Ahmedabad: On a day where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese were present at the venue, Australia ended the first day’s play at 255/4 for one wicket, which looked the best for the batsmen among all four surfaces. Chain. Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith won the toss and had no hesitation in electing to bat, even though the first three matches of the series have been won by the team fielding first.
However, Australia made good use of the surface with opener Usman Khawaja striking out, not for the first time in this series. The southpaw batted throughout the day and finally returned to the dressing room unbeaten on 103.
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