Sat Nov 23 08:22:40 UTC 2024: ## India Dominates Day Two of First Test Against Australia

**Perth, Australia** – India has taken a commanding lead in the first Test against Australia, extending their advantage to 130 runs by tea on day two in Perth. The visitors’ dominance began with a stunning bowling performance on day two, bowling out Australia for a paltry 104 runs at lunch. Jasprit Bumrah led the charge with a five-wicket haul (5 for 30), while Harshit Rana contributed three wickets (3 for 48).

India’s strong start to the second innings continued with openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul displaying confident batting, guiding India to 84 without loss by tea. This followed India’s first innings score of 150, where Nitish Reddy top-scored with 41. Australia’s innings was hampered by a strong Indian pace attack, with wickets falling at regular intervals.

The Indian team’s impressive performance has set the stage for a potentially decisive victory in the opening match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The match continues tomorrow. Full playing XIs are listed below:

**India Playing XI:** Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lokesh Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj

**Australia Playing XI:** Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

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