In India vs Australia 1st T20I, Australia chases down the massive record total of 209 run against India to go up 1-0 in the series. Australia comfortably chases down the target with four balls to spare. The Australian all-rounder Cameron Green played a brilliant knock of 61 off 30 balls and Mathew Wade unbeaten 45 off 21 balls helps Australia to beat India by four wickets. Cameron Green got the chance to open the innings with Australian captain Aaron Finch. He played his shots all around the corner and completed his maiden T20 International fifty and that too against mighty Indians.
In the end, Mathew Wade and Tim David who was playing his debut match for Australia after getting selected for the Australian T20 World Cup Squad finishes the things in style. Someone like Mathew Wade who is known for his big striking smashed Indian bowlers everywhere and gets over the line with four ball to spare.
Is India’s bowling being a concern heading into the T20 world cup?
Indian bowler fails to defend 208 runs vs Australia in the first T20 on Tuesday. India lost the match with 4 ball remaining as bowlers give a poor performance again apart from Axar Patel (17-3), everyone leaked runs. The experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar leaked 52 runs in 4 overs. Harshal Patel, who played his first game since his return from injury gave away 49 runs in his 4 overs quota. The experience spinner Yuzvendra chahal leaked 42 runs in 3.2 overs.
Other than that, death bowling has become a big concern and headache for India team management and Indian Captain Rohit Sharma. Someone like Bhuvneshwar Kumar leaking runs in death overs. We have seen him leaking runs in the previous matches also against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2022. He must have to work on his bowling when conditions are not supporting and pitches are flat. Most of the time he relies on his seam bowling and his death bowling skills are vanishing nowadays.
India could have gone with Arshdeep Singh instead of Umesh Yadav who made his comeback after a long 3.5 years into T20 International circuit. Arshdeep has ability to bowl Yorkers in death overs with consistent pace. India vs Australia 1st T20I, won by opposition and more games still to go and we have great opportunity to win the series.
India vs Australia 1st T20I: Opposition invited India to bat first
Earlier, Australia Captain Aaron Finch Won the toss and elected to Bowl first at Mohali, PCA Stadium, Punjab. India have not got the flourishing start while batting first. Their senior batters like Rohit Sharma 11(9) and Virat Kohli 2(7) fell inside the powerplay.
India kept attacking through Kl Rahul 55 off 35 balls and Surya Kumar Yadav 46 off 25 balls build the momentum for India. The pair added 68 run stands, the partnership is broken by Hazelwood as opener Kl Rahul departs.
The pair set the stage for Hardik to go big and he just did that. He finishes the inning in style with hitting hat-trick of sixes against Cameron Green. He remain unbeaten 71 off 30 balls and helps India to reach 208/6 in 20 overs. The Australian pacer Nathan Ellis finished with 30/3 in his 4 overs. He was the stand out bowler for the Australian team.
India vs Australia 1st T20I: Sloppy Fielding cost the match for India
Australia in response got off a good start as their openers Finch and Green dealing in boundaries. Finch depart on 22 off 13 balls but Green continues his show. He hits his career’s first half century Green hit 61 runs off 30 balls. As Australia manage to score 109 runs in just 10 overs.
Team India was extremely sloppy on the field as they dropped important catches. Right after the drink India manage to take some wickets. Axar and Umesh get couple of wickets where it felt India will get some momentum. But Mathew Wade showed his experience at the end. He played a brilliant knock of unbeaten 45 off 21 balls took the visitors over the line as Australia manage to beat India by 4 Wickets.
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Keep the same Josh……