Australia Women vs India Women pink-ball Test, LIVE cricket Score: Mandhana, Verma off to quick start after hosts opt to field

10:49 (IST)

After 11 overs,India Women 49/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 38 , Shafali Verma 11)

Perry, meanwhile, continues from the other end. Verma collects a boundary at the start of the over with a lovely cover drive. Verma and Mandhana then collect a single each in the remaining deliveries of the over.

10:41 (IST)

After 10 overs,India Women 43/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 37 , Shafali Verma 6)

First bowling change of the innings as Stella Campbell, who made her debut in the third one-dayer, is brought into the attack in place of Darcie Brown, who went for 16 in her previous over. She starts off on a tidy note, giving away just one as Verma collects a single in the second delivery.

10:37 (IST)

After 9 overs,India Women 42/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 37 , Shafali Verma 5)

Verma collects a single to move to 5, with Mandhana directing the ball through the slips after getting a bottom edge to a full toss from Perry. Five from the over.

10:36 (IST)

After 8 overs,India Women 37/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 33 , Shafali Verma 4)

BIG over for the Indians with 16 coming off Darcie Brown’s fourth over of the innings, as Smriti Mandhana tees off by collecting four boundaries in six balls, including three on the trot! She seems to be scoring at a T20 pace right now, and moves into the 30s in no time!

10:30 (IST)

After 7 overs,India Women 21/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 17 , Shafali Verma 4)

One off Perry’s fourth over of the innings, with Mandhana nicking another single, this time in the penultimate ball of the over. She has moved to 17 with Shafali currently on 4.

10:29 (IST)

After 6 overs,India Women 20/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 16 , Shafali Verma 4)

Just the one run collected off Darcie Brown’s third over of the day, with Smriti Mandhana collecting a single at the start of the over, as Shafali continues to block the deliveries away.

10:28 (IST)

After 5 overs,India Women 19/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 15 , Shafali Verma 4)

Maiden over, the first of the innings so far, as Shafali Verma remains defensive at her crease with Perry bowling a tight one to the feisty opener.

10:21 (IST)

After 4 overs,India Women 19/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 15 , Shafali Verma 4)

Tidy over from Darcie, with just one coming off it, as Verma collects a single in the fourth delivery of the over.

10:20 (IST)

After 3 overs,India Women 18/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 15 , Shafali Verma 3)

Now Perry concedes a boundary too, as Mandhana works the ball towards the fine leg fence off the penultimate delivery of this over to collect her third boundary. Shafali, meanwhile, nearly got caught in the slips in the previous delivery.

10:18 (IST)

After 2 overs,India Women 11/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 11 , Shafali Verma 0)

Darcie Brown shares the new ball with Ellyse Perry, and she’s off to an expensive start as Mandhana collects two boundaries in three balls to really get the innings going in full steam. 10 off her first over of the match.

10:17 (IST)

After 1 over,India Women 1/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 1 , Shafali Verma 0)

Tidy start to the innings, as Perry concedes just one off the first over of the match, with Smriti Mandhana opening her team’s account with a single off the last ball of the over.

10:15 (IST)

The national anthems have been sung, and the pair of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana take to the crease at the start of the historic fixture! Ellyse Perry to make the first use of the brand new pink ball.

10:14 (IST)

Teams:

India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj(c), Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia(w), Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Australia Women: Alyssa Healy(w), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning(c), Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Darcie Brown, Stella Campbell

10:11 (IST)

TOSS: Australia win the toss, and skipper Meg Lanning opts to bowl

09:56 (IST)

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the historic pink-ball Test between Australia and India at the Metricon Stadium in Gold Coast, Queensland. India and Australia renew their rivalry once again for the first time since 2006, and India are playing their second Test in a matter of months after not having played one for seven years.

Lest we forget, this is only the second pink-ball Test in the history of the women's game, although the Aussies will have the advantage of some experience, having played the inaugural one against England in 2017.

Australia Women Vs India Women, pink-ball Test Live Cricket Score Updates: First bowling change of the innings as Stella Campbell, who made her debut in the third one-dayer, is brought into the attack in place of Darcie Brown, who went for 16 in her previous over. She starts off on a tidy note, giving away just one as Verma collects a single in the second delivery.

One-off Test Preview: India gear up for a historic first on Thursday when they take on a formidable Australian team in their own backyard in what will be their maiden appearance in a day-night Test.

The Indian team had only recently played their first Test in seven years when they toured England earlier this summer, the likes of Shafali Verma and Sneh Rana producing standout performances with the bat to help the visiting team earn a hard-fought draw against the Heather Knight-led team in Bristol.

A little over two months later, the team will be up for a fresh challenge — facing the pink ball under lights on the greenish surface at Gold Coast's Metricon Stadium against a team whose status as the number one team across formats has rarely been challenged in recent years, much less so on their own turf.

What India will seek inspiration from, however, is the fight they produced in the one-day international series against Meg Lanning and company. After getting outplayed by nine wickets in the series opener, Mithali Raj's side produced an admirable fightback in the next two games, taking the fight till the very last over on both occasions.

While they suffered a last-ball heartbreak in the second one-dayer that saw a plenty of drama occurring over a waist-high no-ball from Jhulan Goswami, the Indians fought back hard in the final ODI to not only collect their first points of the multi-format tour, but end the Aussies' 26-match winning streak in the 50-over format that had stretched all the way back to October 2017.

On the eve of the landmark match, which will also be the first time India and Australia face each other in a women's Test since 2006, we bring to you everything you need to know as far as the match's live coverage is concerned:

When will the day-night Test between Australia and India take place?

The one-off day-night Test between Australia and India will take place between Thursday, 30 September and Sunday, 3 October.

Where will the day-night Test between Australia and India be played?

The day-night Test between Australia and India will be played at the Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland.

What time will the match begin?

The day-night Test between Australia and India will begin at 11.30 am IST. The toss will take place at 11 am IST on the opening day.

Which TV channels will broadcast the match?

The day-night Test between Australia and India will be telecast on SONY SIX & SONY SIX HD. The match will also be live-streamed on SONY LIV. You can also catch the live updates on firstpost.com.

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