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[caption id="attachment_38367" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Lyon roars for Australia as India skittled out for 189. Image Source: BCCI[/caption] Internet Desk: Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon bowled his career-best spell of 8 for 50 to dismantle Indian star studded batting line up as the hosts reached only 189 before getting all out on the first day of the Second Test in Bengaluru on Saturday. On a much better batting wicket to bat on, India had lost its last five wickets for only 15 runs in just 9.3 overs. At one stage they were on 174 for five but failed to tackle Lyon post tea. A gritty knock of 90 from opener Lokesh Rahul was the only the positive outcome on the scorecard. At stumps, Australia were comfortably placed at 40 for no loss. David Warner and Matt Renshaw were batting on 23 and 15 respectively. KL Rahul, who once again battled a shoulder niggle to display admirable application, none of the Indian top-order batsmen looked like getting a big score. He batted for 205 deliveries hitting nine boundaries with Karun Nair (26) being the only other batsman to cross an individual score of 20. After Steve O'Keefe's 12-wicket haul in Pune, it was senior-pro Lyon's turn to torment the Indian batsmen and he recorded the best bowling figures in an innings by an overseas bowler. In the process, he also surpassed Brett Lee to become Australia's highest wicket-taker against India in Test matches. Virat Kohli won a good toss and predictably elected to bat on a track that not only had turn on offer but also appreciable bounce which made Lyon lethal. Comeback-man Abhinav Mukund (0) played across the line to a Mitchell Starc full toss and was adjudged leg before. However, Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara (17) negotiated the new ball well adding 61 runs for the second wicket. Rahul, on the other hand, took risks against the pacers -- Starc and Hazlewood -- getting the first five boundaries in the region between third slip and point. His innings was an example of how to tackle Lyon. There were times he waited for the turn and played late. Just when it looked like India were going into the lunch with only a wicket down, Pujara's unsure foot movement saw him offer a bat-pad catch off a Lyon delivery to Peter Handscomb at forward short-leg. With inputs from PTI.