Australiamoved into driver's seat as they ended Indian innings at 36, the visitors'lowest total in Test history, in the first session on the third day of thefirst Test at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
PatCummins took four for 21 in 10.2 overs while Josh Hazlewood took five for eightin five overs to shared the nine wickets as India innings ended at 36/9, theirlowest-ever innings total in their 82-year Test cricket history. India's worstTest innings total before this was 42 against Mike Denness's England at Lord'sin 1974.
MohammedShami, the No. 11 batsman, retired hurt and could not bat.
Australia,who need 90 runs in second innings to win the first Test and take 1-0 leadafter India had taken a 53-run lead in first innings, went into the dinner breakat the end of the first session at 15 without loss with openers Joe Burns(batting 0) and Matthew Wade (batting 14)still in.
"Thepitch played its part but the batting was not up to mark. The bowling wasbrilliant," said former Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath at the end ofthe innings.
India,who began at the overnight score of nine for one, had a nightmarish start whenthey lost four wickets at the team total of 15 and then four runs later at 19lost their sixth wicket in the form of skipper Virat Kohli.
Theythen lost Wriddhiman Saha and R. Ashwin on successive deliveries to be 26 foreight. Hanuma Vihari then scored a four and got a single to get India clear ofthe three lowest scores in Test history, 26 by New Zealand and 30 twice bySouth Africa.
However,Vihari fell as the ninth batsman at the team score of 31.
Earlier,India lost four wickets on 15. Overnight batsman Jasprit Bumrah, who had walkedin as nightwatchman on Friday was caught and bowled by Pat Cummins off a changeof pace. Then Cheteshwar Pujara was caught behind off Cummins's delivery thatmoved just a bit as the India No. 3 fell for an eight-ball duck.
JoshHazlewood then got two wickets in one over as he removed opener Mayank Agarwal,getting him caught behind off his first ball and followed it up with the wicketof Ajinkya Rahane, who was also caught behind for a four-ball duck.
SkipperVirat Kohli got a four towards third man but was soon after caught at gully byCameron Green off Cummins.
Thecarnage by Aussies saw India lose five wickets for four runs in 5.4 overs, from15/1 to 19/6.
Theywere 26 for eight at the drinks break.
Atthe score of 26, they lost Wriddhiman Saha, caught at short midwicket and R.Ashwin who was caught behind to be eight down for 26.
TheIndian innings lasted just 21.2 overs.
Briefscores: India 244 and 36 for nine (J. Hazlewood 5/8, P. Cummins 4/21) vsAustralia 191 and 15/0.