second Test match between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval, scheduled for December 6-10. Additionally, Hughes will be honored during the upcoming three Sheffield Shield games, where players will wear black armbands and flags will be flown at half-mast.

India finished the opening day with Australia trailing by 83 runs in the first innings. Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc are unbeaten at the crease as the hosts still have three wickets left. Jasprit Bumrah took a four-wicket haul and Mohammed Siraj took a couple of wickets on Day 1. Harshit Rana also got his maiden Test wicket when he dismissed Travis Head with a jaffa.

AUS - 67/7 (27)

India might have hoped for a higher total, but Josh Hazlewood's four-wicket haul restricted them to 150. However, the Jasprit Bumrah-led side will be pleased with their bowling performance, with Bumrah leading the charge by claiming four wickets. Harshit Rana also made his mark, taking a wicket on debut, while Mohammed Siraj chipped in with two.

It’s clear that Day 1 belonged to the bowlers, while the batters struggled to stay afloat, it was the bowlers who stole the show. A staggering 17 wickets fell on the first day of the Test. Despite being bowled out for 150, India didn’t back down. Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, and the rest of the pace attack did well to dismantle India’s batting, but Jasprit Bumrah and his fellow quicks responded superbly, showing what they’re made of. The batters didn’t have much to offer, but thanks to Rishabh Pant and Nitish Reddy’s contributions of 37 and 41, it could have been worse.

Overall, it was a day dominated by fast bowlers, and tomorrow is expected to offer no respite.

Looking ahead to Day 2, expect more action from the fast bowlers, with India looking to extend their lead and Australia aiming to break through India's defense. The battle between the bowlers and batters on both sides promises to continue, and with both teams eager for an advantage, Day 2 is set to be another thrilling chapter in this intense Test.

The Day 2 of India vs Australia 1st test will start on Saturday at 7:30am IST at Perth Stadium, currently known as Optus Stadium due to sponsorship reasons.

Here are the session timings

First Session: 7:50 am to 9:50 am

Lunch Break: 9:50 am to 10:30 am

Second Session: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Tea Break: 12:30 pm to 12:50 pm

Final Session: 12:50 pm to 2:50 pm

That's all for today. We'll see you tomorrow at 7:30 AM IST for live coverage of Day 2. Until then, goodbye.