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Patna : India were 36/1 after 11 overs in their first innings at stumps on Day 1 in 2nd test against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, on December 26, 2020, with opener Shubman Gill unbeaten on 28 in 38 balls hitting 4 fours while Cheteshwar Pujara was batting on 7. Opener Mayank Agarwal fell to fast bowler Mitchell Starc for zero with no run on board. India trail by 159 runs.
Earlier, electing to bat after winning the toss, Australia were all out for just 195 runs in their first innings with fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah taking 4/56 and spinner Ravichandra Ashwin taking 3/35. Debutant medium fast bowler Mohd Siraj took 2/40 while spinner Ravindra Jadeja took 1/15. Marnus Labuschagne top scored for Australia with 48 runs while Travis Head scored 38 and opener Matthew Wade 30 runs. Steven Smith and opener Joe Burns were out for zero.
The Day 1 clearly belonged to India after their humiliating defeat in 1st test. India are playing without Virat Kohli and fast bowler Mohd Shami.