India Vs Australia, 2nd Test, Day 1: Hosts Bundled Out For 189

Bengaluru: India was decimated to a paltry 189 on the opening day of the second test match against Australia here with senior spinner Nathon Lyon returning with his career best figures of 8/50.

KL Rahul was the only saving grace for India who fell short of his ton by just 10 runs. no other Indian batsman managed to offer any resistance to the opponent team as hosts were reduced in 71.2 overs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

This is India's another batting collapse after shambolic batting performance in Pune. Six Indian batsmen failed to even reach the double figure mark as visitors never let the game slip off their hands.

Rahul's calm and composed 90-run-inning was the only bright-spot for the hosts as they kept losing wickets from the other side at regular intervals. Almost every batsman returned in a hurry. Rahul's local team mate Karun Nair was the second highest scorer for India with 26. Australia spinner Steve O'Keefe and pacer Mitchell Starc got one wicket apiece as hosts rattled the Indian batting order.

Lyon removed Ravichandran Ashwin at an individual score of 7 and later removed Wriddhiman Saha for 1 to complete his fifer. Lyon's (8/50) is the best bowling performance by a bowler at this venue. He also surpassed Brett Lee's record 53 Test wickets to become highest wicket-taker against India.

India suffered their third and biggest blow in skipper Kohli, who was dismissed LBW by Nathan Lyon at an individual score of 12. It was another error of judgement from Kohli, who tried leaving an offbreak delivery headed straight for the stumps, and paid the price of leaving it.

It was a brilliant first session of cricket as both the teams played sensibly, but the visitors dominated most of the session as they got two wickets and kept things tight for the Indians. India lost the crucial wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara (17) at the brink of lunch to lose the edge. Pujara was caught at forward short-leg by Peter Handscomb off Nathan Lyon as the 53-run partnership between him and KL Rahul came to an end.

Earlier, in an early cheer for the Indian fans, India skipper Kohli won the toss and decided to bat. Kohli had no second thoughts after winning the toss and immediately said he's going to bat first on a typical Bengaluru pitch. The hosts have made a couple of changes in their playing XI. Tamil Nadu batsman Abhinav Mukund has replaced injured Murali Vijay while triple centurion Karun Nair has been included in the team in place of all-rounder Jayant Yadav.

However, skipper Kohli once again showed his confidence in pacer Ishant Sharma, who has managed to retain his spot in the playing XI. This is Kohli's 25th Test as captain and he is yet to play with the same playing XI in two consecutive matches.

Australia are playing with the same team at M Chinnaswamy Stadium that played against India in Pune, last week.