India won the toss and chose to ball first. The Rohit Sharma-led side opted for a four-pronged pace attack, and chose Ravindra Jadeja over seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.

Both teams India and Australia wore black armbands and observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the tragic Odisha train accident. (Pic: Twitter/BCCI)

Usman Khawaja and David Warner opened for Australia. Mohammed Shami bowled the first over.

Mohammed Siraj took the first wicket in the fourth over, dismissing Usman Khawaja for a duck whereas Shardul Thakur took the second wicket, dismissing David Warner for 43 in the 22^nd over. The third wicket came in the 25^th over with Mohammed Shami dismissing Marnus Labuschagne for 26.

Travis Head walked in with Australia struggling at 76/3. He smashed a century and built an impressive partnership with Steve Smith. Head and Smith were batting at 146* and 95* respectively as Australia scored a massive 327/3 at the end of the opening day.