The second and third matches of the series will be held in Pune (January 5) and Rajkot (January 7). It is understood that Rohit Sharma's thumb injury might take some more time to heal.
Though Pujara would fall ten runs short of his century as left-arm spinner Taijul Islam took him out to complete his three-wicket haul after beating him several times in the day, Iyer remained unbeaten on 82 off 169 balls on an absorbing day of Test cricket.
Pant secured this achievement when he made a counter-attacking 46 runs off 45 balls, laced with six fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 102.22, to keep the scoreboard moving after India lost K.L. Rahul, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli.
"Sania Mirza did break the house of Hyderabadi girl Aisha Siddiqui. Shoaib Malik was already married with Aisha.." KRK levelled some serious allegations.
Ranjan Madugalle of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after India were ruled to be four overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
The star all-rounder had to leave India's Asia Cup campaign after the group stages to undergo surgery because of a long-standing knee injury and had also later missed the T20 World Cup.
India captain Hardik Pandya feels the batters will have to assess the conditions early to post a good first-innings total. India will be opening with Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant, with Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda and Pandya to follow with the bat.
It's been nearly a decade since India won an ICC trophy. The cause of it is not their performance but rather the mistakes they consistently commit throughout every tournament, especially in the knockout stages.
Heavy rain is predicted later on Sunday in Melbourne and the forecast is bleak for the reserve day on Monday as well.
One of the intriguing questions that remains unanswered is why leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was not given a single chance to play in any of the six matches the team figured in here in Australia.
Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers is confident that India will lift the T20 World Cup this year.
The T20 World Cup 2022 which began in Australia on October 16 had former champions Sri Lanka and West Indies humiliated in the first two days of the tournament itself. While Sri Lanka dropped their tournament opener to Namibia, the West Indies were shocked by Scotland. With some of the matches still remaining in the World Cup, there is a chance that more undesirable records may be set
On Sunday, Perth Stadium will witness the clash between India's batters and South Africa's bowlers in a highly-anticipated Group 2 match.
South Africa were 24 for no loss when the heavens opened up first, and soon after play resumed following the brief interruption, de Kock carted Richard Ngarava for four boundaries, including three on the trot.
Key to New Zealand starting their campaign with a bang were their openers, Devon Conway carrying his bat through the innings for an unbeaten 92 off 58 balls while his partner, young Finn Allen blasted 42 off just 16 balls in the Power-play.
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