Riding on Steve O'Keefe's superb performance with the ball, Australia decimated India's batting line-up to hand them a massive 333 runs defeat in Pune to take 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series. India's batting were in shambles again as they survived for only 33.5 overs in the second innings and were all-out for a paltry total of 107 runs
10:59 IST: FOUR!!! Piling on the agony here Australia. Starc is dealing in boundaries now
10:53 IST: Steve Smith completes his 21st Test century and he is pumped up!!! you beauty Smithyyy. 10th Test ton as a captain in 21 Test matches and 37 innings
10:52 IST: FOUR!!! Excellent touch by the Australia captain and he is on 98 now
10:50 IST: Steve Smith is on 93 and nearing his 18th Test ton
10:45 IST: FOUR!!! Yadav overpitches and Starc smokes it towards extra cover boundary
10:42 IST: Umesh Yadav has bowled well in this match, may be Virat Kohli has under bowled him
10:39 IST: Mitchell Starc, who scored a 50 in the first innings, comes to the crease now
10:37 IST: FOUR!! Poor delivery by Jayant Yadav and Smith spanks it for a boundary.
10:32 IST: OUT!! Edged and caught! This time Matthew Wade walks and makes the call easy for the umpire
10:27 IST: FOUR!! Umesh Yadav overpitches slightly and Matthew Wade caressed it nicely for a cover boundary
10:25 IST: Australia's lead cross 350 now. Steve Smith 83*, Matthew Wade 14*
10:20 IST: Australia have scored 50 runs in the 16 overs of the session so far and lost 1 wicket
10:14 IST: FOUR!! Little bit of width on offer for Matthew Wade by Jayant Yadav and he cuts it for a boundary
10:10 IST: Australia are 184/5 after 60 overs, lead India by 339 runs. Steve Smith 80*, Matthew Wade 6*
10:04 IST: Matthew Wade sweeps it in front of square for two runs.
09:59 IST: FOUR!!! Smith comes down the track and hits it over the infield towards the mid-wicket for a boundary.
09:53 IST: Australia are 171/5 after 54 overs, lead India by 326 runs. Steve Smith 72*, Matthew Wade 1*
09:50 IST: OUT!!! India get the first wicket. Just a feather touch from Mitchell Marsh's bat and Wriddhiman Saha grabs it. He goes for 31 off R Ashwin
09:49 IST: DROPPED!! It goes for a boundary too. Smith lunged forward and got an inside edge but Rahane was very late to react and missed a chance early in the morning
09:43 IST: Australia have started off well and will look to stretch the lead beyond 400
09:42 IST: FOUR!! Mitchell Marsh goes at the backfoot again and cracks it through cover off R Ashwin
09:40 IST: The ball turning viciously now. Not easy for the batters at all
09:38 IST: FOUR!!! Backfoot punch by Mitchell Marsh and races away to the boundary
09:36 IST: Ravindra Jadeja to share the attack with Ashwin. Turn straightaway for him
09:34 IST: Appeal for a run-out, but Smith put in the dive and that might have saved him. Yes, he is safely in and gets 2 runs. Australia's lead goes past 300
09:28 IST: So, the players of both the teams are on the field. Steve Smith to face the first ball and India's most successful bowler in the game, R Ashwin to start the proceedings
09:15 IST: "The cracks have opened up a lot more and the batting will be all the more difficult,"warns Sunil Gavaskar at the pitch report.
09:11 IST: So, Australia are 298 runs ahead of India and if they bat out two or more sessions today, the hosts will be under serious trouble. On the other hand, Virat Kohli and Co. will look to emulate the heroics of Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag in the past, but they have a huge task ahead of them.
09:05 IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog
India started off on a poor note as Murali Vijay (10) was the first one to go back to the pavilion with the score on 26. Cheteshwar Pujara (6) soon followed Vijay to the dressing room as India found themselves in a spot of bother after losing two early wickets.
Indian captain Virat Kohli didn't trouble the scorers much as the 28-year-old was dismissed for a rare duck, caught at second slip with Starc doing the damage with the ball.
Despite KL Rahul's half-century, India suffered a spectacular collapse after the opener threw away his wicket with a risky shot that was promptly caught. India lost their last seven wickets for just 11 runs to hand the initiative to Australia.
During the visitors' second innings, skipper Steve Smith was dropped thrice as he went on to end the day unbeaten on 59. With six wickets still in hand for Australia, who have a lead of 298 runs on a challenging track for batsmen, India will have all to do come Saturday morning.