LIVE: Doubt lingers over Khawaja's fitness

Although rules dictate Usman Khawaja won't beryllium capable to bat until aft luncheon connected time 5 successful Ahmedabad, uncertainty remains implicit whether oregon not the series' starring runscorer volition beryllium seen successful the mediate astatine all.

Khawaja spent respective hours disconnected the tract aft appearing to onshore awkwardly portion jumping to effort and drawback a shot struck by Indian batter Axar Patel.

He instantly clutched astatine his near genu - the aforesaid 1 helium injured backmost successful 2018.

Khawaja has since been taken for scans, which revealed nary evident injury. If helium were to beryllium capable to bat again, helium volition apt person to beryllium his fittingness either by having a deed successful the nets beforehand, oregon perchance a ceremonial fittingness test.

However, should helium beryllium deemed acceptable to bat, rules dictate Khawaja volition not beryllium capable to bat until Australia's innings has ticked implicit the aforesaid magnitude of clip helium was disconnected the ground.

Australian spinner Matt Kuhnemann opened the batting past nighttime successful Khawaja's absence, valiantly surviving 18 balls without scoring to spot Australia done until stumps.

Travis Head down the different extremity is 3 not out. Australia's shortage to India sits astatine 88 runs - the archetypal situation of the greeting volition beryllium overcoming that shortage to astatine slightest unit India to bat again.