TEA - DAY 2

India 20-0 (8 ovs) vs Aus 451 | Scorecard

Hazlewood tries a short ball to Rahul but he manages to pull it on the leg side for one.

In the next over, Rahul shuffles across and flicks a full delivery from Cummins off middle stump through square leg for India's first boundary, in the sixth over.

Cummins as expected tries the short ball but this time Rahul manages to deal well with it as he blocks it off the backfoot.

Spin introduced early with nearly 7-8 minutes left for lunch. Vijay takes a single to long-off before Rahul also picks a single off the fifth ball.

Rahul then plays a wonderful shot off Cummins driving it on the up through the covers for a four. A few deliveries later, he manages to steer a wide delivery with soft hands past the slips for the second boundary of the over.

India off to a solid start as they reach 20 for no loss in eight overs in reply to Australia's first innings score of 451 all out.

The in-form Rahul stroked his way to 18 with the help of three fours, while Vijay made two.

India will be encouraged by the start as both the openers played trouble free and managed to see off the first eight overs with the new ball. If they manage to get a good start, it will put them in a good position to make a strong reply with the bat.