India were already on the back foot once they lost the oh-so important toss as the pitch is a minefield and India have to bat last. The ball as expected started spinning and beating the bat from the very first hour. Australian openers David Warner and Matthew Renshaw, , who were not in the best of forms saw off the new ball, they did not dent it. There were some that passed the bat but they survived on thin ice. What was surprising was Virat Kohli gave the ball to Ravichandran Ashwin in the second over itself. Ashwin looked to hit the right lines without a lot of purchase. Slowly but surely, Warner grew in confidence and so did the run rate.
Jayant Yadav tough got David Warner bowled on one occasion but it was a no-ball, strange to see a spinner overstepping. There were close moments with the lbw but they were close.
At Lunch on Day 1 of the 1st Test, Australia are 84/1. Follow the game here – https://t.co/Px6Gu2Qz1R #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/QDv5MvZBzi
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 23, 2017
A solid start from the Aussies with Warner and Renshaw bringing up the 50-run stand: https://t.co/XqvYc0QYaV #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/iDLteE0prZ
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) February 23, 2017
David Warner dismissed most times by a pacer in Tests:
7 J Anderson
5 S Broad, UMESH YADAV*
4 T Boult, D Steyn, J Taylor#IndvAus— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) February 23, 2017
Warner gets a huge let off as Australia survive: https://t.co/FnxgR8nZfZ #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/TGAPSG5qDz
— cricket.com.au Video (@CricketVideo) February 23, 2017
We’ll let you know when we have an update on Renshaw. He can resume his innings at the fall of a wicket: https://t.co/XqvYc0QYaV #INDvAUS
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) February 23, 2017
Ummm… So it appears Renshaw has left the field retired – not out after the wicket of Warner. Shaun Marsh walks out. Confusion! #INDvAUS
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) February 23, 2017
Virat Review System is not working for India big time. #IndvAus
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) February 23, 2017
Finally in the last half hour of play Umesh Yadav was given a fairly old 27-overs old ball. Umesh Yadav coming around the wickets gets David Warner to play on of the front foot only to get an inside edge onto the stumps, dismissed for 37. Australia are finding it really hard after Renshaw retired ill.
