Bumrah comes back into the attack for a short burst before stumps on the opening day.
Labuschagne defends the first ball before he leaves the next and the third ball.
He blocks the fourth ball followed by a leave and he defends the last ball with a straight bat.
A full delivery which swings and hits McSweeney on the pads as the confident shout for leg before is turned down.
India take the DRS but the ball is swinging quite a lot to miss the leg stump as the visitors lose their first review.
McSweeney flicks the pacer square on the leg side for a single and Labuschagne is beaten on the outside edge looking to drive it through the covers.
The last ball swings into him and goes off the pads for a leg bye as he retains strike.
Bumrah from the other end. Labuschagne watchfully clips the second ball in the gap at midwicket for a quick single.
McSweeney is beaten outside the off-stump as Bumrah gets the ball to move away before he plays and misses again off the last ball.
Rana testing Labuschagne with the bouncer as the Australia No 3 bails out of the shot before he leaves another bouncer.
The young pacer, in just his second Test, has no qualms in having a chat with the Australian batters.
This time he is having a few words with Labuschagne, who takes a single on the off-side before McSweeney plays a cracking pull shot through square leg for a four.
He guides the last ball, opening the face of the bat, to guide it past gully for a couple of runs.
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