The runs on Friday at the Wankhede Stadium did not flow thick and fast as they did on the first day of the Test against England at the DY Patil Stadium last week. But, for the second time in as many Tests, India batted an entire day, adopting a safety-first approach, defending a lot of the deliveries and giving themselves a good chance of batting Australia out of the game.

Two century partnerships—113 for the fourth wicket between debutant Richa Ghosh (52) and Jemimah Rodrigues (73) and an unbroken 102 for the eighth wicket between Deepti Sharma (70 batting) and Pooja Vastrakar (33 batting)—helped India to a commanding 376-7 at Day Two stumps, enjoying a potential match-winning lead of 157.