Australia defeated India by 10 wickets in the women's one-off day-night Test in Perth. India, resuming at 105 for 6, were all out for 149, setting Australia a target of just 25 runs, which they chased down comfortably.
Jemimah Rodrigues scored a fifty, but India were bowled out for 198 against Australia on the first day of the day-night Test. Australian pacers Sutherland and Hamilton caused significant damage. India fought back with early wickets, leaving Australia at 96 for three at the close of play.
The second Test between India and Bangladesh at Kolkata's Eden Gardens will be the first day-night Test on Indian soil, making India the seventh country to host a day-night Test.
Starc's love affair with the pink ball continued as he claimed four wickets
Annabel Sutherland's century and crucial wickets have given Australia a significant advantage over India in the one-off women's day-night Test in Perth.
Australia and England will play a day-night Test at MCG to mark the 150th anniversary of the first Test match between them.
While the venue has not been finalised yet, the pink ball game is likely to be held either in Adelaide or Perth. Hosting the game in one of these venues makes sense given the better time slot for the Indian broadcast audience.
Mark Waugh criticises India's 'selfish' day-night Test refusal
Sourav Ganguly has backed day-nights Tests and believes that they could help revive the dwindling interest in the iconic format of the game.
Australia captain Steve Smith has declined to rule out a surprise return for fast bowler Pat Cummins for the second Ashes Test against England.
Kohli compared the buzz for the day-night Test to the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan in 2016.
Australia are considering introducing day-night Test matches to stem the declining interest in the game.
India had refused to play a day-night Test after Australia had expressed their desire to host the team for pink-ball cricket at Adelaide during its tour Down Under in December.
Later this year, India and Australia are slated to face each other in a four-match Test series. The second Test of the series at Adelaide will be a day-night Test contest.
India takes on Bangladesh in its first ever pink-ball Test at the iconic Eden Gardens, seven years after the International Cricket Council gave its approval to the format.
The second Test match between India and Bangladesh will be played under lights if Bangladesh Cricket Board approves the Board of Control for Cricket in India's request.
New Zealand Cricket has agreed to play a day-night Test against Australia as part of a deal that will resume regular cricket between the two neighbours after a gap of four years and provide a significant financial leg-up for New Zealand.
Five-day cricket remains the ultimate format for Australia fast bowling great Glenn McGrath, who believes day-night Tests are the way forward for the format to survive in the age of the shorter Twenty20 version. The future of the longest format has been the subject of debate since the rise of popular T20 leagues over the last decade coincided with dwindling crowds at Test matches outside cricket hotbeds Australia and England.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, which had decided to host its first day-night Test against visiting New Zealand, has acknowledged that it could not go ahead with the plan without testing the waters in the Duleep Trophy.
Explosive West Indian opener Chris Gayle has backed day-night Tests and believes they could make the longest form of the game more popular.
With day-night Tests seen as a possible solution to Test cricket's dwindling attendances, Australia are hopeful that India will agree to play one at the Gabba this year.
Pat Cummins on Saturday rated himself a "half chance" to play the day-night Test against England in Brisbane from December 4.
Cricket Australia are confident that India will agree to play a day-night Test match in Adelaide next year, chief executive James Sutherland said on Sunday.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson has hailed the successful debut of day/night Test cricket and expressed hope that more Boards will embrace the concept which can greatly enhance the traditional format of the game.
ICC president David Morgan on Monday said he is hopeful of day-night Tests being played in either Australia or India in the near future.
'I think personally the home country should have the right to schedule matches as it sees fit and start them at whatever time of day they want'
Australian legend Steve Waugh exhorted the modern-day greats to embrace day-night Tests and lauded India for accepting the "challenge" of playing with the pink-ball during their tour Down Under later this year. India played their maiden day-night Test against Bangladesh last November at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, winning the match quite comfortably with plenty of time to spare.
England captain Ben Stokes dismissed claims his team was "arrogant" following their capitulation in the first Ashes Test against Australia in Perth last week as preparations for the second game in the five-match series continued on Saturday.
'It's on track and pulling up pretty well. (I'm) half a chance for the next game.'
The Indian team management, headed by coach Ravi Shastri, intimated the Committee of Administrators that the team will take at least 18 months to prepare for the Day-Night Test.
Cricket Australia has welcomed ICC's decision to approve the much-debated concept of playing day-night Test matches, and said the world body's new ruling will pave the way for day-night Tests becoming a reality soon.
Pink-coloured cricket balls are ready to be used if the inaugural day-night Test match goes ahead in Australia in November, manufacturer Kookaburra said on Tuesday.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland believes there will be more day-night Tests in the future
The West Indies produced another dominant day with the ball against Australia and then survived a tense final hour Saturday to take the honours after the first day of the day-night third Test.
'It is time to be humble and offer Test cricket to fans as per their convenience.' 'The only way to get more people to Test cricket and increase its viewership, its popularity and its quality by having day-night Test matches.'
The second Test between India and Bangladesh will be a day-night Test and will be played with a pink ball.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes that the roaring success of the day-night Test match in Adelaide could be seen as an example to secure embattled Hobart's status as a Test venue.
Sourav Ganguly emphasised the need for playing day/night Tests to attract more spectators to stadiums.
The reticence of South Africa's players to participate in a day-night Test has resulted in Cricket Australia unable to confirm whether a pink-ball match would go ahead against the Proteas.
Ganguly said he is happy that India skipper Virat Kohli as well as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have agreed on a historic first at such a short notice.
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