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<\/p>\nPooja Vastrakar claimed two wickets to give India the upperhand on Day 1 of the one-off Test match against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Vastrakar struck with the last ball of the morning session, dismissing the well-set Beth Mooney for 40 as Australia went into the lunch break on 103\/4 in 29 overs.<\/p>\n
Electing to bat, Australia suffered a blow in the very first over. The young Phoebe Litchfield was run out without facing a ball after a huge misunderstanding with opening partner Mooney.<\/p>\n
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Ellyse Perry lasted just two balls as she was bowled by a superb incoming delivery from Vastrakar in the next over as Australia slipped to 7\/2.<\/p>\n
Tahlia McGrath, who was dropped twice, stroked a fluent half-century. She stroked 50 from 56 balls, hitting eight boundaries, before she was caught at midwicket by Rajeshwari Gayakwad off the bowling of spinner Sneh Rana.<\/p>\n
McGrath had put on 80 runs for the third wicket with Mooney to revive Australia after the two early wickets<\/p>\n
Vastrakar dealt the visitors another blow with the wicket of Mooney, who fended the short ball straight into the hands of Rana at first slip.<\/p>\n
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Captain Alyssa Healy was unbeaten on nine at the lunch interval on the opening day.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Australia’s women’s team skipper Alyssa Healy won the toss and opted to bat against India, who handed a Test debut to youngster Richa Ghosh.<\/p>\n