Overview

• After Australia chose to bat, the hosts were bowled out for 135 with Alex Lee Young top-scoring on 66 as Henil Patel and Khilan Patel took three wickets each.
• India recovered from 82/6 to reach 171 all out, with No. 9 Deepesh Devendran top-scoring with 28 and Khilan Patel adding 26 for a 36-run first-innings lead.
• Kasey Barton led Australia’s attack with 4/57, supported by Will Byrom’s 2/33 as India’s top order, including Vaibhav Suryavanshi (20), fell early.
• Australia’s second innings began poorly at 17/3, with Udhav Mohan removing captain Will Malajczuk and Henil Patel striking twice to tighten India’s grip.
• India captain Ayush Mhatre’s lean run continued with a first-innings 4, marking his fourth single-digit score in five innings on the tour.