India vs Australia PM XI Warm-up Match Highlights: Day 1 washed out, 50-over match on Sunday

We will be back tomorrow morning to bring you all the live updates from Canberra. Till then, good bye and take care.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: As of now, this is how Canberra's weather forecast for Sunday looks like

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: 50-overs-a-side game tomorrow, weather permitting

It will start at 9:10 am IST on Sunday. However, the forecast for tomorrow in Canberra is not too promisiting either, even though it is less threatening.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: That is it! Play has been called off in Canberra.

Continous drizzle did't allow conditions to improve enough, and the umpires have called the day off. It will be a 50-overs-a-side match tomorrow, which will allow India to both bat and bowl for the much-needed pink-ball practice heading into the Adelaide Test beginning December 6.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has urged struggling batters Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to trust their game, drawing inspiration from star India batter Virat Kohli, to reverse their fortunes in the remaining four Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Labuschagne appeared completely at sea against the Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian pacers in the opening Test in Perth, managing just 2 off 52 balls and 3 in the second innings. Australia suffered a crushing 295-run defeat.

Smith also struggled, falling for a first-ball duck in the first innings and scoring a laboured 17 off 60 balls in the second.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: While we wait for more news from Canberra...

Should Rahul continue to open or should Rohit open now that he is available? Here's Pujara's take: "If Rohit wants to open, KL should bat at No. 3. Nothing later than that. I think he has to bat top of the order, because it suits his game really well. I hope we don't tinker around with that."

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Good news from Canberra!

Covers are being peeled off the surface at the Manuka Oval as it has stopped rainning. Member of the Indian support staff are the on the field and discussions being held. Stay tuned for more updates soon.

Most of the Indian pacers on tour Down Under are having their first experience of bowling with the pink ball in the Australian conditions.

Though India have a good record of winning three of the four day-night Tests they have played so far, recalling one of those matches brings back haunting memories. India were bowled out for 36 in their second innings of the pink-ball Test in Adelaide on their last tour of Australia and lost that match.

But with a victory in the first Test of his Border Gavaskar Trophy in Perth, the Indian pace attack led by Jasprit Bumrah is high on confidence. Here's what each one of them said about their experience of bowling with the pink ball in the nets ahead of the second Test.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Another inspection scheduled

Conditions remain wet at the Manuka Oval, and the next inspection is scheduled for 12:30 pm IST. Fingers crossed!

How India's top players, including Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, have done so far in pink-ball Tests

In case you missed the launch of India's new ODI jersey...

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Latest from Canberra

The umpires came out with their umbrellas at 10:30 am IST while it was still drizzling at the Manuka Oval and the pitch remained under covers. Not much seems to have changed since the last update. The wait continues.

Here's a piece on how Washington Sundar is making his presence felt in Australia. From moulding him into an off-spinner to seeing him become an effective Test allrounder, coach Paras Mhambrey outlines the player's evolution.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Continues to drizzle at the Manuka Oval

Next update on the ground conditions in Canberra is expected at 10:30 am IST.

In an encouraging sign for India ahead of the second Test in Adelaide from December 6, India's No. 3 batter Shubman Gill returned to the nets on Friday, showing signs of recovery from a thumb injury that ruled him out of the series opener in Perth.

Gill was seen facing India's second-string pacers Yash Dayal and Akash Deep in Canberra on Friday. "I was just trying to get a feel to be honest, see how the injury is reacting, if any kind of soreness is there but it went much better than what I and Kamlesh (Jain, physio) expected. Very happy with that," Gill said in a video posted by BCCI on X after the training session.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: News from Canberra

A steady drizzle continues at the Manuka Oval. The inspection can't happen untial the rain stops. Stay tuned for further updates.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Latest scenes from the Manuka Oval

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India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Update from Canberra

The umpires will inspect conditions at 9:15 am IST.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: New experience for young Indian players

Several players in India's current squad, including Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, Sarfaraz Khan, and Akash Deep, are yet to feature in a pink-ball Test and will be keen to assess their pink-ball skills.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Rain delays toss

The pitch remains under cover as wet conditions at the Manuka Oval has delayed toss. Stay tuned for more updates.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Glimpses of Indian team's meeting with the Australian Prime Minister

