India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test, Day 2: KL Rahul Brings Up Gritty 50, India’s Lead Nears 200

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Captain back in

Pat Cummins back for his third spell of the day. Crucial period in the final hour of Day 2. Can Cummins provide the much-needed breakthrough?

IND 131/0 (48.1)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: India’s lead keeps soaring!

21 overs of play in the final session of the day, and India have now added 47 runs! Run rate increasing a little now. India’s lead up to 177.

Jaiswal 71*, Rahul 50*

IND 131/0 (48)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: KL Rahul 50!

Top knock. He was one of the few Indian batters to hold ground yesterday, and today he has been brilliant again and notched up his half-century. Excellent knock. Justified the decision to make him open.

IND 128/0 (47.2)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Rahul up to 49!

Oh beautiful! KL Rahul with a classy drive, between point and cover. He is up to 49 now, and that’s his first boundary of the final session! 11 runs off Starc’s over.

IND 126/0 (47)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Jaiswal 6!

Commentators curse, I suppose! Just as I talk about the low run rate, Starc offers Jaiswal a ball on the pads and the 22-year-old flicks it up all the way over fine leg for 6! Up to 67 now. Can he bring up a century today?

IND 122/0 (46.3)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: India’s low scoring-rate

India have added only 31 runs in 19 overs in the final session of Day 2. That is just 1.6 runs an over, with only one boundary in all this while.

IND 115/0 (46)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Jaiswal up to 60

Yashasvi Jaiswal now on 60 runs off 159 balls. Unusually low strike rate of 37.74, but he has done exactly what was needed of him post-Tea. Kept the stability going, with no rush-blooded shots.

IND 115/0 (45.3)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: India lead by 160

18 overs done in the final session of Day 2. India have added 30 runs in that time, and now lead by 160 runs. Becoming a mountain to climb now for the Aussie bowlers.

IND 114/0 (45)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: No carry in Perth

In what is a complete contrast to Day 1, there is seemingly no seam and lateral movement in the Perth pitch on Day 2. Edges are not carrying to the slip cordon, and Indian batters are hardly having to deal with any movement. Cruise control for Jaiswal and Rahul at the moment.

IND 113/0 (44.4)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Great timing by Rahul

KL Rahul drives it beautifully through the covers, but the slow outfield doesn’t take the ball to the fence. 3 runs, and Rahul is up to 45.

IND 113/0 (44.1)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: 4!

Jaiswal cuts it away for 4! First boundary after Tea. It’s taken more than 16 overs!

IND 110/0 (43.4)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Mitch Marsh into the attack

Wasn’t the most fruitful spell when Mitch Marsh bowled in the previous session, but he’s now back to try and make a difference. 0/17 in his 3 overs so far, bowling to KL Rahul who is on 42*.

IND 106/0 (43.1)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: On the pads but down leg!

Big LBW appeal by Mitch Starc as he catches Jaiswal on the pads. Chooses not to take the review, and he’s probably wiser for it with replays showing its going down the leg side.

Starc is making something happen here. A bit of uncertainty.

IND 106/0 (43)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Big relief for India

Two decent chances for Australia to dismiss both openers, but India survive. Their lead is now up to 151!

IND 105/0 (42)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Suicidal running

Oh dear! KL Rahul was almost gone there. No time for a quick single, KL Rahul started dashing up from the non-striker’s end. Sent back, and somehow makes it back. Direct hit and he would’ve been walking back. 

Some chances now for Australia!

IND 104/0 (41.1)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: HALF-CHANCE!

Yashasvi Jaiswal gets a thick edge off Starc’s bowling and the ball lands millimetres in front of Usman Khawaja in the slip cordon. Had he dived forward, Australia may have been celebrating their first wicket.

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: 40 overs done

Jaiswal and KL Rahul have batted 40 overs now without losing a single wicket. This has been a wonderful show of resilience and patience by them, and India are reaping the rewards for it.

IND 102/0 (40)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Hazlewood’s stunning economy rate

Josh Hazlewood has given away 9 runs in 10 overs. An economy rate of 0.90. He has probably been the best Australian bowler on a pitch that has is moving towards the batters now.

IND 101/0 (39)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Still no Starc

Still no sight of Mitchell Starc after Tea. Starc batted a long time in the morning and then 8 overs with the ball right after, and is probably being given a break to re-energize him up.

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: 17 runs in 45 minutes

We are 45 minutes into the final session of Day 2, and India have been steadfast. Only added 17 runs to the total, but more importantly, not given away a wicket. Hazlewood has conceded only 9 runs in 9 overs! 

IND 101/0 (38.1)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: India notch up 100!

And now the 100-run partnership! Steady stuff from India, and it’s the first 100-run stand of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. 

India lead by 147 runs.

