Advantage Australia after Nathan Lyon's 8-50

Bengaluru: Australia put out another fine performance, as they skittled India out for just 189 runs in the first day of the Bengaluru Test, on Saturday, and went on to add 40 to their score, without the loss of any wickets.

India had earlier won the toss and elected to bat first, on what looked like a good pitch at the M Cninnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. However, the Australian pacers, especially Mitchell Starc troubled the Indian batsmen early on, andgot the wicket of Abhinav Mukund early on.

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon churned out a fine performance, picking up eight wickets, while his partner in crime Steve O'Keefe and Stark got the other two.

More importantly, Lyon managed to dismiss most of the batsmen in the Indian top order, with the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, and Ajinkya Rahane being his latest victims.

KL Rahul (90) was the lone standout batsman for India, as he anchored the innings, scoring almost half the side's runs.

Nathan Lyon has pushed India on the backfoot as Australia dominate proceedings on Day 1 of the second Test here on Saturday. The off-spinner has scalped three wickets so far as India bank on KL Rahul to revive the Indian innings after being reduced to 168/5 at tea.

Lyon, who was the pick of the Australian bowler dismissed Virat Kohli after he did not offer a shot and then removed Ajinkya Rahane as he danced down the track, only to miss the ball and get out as Matthew Wade stumped him. Karun Nair, the local boy, was the next man to get out as he followed Rahane's pattern to get out of Steve O'Keefe's bowling.

While KL Rahul continues to play aggressive cricket, Australia, in the first session on Day 1 of the second Test, have made sure that they approach the lunch interval on a bright note after sending two India batsmen back in the dressing room here on Saturday.

Mitchell Starc struck in his second over as he trapped Abhinav Mukund for zero. The yorker length ball got the better off the Tamil Nadu batsman, who was making a comeback to the national side after five and half years.

Although Pujara managed to stitch 61-run partnership with Rahul, Nathan Lyon dismissed him in the final over before lunch.

India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the second cricket Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday.

Australia have named an unchanged XI, while India have brought in Abhinav Mukund and Karun Nair.

Abhinav makes a comeback to the Test side after five-and-a-half years, replacing Murali Vijay, who has suffered a shoulder injury.

Nair, who scored a triple century in his last Test, also gets a chance after India decided to drop Jayant Yadav for an extra batsman.

Teams:

India: Abhinav Mukund, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma.

Australia: David Warner, Mark Renshaw, Steve Smith (captain), Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Steve O'Keefe, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Jose Hazlewood.