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The first T20 was played between India and Australia in Mohali. Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, India scored 208 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Australia chased down the target in 19.2 overs for the loss of 6 wickets.
Australia beat India by 4 wickets:
Australia defeated India by four wickets in the first match of the three-match T20I series. Batting first after losing the toss, India scored 208 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Hardik Pandya played an unbeaten innings of 71 runs in 30 balls. In reply, Australia chased down the target in 19.2 overs for the loss of six wickets.
Cameron Green made 61 runs in 30 balls and Matthew Wade played an unbeaten knock of 45 runs in 21 balls. With this win, Australia took a 1-0 lead in the series. The next match will be played on 23 September at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
IND vs AUS: India scored 208 runs
India has set a target of 209 runs in front of Australia. Batting first after losing the toss, Team India scored 208 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Hardik Pandya played a stormy innings in the last few overs. He played an unbeaten innings of 71 runs in 30 balls. Hardik hit seven fours and five sixes in his innings.
Hardik hit three sixes in the last three balls of the 20th over. India scored 67 runs in the last five overs. In the end, Hardik and Harshal Patel played an unbeaten partnership of 32 runs in 11 balls.
Team India got off to a bad start. Rohit Sharma was dismissed after scoring 11 runs in nine balls. After this, Virat Kohli also could not do much and was dismissed after scoring two runs in seven balls.
After this, KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav shared a 42-ball 68-run partnership for the third wicket. Rahul scored his second consecutive fifty in T20 Internationals and his 18th career fifty. He was dismissed for 55 runs in 35 balls. He was caught by Josh Hazlewood at the hands of Nathan Ellis. Rahul hit four fours and three sixes in his innings.
Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed after scoring 46 runs in 25 balls. He missed the half-century. He was caught by Cameron Green at the hands of wicketkeeper Matthew Wade. Suryakumar hit two fours and four sixes in his innings. Axar Patel (6 runs) and Dinesh Karthik (6 runs) could not do much and both were sent to the pavilion by Nathan Ellis.
In the end, Hardik Pandya along with Harshal Patel took Team India’s score beyond 200 runs. Hardik scored 71 runs in 30 balls and Harshal remained unbeaten on seven runs in four balls. Nathan Ellis took the highest three wickets for Australia. At the same time, Josh Hazlewood took two wickets. Apart from this, Cameron Green got a wicket.
