Rohit Sharma failed and the Indian captain went for 11. KL Rahul departed after a 50. Suryakumar Yadav went back as Australia picked up the 4th wicket. Hardik finished off India’s innings with three sixes. Pandya scored 71 runs off 30 balls including 7 fours and 5 sixes. IND finished at 208/6 after 20 overs.
Australia was at 40/1 after 4 overs. 100 came up for Australia after 10 overs. Cameron Green scored 61 runs off 30 balls with 8 fours and 4 sixes. The score was at 148/5 after 15 overs. Bhuvneshwar goes short to Matthe Wade and concedes three back-to-back boundaries. Just 2 runs were needed in 6 balls. Pat Cummins, comes to the crease and hits a four! GAME OVER!
Match Notes of Australia vs India
Match Number: Match 1 of 3
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, India
Match’s Toss Result: Australia won the toss and opted to field.
India Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
Australia Playing XI:
Aaron Finch(c), Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Brief Scorecard of India vs Australia
India: 208/6 in 20 overs
Australia: 211/6 in 19.2 overs
Player Of The Match: Cameron Green – 61* (30) – 1/46 –2 catches – (AUS)
RESULT: Australia won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
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