So, after the losing four back to back matches Australia finally taste win as they beat India at the Gabba. With this win, Australia take an early lead in the three-match series. India will now be looking to bounce back in the next match. Do join us for that, till then bye bye!!! Full Scorecard
That's it, Australia win by four runs! Good all-round performance by the home side. Superb last over by Marcus Stoinis picked two important wickets of Krunal Pandya and Dinesh Karthik.Â
OUT! Slower ball from Stoinis and Krunal Pandya fails to pick it. Mishits one towards the long-on region and Glenn Maxwell placed there takes good forward diving catch.
OUT! Rishabh Pant perishes. Andrew Tye goes for the yorker. Pant was looking to scoop it, went under it bit early and then ends up hitting it high in the air towards Behrendorff at backward point. Pant c Behrendorff b Tye 20(15)
Another good over for India. Marcus Stoinis gives away ten runs. India now need 24 runs to win from two overs. Karthik and Pant are striking it at a healthy rate and should get it.
Good over this for India, Andrew Tye concedes 25 runs. And that brings the required run-rate down to 11.67 per over. India now need 35 more runs to win from 18 balls.
OUT! BIG wicket this for Australia. Billy Stanlake is brought back into the attack and he rewards his captain with a wicket of Shikhar Dhawan. Banged in short, Dhawan was looking to ramp it over the third man, but finds the fielder just near the rope. Dhawan c Behrendorff b Stanlake 76(42)Â
OUT! Virat Kohli perishes! Adam Zampa picks the prized wicket. Kohli went hard at that one, didn't time it well and ends up hitting the ball high in the air. Chris Lynn at short third man settles underneath the ball and completes the catch. Kohli c Chris Lynn b Zampa 4(8)
That's half-century up for Shikhar Dhawan! His 9th T20I fifty and first one against Australia. Meanwhile, look desperate to remove Dhawan, he has been in top-notch rhythm thus far.
Adam Zampa gives away eight runs in his first over. He bowled well but was unlucky to concede a boundary. India need 113 runs in 60 balls and the required run-rate has gone over 11 now.
KL Rahul is the new batsman in instead of Virat Kohli. Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan is going strong and is batting on 42 off 25 balls, he has hot eight fours thus far.
OUT! Rohit Sharma departs! Behrendorff into his third over and picks an all-important wicket of Rohit. He was looking to clear the mid-wicket, doesn't get hold of it and Aaron Finch runs backwards from mid-on to complete the catch. Almost spilled it. Rohit c Finch b Behrendorff 7(8)
India now need 139 more runs to win from 78 balls. That's well over ten runs per over. Meanwhile, Dhawan is looking in good touch and is batting on 27 off 17 balls.
While India will be eying a perfect start to their Australian summer, the home side will be seeking redemption. The Aaron Finch-led side faced a 3-0 defeat against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and then were outplayed by South Africa in one-off T20I last week at home. The Australians are on the back foot, but they will be looking to start afresh against India.
Kohli returns to the Indian side after being rested for the home T20Is against Windies. India, under Rohit Sharmaâs captaincy, defeated Windies 3-0 before boarding the flight to Australia. Meanwhile, on the eve of the match, India named its 12-man team and left out Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Washington Sundar, and Umesh Yadav.
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