In the morning, India captain Bumrah deservedly got his 11th five-wicket haul while debutant Harshit Rana bowled a fiery opening spell to dismiss the hosts for 104 at the stroke of lunch despite a stiff last-wicket resistance from Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.

It’s not likely to stick in memory, it might not even have been noticed in the first place, but the Indian takeaway from Perth on a sumptuous second day was served by KL Rahul. It was his carefully-curated walks half-way down the pitch to chat with his Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul hit half-centuries as India finished the day in a dominating position. | Crickit

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy2024-25 is going on in full flow. Follow live scores of the India vs Australia 1st Test Day 3 here

This is India's highest opening stand in Tests in Australia since the 2004 SCG Test, where Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra put on 123. Overall, the highest partnership is held by Sunil Gavaskar and Krishnamachari Srikkanth who stitched up a 191-run partnership in Sydney in 1986.

Hello and good morning everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of Day 3 of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener between IND and AUS. After dominating Day 2 with the bat, Yashasvi Jaiswal (90*) and KL Rahul (62*) will resume batting for India,

Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul batted confidently as India made a strong start to the second innings reaching 84 without loss at tea on day two of the opening Test in Perth 12: 26 PM: KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are slowly moving towards the 100-run mark.

India bowled Australia out for 104 runs in the second innings of the India vs Australia 1st Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 on November 23 (Saturday) at Perth’s Optus Stadium. After Australia bowled India for just 150 runs in the first innings,

While Mitchell Starc and Alex Carey would want to wipe off the 83-run deficit early on Day 2, Jasprit Bumrah is three wickets away from giving IND a first-innings lead over AUS.

A change in Jaiswal`s approach is visible. The left-hander has started showcasing his prowess in the middle. Alongside Rahul, Team India has crossed the 50-run mark after 15 overs 11: 16 AM: The Australian bowlers have not yet succeeded in breaking Rahul-Jaiswal`s defence.