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Latest weather at the Manuka Oval is gloomy

As the forecast showed, Saturday has seen a lot of rain since morning and the pitch is under covers, with dark clouds hanging over the stadium.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Ashwin, Bumrah India's go-to bowlers in pink-ball Tests

Ravichandran Ashwin has been India’s most prolific bowler in pink-ball matches, taking 18 wickets in four games. His best performance came against England in 2021 at Ahmedabad, where he took 4/48 in an innings, playing a key role in India’s win. He also shone in the 2020 Adelaide Test, taking five wickets across both innings. However, it remains unclear whether India will include Ashwin, who sat out of the first Test in Perth, in the playing eleven for the match in Adelaide.

Jasprit Bumrah, the hero of India's triumphant victory in Perth, remains one of India's top performers with the pink ball as well, claiming 13 wickets in five matches, including a devastating 5/24 against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru in 2022.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Virat has been India's best batter in day-night Tests

Kohli, who returned to form with an unbeaten century in the first Test at Perth, has been a standout batter for India in pink-ball Tests. Across four Tests under the lights, Kohli has amassed 277 runs in six innings, with a highest score of 136 against Bangladesh in India’s maiden day-night Test in 2019 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: India's record in pink-ball Tests

Having participated in four day-night Tests since the concept's inception, Team India has painted a positive picture with their results, securing dominant wins against Bangladesh, England, and Sri Lanka. However, their lone pink-ball loss came in the infamous "36 all-out" game against Australia in Adelaide, underlining the challenges of adapting to the conditions under lights ahead of the Adelaide Test in this edition of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

Boland, who is part of the Prime Minister's XI, is likely to replace Hazlewood in Australia's eleven for the Adelaide Test. Hazlewood has been ruled out of the match with a side strain, and Cricket Australia have called up two uncapped bowlers as back-up.

Breaking News: Josh Hazlewood ruled out of second Test against India

A side strain has ruled out Australia's frontline pacer, as Australia call up two uncapped bowlers, Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett, as cover. More details soon...

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Happy headache

With Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill hitting the nets on Friday, it means a challenging prospect for the Indian support staff over what changes to make in the batting line-up for the second Test. KL Rahul made a strong case for himself with a patient 26 in the first innings against Australia in Perth followed by a solid 77 the second innings during a 201-run opening partnership with centurion Jaiswal. Looking at that scenario, Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel are likely to sit out for Adelaide Test, with Rahul moving back to the middle-order.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: Rain threat

There are chances of a "possibly severe" thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening today.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates: India's assistant coach Abhishek Nayar shares insights on the team's preparation for the pink-ball Test

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates - Here's the PM XI squad:

Prime Ministers XI Squad: Jack Edwards (c), Matt Renshaw, Jack Clayton, Oliver Davies, Jayden Goodwin, Sam Harper (wk), Charlie Anderson, Sam Konstas, Scott Boland, Lloyd Pope, Hanno Jacobs, Mahli Beardman, Aidan O Connor, Jem Ryan

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates

Australia have an impeccable record in day-night Tests at home with just one defeat in 12 matches, while India haven't tasted any success with the pink-ball on Australian soil, which is why the visitors would want to make the most of this practice match to sort out their playing combination before the Adelaide Test begins on December 6.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates

India, who are leading the five-match Border Gavaskar Trophy 1-0 after their massive 295-run victory in Perth, will also be keen to check the fitness of Shubman Gill after the top-order batter missed the first Test due to a finger injury. While Gill did bat in the nets on Friday at the Manuka Oval, his availability for this two-day practice match will be known only before the start of play today.

India vs Australia PM XI Match Live Updates

The game, scheduled to begin at 9:10 am IST, will also mark the return of Rohit Sharma, who re-joined the team during the first Test in Perth after his paternity leave. The India captain and his wife, Ritika, welcomed a baby boy to the family earlier this month.

India vs Australia PM XI: Day-Night Practice Match

Welcome back once again to Timesofindia.com's extensive coverage of Indian cricket team's tour of Australia, which will head into the visitors' only practice match of the tour, which will be played under lights at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, to get some pink-ball practice before the day-night second Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide.