The first T20 of the three-match T20 series between India and Australia will take place tomorrow at Adelaide Oval. Suresh Raina and Suresh Raina are back in the playing XI. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya will make his debut as he received his debut cap from captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Playing XI
India: MS Dhoni (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra
Australia XI: Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Steve Smith, Chris Lynn, Travis Head, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Kane Richardson, Cameron Boyce, Shaun Tait
Live Blog:
This is a big for India. The visitors have taken a 1-0 lead. Young bowler Jasprit Bumrah took 3 wickets for 23. Australia suffered a big collapse after getting a good score. Debutante Hardik Pandya conceded 19 runs in his very first over but made a good return as he sent back Chris Lynn and Matthew Wade in two consecutive deliveries. Veteran pacer Ashwin Nehra bowled James Faulkner. But, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja played instrumental roles to turned the match in India’s favour.
Wicket!!Australia are six down. Hardik Pandya takes hist first T20 wicket. Yuvraj Singh takes a stunning catch. Batsman Chris Lynn smashed the ball, but Yuvraj Singh grabbed it. Hardik exults, but no celebration from Yuvraj.
Australia 122 for 5. Australia need 67 runs in 33 balls with 5 wickets in hand.
Six!!! massive, very massive. Hardik Pandya has a nightmare debut. Chris Lynn is the batsman the dasher of the just concluded Big Bash League
Australias are now 5 down for 110 in 13.3 overs.
Wicket!! Watson has gone. Ravichandran Ashwin takes his second wicket of the match. Ashish Nehra takes a good skier.
End of 13th over, Australis 109 for four.
Australia 103 for four
Now this mini-collapse for Australia. They lost three wickets for four runs. Umpire gives two lbw out which has gone in favour of India.
Chris Lynn comes in to join Travis Head
Ravichandran Ashwin sent back Aaron Finch. Australia 93 for three.
Ravindra Jadeja strikes Steve Smith has gone. Australia 89 for 2.
11 balls over!! Hardik Pandya conceded 19 runs in his first over
Australia after the end of 8 overs 82 for 1
Six!! Hardik Pandya to Aaron Finch (38)
Australia 63 for 1 in 7 overs. Aaron Finch (31) and Steve Smith (13) are batting now.
Aussie looking good here. Jadeja the key to India turning the game.. #AUSvIND
— Michael Beer (@Beery19) January 26, 2016
Ravindra Jadeja comes to bowl
End of 6 overs Australia 56 for 1
Wicket!! David Warner has gone. Jasprit Bumrah gives India a breakthrough. Australia 47 for 1 in 5.1 overs.
Australian opening duo Aaron Finch (28) and David Warner (117) are hammering India bowlers. Australia 47 in 5 overs.
End of three wickets. Nehra conceded 12 runs in his second over. Australia 34 without any wicket.
Six!! Captain Aaron Finch hit six off Ashwin last delivery. Australia 22 without any wicket after the end of the second over.
Go Nehra Ji go
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 26, 2016
Four!! First delivery of Ashish Nehra is pulled by Aaron Finch. Australia 4/0
Indian fielders come on the ground. Australia need to chase 189. They have a strong batting line-up filled with Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, BBL star Chris Lynn. Now, we will have to see how Australia do and Indian bowlers especially Ashish Nehra bowls.
India 188 for 3 at the end of 20 overs. Virat Kohli scores unbeaten 90 and MS Dhoni scores 11 of three balls.
MS Dhoni comes in and hit a big six. India 188 for 3.
Wicket!! Suresh Raina bowled by James Faulkner. India have five balls.
India 174 for 2 in 19th over. Kohli batting at 87, Raina 41
Can Virat score hundred? He needs 18 runs to complete his maiden hundred. Kohli’s highest T20 score in unbeaten 86 against Australia.
India reach 160 at the end of 18th over. Virat kohli 78 off 49 balls, Suresh Raina 40 off 32 balls.
As per current run rate 8.30 India can reach 166
117 for 2 in 14 overs
Half century for Virat kohli. 50 off 31 balls. India 117 for 13.5
106 for 2 in 13 overs
India 98 for 2 end of 12 over. Virat Kohli 34 off 26 balls and Suresh Raina 22 off 18 balls.
India 96 for 2
Six!! Virat Kohli hits second six off Cameron Boyce
End of 11 overs. India 88 for 2.
India 79 for 2 in 10 overs. Virat 19 and Raina 17
Faulkner hit the stump. But not out as Raina has some problem. Faulkner is not happy.
Four!! Raina welcomes James Faulkner. India 71 for 2
India 67 for 2 in 8 overs.
Six!! Virat Kohli hit Cameron Boyce over the cover boundary
End of seven overs. India 57 for 2
46 in 5.2 overs.
Both openers have departed. Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina are now at the crease.
2nd wicket!! Shikhar Dhawan edged behind the wicket of Shane Watson. Shikhar Dhawan decided to play the initially but at the end could not make up his mind decided to leave at the end as a result caught behind the wicket by Matthew Wade.
India 41 for four
1st Wicket!! Rohit Sharma has gone. In the first delivery of Shane Watson, JamesFaulkner caught Rohit caught at mid on.
India 40 in four overs. Rohit Sharma 31 off 19 balls, Shikhar Dhawan 5 off 5 balls.
Dropped!! Cameron Boyce dropped Rohit Sharma
31 in three overs. Rohit Sharma on fire. Rohit 23 off 14 balls, Shikhar Dhawan 4 off four balls.
Fours off Shaun Tait!! Rohit Sharma from the very first over hitting the Australian bowlers
10 from first over. Rohit Sharma hit one four and a six off the deliveries of Shaun Tait.
Austrian captain Aaron Finch wins the toss elected to bowl first. Explosive batsman, Chris Lynn will play the match and Travis Head will make his debut. For India MS Dhoni says, “Yuvi and Raina is back in the team and Hardik will have a debut.”
We have a debutant here. @hardikpandya7 has just received his maiden India cap from @msdhoni #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Ct0yCHcd1c
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 26, 2016