India ended day one of the third Test in Melbourne at 215-2 against Australia. A total of 89 overs were played on the first day of the Boxing Day Test in front of a packed house at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Opener Mayank Agarwal top-scored for India with 72 runs while Pat Cummins got the two wickets. Chesteshwar Pujara was the other Indian batsman to reach a fifty.

Pujara and Kohli will take India's first innings forward when play resumes for the second day at 5:00 AM IST, 10:30 AM AEDT on Thursday, December 27, 2018.

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Sony Six and Sony Ten 3 will cover the match live for the Indian viewers at 4:30 AM IST. SonyLiv will simultaneously stream the live coverage via its app and website.

Fox Sports will telecast the second day for the Australian fans. Foxtel Sports will live stream the match on its website and app.

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India in a strong position after day one

Earlier in the day Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first.

Hanuma Vihari and debutant Mayank Agarwal walked out to bat on a pitch which seemed pretty flat.

Mayank was quick to score some runs getting the scoreboard moving, but Vihari seemed defensive. After putting up a 40-run opening stand with Mayank, Vihari got out to Pat Cummins scoring just eight runs from 66 balls. Chesteshwar Pujara walked in next and helped India to get through to lunch with a score of 57-1.

India dominated the second session with Pujara and Agarwal showing a lot of resilience. Agarwal quickly notched up his maiden Test fifty and marched up with his innings confidently. However, the second innings ended in an ideal way for the Australians as Cummins got Agarwal out for 72 runs with the last ball before tea. India's score stood at 123-2.

Skipper Kohli joined Pujara at the crease after tea.

The duo added unbeaten 92 runs in the third session. Pujara patiently crosses his 21st Test fifty, while Kohli batted positively at the other end. When the stumps were called on day one, India's score was 215 for 2 with Kohli and Pujara unbeaten at 47 and 68 respectively.

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