Change of ends for Cummins as he takes over from Starc. Gill keeps out the first two balls before he throws his bat at a very wide full delivery but is beaten.
He gets the edge off the fifth ball which goes past the gully fielder for a four and he hits the last ball through the covers for two runs.
India are 36/1 in 11 overs as Australia's over rate is not that great in the first hour.
Boland has been impressive, looking to bowl full and straight. Rahul drives the full ball straight but can't get it past mid-on followed by a leave before he pushes the next to mid-off.
Rahul defends Boland with soft hands as the ball goes off towards the slips and he clips the last ball through square leg for two runs.
Cummins bowling a trifle short as Gill has enough time to adjust and get behind the line to defend.
Cummins goes full as Gill looks to defend off the front foot but gets the edge which bounces short of gully, who does well to stop the ball.
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