India vs Australia, LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 1: AUS 76/2; Smith, Labuschagne resume innings after lunch break

12:18 (IST)

After 33 overs,Australia 81/2 ( Marnus Labuschagne 47 , Steven Smith 24)

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Shami goes for five runs in the first over after lunch break, as Smith collects a boundary. Shami unleashed a short ball, and Smith went for the pull behind square to find the boundary. 

12:11 (IST)

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Right. Time for the second session to get underway. Mohammed Shami with the ball to bowl the first over after lunch. Steve Smith faces Shami. 

11:33 (IST)

After 32 overs,Australia 76/2 ( Marnus Labuschagne 47 , Steven Smith 19)

Axar Patel into the attack. Two slips and a short-leg in place. Smith collects a single off the fifth ball of the over. Labuschagne remains unbeaten on 47 as Lunch has been called. Australia will head to the lunch break with a score of 76/2. It's been a pretty good recovery from Smith and Marnus after the Aussies lost the openers early. Do join us in around 40 minutes for the second session of the day. 

11:27 (IST)

After 30 overs,Australia 75/2 ( Marnus Labuschagne 47 , Steven Smith 18)

Ashwin continues. Marnus Labuschagne begins the over with a brilliant stroke, coming down the track and aiming to play it on the on-side. However, Marnus opens the face of the bat and drives through extra cover. He does nit get the boundary but collects three runs. Marnus collects a boundary later in the over anyway, going for the paddle sweep through short fine leg. Nine runs off the over.  

11:19 (IST)

After 28 overs, Australia 61/2 

Ashwin continues. Steve Smith faces him, and collects a single off the first ball of the over, coming down the track and driving towards mid-on for the one run. Just two runs from the over. 

11:06 (IST)

After 24 overs, Australia 57/2 

Jadeja continues. The 50-run partnership between Smith and Labuschagne comes up with a boundary off the former, as he punches through cover to beat a diving KL Rahul. Ashwin delivers the next over, in which he goes for three runs. 

11:00 (IST)

After 22 overs,Australia 50/2 ( Marnus Labuschagne 30 , Steven Smith 10)

Right. Change of bowling for Team India as veteran all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin is introduced into the attack for the first time this series. Ashwin starts off bowling round the wicket, Marnus gets an outside edge and the ball rolls toward deep third as Marnus collects a couple of runs. Just the two runs off Ashwin's first over. 

10:55 (IST)

After 20 overs, Australia 48/2 

Axar Patel into the attack for his seventh over. Labuschagne with a well-timed shot to find the boundary, nudging through midwicket for a four. Just the boundary off the over. 

10:47 (IST)

After 17 overs,Australia 40/2 ( Marnus Labuschagne 20 , Steven Smith 10)

Jadeja back into the attack. Labuschagne rotates strike to Smith in the fourth ball of the over, and Smith finishes the over with a flick over midwicket for a boundary. Five runs off the over. 

10:44 (IST)

After 16 overs, Australia 35/2 

A slip and a short leg in place for Axar Patel. Kohli might have put down a chance to get rid of Smith, who got a tick outside edge while looking for a drive. Kohli at first slip put his right hand out, but just could not get hold of it. Two runs off the over. 

10:35 (IST)

After 14 overs,Australia 29/2 ( Marnus Labuschagne 15 , Steven Smith 6)

Play resumes after drinks with Axar Patel coming onto bowl. A slip, silly point and short cover in place for Axar, who bowls yet another maiden over while bowling to Steve Smith. 

10:31 (IST)

After 13 overs,Australia 29/2 ( Marnus Labuschagne 15 , Steven Smith 6)

Shami back into the attack. Shami's second maiden over in this contest so far. There have been seven maiden overs bowled in 13 overs so far, and it has been a good start from India to get rid of the openers early. Players now take a break for drinks. 

10:23 (IST)

After 11 overs,Australia 27/2 ( Marnus Labuschagne 14 , Steven Smith 6)

Siraj is back into the attack. He collects another maiden, his third in five overs he has bowled so far. Smith and Marnus are taking the cautious route so far, and with bit more than an hour to play in the first session, the two would want to head to the lunch break as unbeaten Australian batters. 

10:14 (IST)

Watch how Siraj and Shami struck early for India