IND 101/0 (38)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: 50 for Jaiswal!

A calm, composed, cautious innings by Yashasvi Jaiswal. Duck in the first innings, he’s come back with a superb response, showing maturity beyond his years. A well-earned half-century, taking 123 balls.

IND 99/0 (37.1)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Jaiswal up to 49

Another over with just 1 run. Jaiswal picks up the only run off Hazlewood’s over. KL Rahul still on 40.

IND 98/0 (37)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: India lead by 143 runs

India’s lead edging towards the 150-run mark. 143 now. It has been slow, cautious but the perfect start by Jaiswal and Rahul. This is exactly what India would’ve wanted after the frantic action yesterday. A bit of calm.

IND 97/0 (36.1)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Unable to find the boundaries

Jaiswal is getting bat on ball when Lyon is bowling, but keeps finding the fielders. Gets a single. Still 2 runs away from the fifty he’s looking for. On 48*.

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: No lateral movement

“Lateral movement has disappeared. Batsmen are having a lot more time to adapt and adjust,” observes Ravi Shastri in the commentary box. Day 2 has been much, much different to Day 1.

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Jaiswal up to 46

Another tight over by Pat Cummins, but Jaiswal picks up another couple of runs. Edging ever closer to a first 50 in a Test match on Australian soil.

IND 93/0 (33)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Time for spin

Australia revert from their pace bowling tactic in just 5 overs. Nathan Lyon brought back into the attack. Can he deliver a wicket on a pitch that just isn’t turning all that much? Rahul looks comfortable in his defence so far.

IND 89/0 (31.3)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Jaiswal nearing 50

Yashasvi Jaiswal now on 44. He has added two runs to his total after Tea. KL Rahul is on 36. Both batters are well set, and will be gutted to miss out on a fifty here.

IND 89/0 (31)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Another maiden

Much like the post-Lunch session, India are defensive but firm at the start post-Tea. Another maiden over bowled, this time by Josh Hazlewood.

IND 87/0 (30)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: A boring Test?

Admittedly, there has not been as much action on Day 2 as there was on Day 1. That is good news for India, who’ve held steady and are extending their lead quietly and confidently.

IND 87/0 (29)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Maiden over to start

Cummins keeps it tight and Jaiswal holds firm in the first over of the final session. Hazlewood to comes in from the other end, and just one from that over.

IND 85/0 (28)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: We are back!

The players are back on the field, and we are about to get underway for the final session of the day. How many more runs can India add? Australia need at least a couple of early wickets here.

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Brilliant by India

What a wonderful Day 2 it has been for India. A 46-run lead after the first innings, and now the perfect start by their batters. Jaiswal and Rahul have been cautious, but calculated, and have already put India in a very comfortable position.

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Time for TEA!

It’s TEA on Day 2. India continue their march and now have a handsome lead of 130 runs. Fantastic start by India to their second innings, as KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are unbeaten on 34* and 42* respectively. Lots to think about for Australia, as the Perth wicket slowly turns into a batting paradise.

TEA: IND 84/0 (26) 

India lead Australia by 130 runs

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Bouncers!

Some really short deliveries by Marnus Labuschagne, and the final ball of the over flies over Jaiswal’s head. Super interesting bowling change by Pat Cummins, who seems desperate for a wicket. India’s partnership now 82.

IND 82/0 (25)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, LIVE: Marnus Labuschagne with the ball!

Right, here’s an interesting development. Marnus Labuschagne, who usually bowls leg spin, has been brought into the attack to bowl medium pace! Starts off with a ball with awkward bounce, that goes past Rahul’s shoulders.

IND 82/0 (24.3)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, Live: Maiden Over

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are showing a bit of cautiousness. In the previous over of Nathan Lyon, the duo did not score any runs as the star spinner delivers a maiden. A similar thing happened in the previous over of Mitchell Starc as he also bowls a maiden. Australia need aim to scalp a wicket before the end of the second session, in order to bounce back in the game. 

IND 75/0 (22 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, Live: Jaiswal’s massive four

The duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are looking and confidently playing their game. However, Jaiswal is in a different league now as he dominating the Australian bowlers. In the previous over of Mitchell Starc, Jaiswal hammers a brilliant four, leaving the crowd stunned. India are enjoying the momentum as they lead by 118 runs. 

IND 72/0 (19 overs)

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 2, Live: What a shot

WOAHHH!!! That is just masterclass batting from Yashasvi Jaiswal, who counters Pat Cummins’ deadly bouncer with a terrific shot. Cummins tries to outplay Jaiswal with a bouncer. However, Jaiswal patiently waits and played a brilliant aerial shot, which goes past Nathan Lyon at third man and crosses the boundary line for four. Terrific batting from India as they go past the 50-run mark. 

IND 52/0 (15 overs)