Debutant Will Pucovski piled on runs on the back of his beginners' luck along with Marnus Labuschagne as Australia score 1/93 at the end of session two on Thursday.
Pucovski survived two dropped chances and one run out during his innings of 54*. He got dropped on 26 and 32 by Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant while Jasprit Bumrah missed a chance to run the debutant out on 42.
Pucovski smacked welcomed his fellow debutant from India, Navdeep Saini, with two boundaries as he reached his maiden half-century.
Marnus Labuschagne was at his usual best and remained not out on 34* at the end.
R Ashwin and Mohammad Siraj continued to put pressure and created an opportunity each, which was dropped by Pant.
Brief Score: 93/1 (Will Pucovski - 54*; Mohammad Siraj - 1/33)