India beat Australia by 9 wickets in a rain-hit first T20I in Ranchi. The hosts chased down a revised target of 48 to be made within six overs with ease.
India defeated Australia by nine wickets in a rain-hit first T20I at Ranchi. After a long break due to rains between innings – with the Australian one being halted at 18.4 overs – India were left to chase a target of 48 runs in 6 overs. Rohit Sharma started the chase with a quickfire 11 before Virat Kohli saw his side through with Shikhar Dhawan providing support.
This was India’s 50th win in Twenty 20 Internationals and they are the fourth team since Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka to have reached that figure. It was a damp squib of a match in more ways than one. India were two steps ahead of Australia for the entire duration of the match, as has been the case for the better part of the past one month.
The Australian batsmen struggled to deal with the pitch that was more favourable to the bowlers. David Warner, standing in as captain for the series in the absence of the injured Steve Smith was dismissed in the very first over by Bhuvneshwar Kumar after the former smacked consecutive fours off him. Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell then managed a 47-run partnership for the second wicket before Glenn Maxwell was dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal, as he has been for a better part of this tour.
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Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav then tightened the noose as Australia misjudged the bounce and swing to let the ball through their gates more often than not. Australia capitulated in the death overs and it was only the rain that stopped the carnage. It also stopped the match for a good hour and a half.
Here are best reactions to the win:
#TeamIndia win the 1st T20I by 9 wickets (DLS) #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/8kKnImCX0r
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 7, 2017
भारत को जीत की ढेरों शुभकामनाएं !
गेंदबाज़ों का शानदार प्रदर्शन !#INDvsAUS— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 7, 2017
Congratulations India on another convincing win ,7th successive one vs Australia in T20's.
Well done @BCCI #INDvsAUS— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 7, 2017
Bowlers set it up for India today.
Congratulations @BCCI for another clinical victory. Brilliant spell from Chahal & @imkuldeep18 #INDvsAUS— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 7, 2017
Not quite what a T20 international should be, but only one team deserved to win this rain-affected match. #TeamIndia just too good
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) October 7, 2017
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