By: Tarish Bhatt
Australia managed to survive through the last session, just. Mitchell Starc frustrated the Indians on Day 1 in Pune with his gritty fifty. He also stitched a 51-run partnership with Josh Hazlewood for the 10th wicket.
At stumps, on Day 1, Australia were 256/9, with Starc (57 not out) and Hazlewood (1 not out) in the middle. Their partnership lifted the Australian team to stability, which at one point of time looked unlikely.
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The Indians picked nine wickets after the lunch. Pacer Umesh Yadav led India’s charge on a pitch that was assisting the spinners. He took four wickets, and rattled the Aussie batting line-up with pace and reverse-swing.
Spinners, meanwhile, took five wickets in total. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets apiece, while Jayant Yadav took one. The Indian bowlers bowled inconsistently on a raging turner.
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Earlier, Australia got a fantastic start from Matt Renshaw and David Warner. They added 82 runs on a pitch that was bouncing and turning from the first session itself. Renshaw went on to make a fifty.
Renshaw had to leave the field after Warner’s dismissal because of illness. But, he returned later to complete his fifty.
