Thank you for tuning in on our live coverage of the first T20I clash between India and Australia. The visitors showed why they are one of the most sorted after sides in the shortest format of the game. The Indian cricket team on the other hand, will be eager to bounce back on the winning ways when they take the field on Friday, 23rd September. We will be covering the 2nd T20I as well. Keep on reading GutshotMagazine.com for more fantasy sports news and more. Also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Telegram
Sharma said, ” I don’t think we bowled well. 200 is a good score to defend, and we didn’t take our chances in the field. It was a great effort from our batters, but bowlers were quite not there. There are things we need to look at, but it was a great game for us to understand what went wrong. We know this is a high-scoring ground. You can’t relax even if you get 200. We took wickets to an extent, but they played really well. “
“They played some extra-ordinary shots. If I was in that changing room, I would expect to chase that total. You can back yourself to get 60 runs in the final 4 overs. We were not able to take their wicket. That was the turning point, if we would have taken a wickets, things would have been different. You can’t score 200 everyday, you need to bat well. Hardik batted really well to get us there. We need to look at our bowling before the next game,” he added.
The Australia captain said, “It was a good contest, wasn’t it? We had some really good partnerships, there were some good contests between the bat and ball. They came hard at us. You expect the run rate to slow down if you lose wickets. The batters tried to change the momentum of the game. That’s what we play for, we still try to instil all the processes leading into the World Cup.”
After posing a massive total, citing the performances of Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav, India would have fancied their chances of a win. However, Rohit Sharma was let down by Indian pacers as Harshal conceded 49 runs while Bhuvneshwar Kumar let off 52 runs off his full quota.
The bowling unit was completely exposed in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence with the 3 dropped catches also leaving the Men in Blue with something to ponder on. Wade played yet another fantastic innings to take Australia over the line. Cameron Green too made the hosts pay for their mistakes with his 30 ball 61 to see Australia register 2nd biggest chase in T20Is.
Chahal claims the wicket of Tim David, who opted to go big but felt just short of clearing the boundary. However, Pat Cummins scored a four off his first ball to hand his side register the 2nd highest successful chase in T20Is.
The veteran speedster conceded 16 runs with Wade hitting 3 back to back boundaries on the last 3 balls of the over. Australia 1 hit away from victory.
Bhubaneswar Kumar+19th over= Opposition Wins#INDvsAUS
— Abhay Anand 🇮🇳 (@ABHAY_1987) September 20, 2022
Harshal Patel drops a simple catch off Wade which puts the Men in Blue under pressure. David goes onto smash him for a massive six with Aussie wicketkeeper following the debut star with a six of his own. Patel concedes 22 off the over and ends up with figures of 4-0-49-0. Australia need just 18 runs off 12 balls.
Both India and Australia are in the running to win the first T20I with the visitors needing 40 in the last 3 overs. The Men in Blue, on the other hand, will be aiming for wickets, looking to get rid of David and Wade.
Axar Patel bowls round the stumps to gets rid of Josh Inglis, his third wicket of the game! He continues to boost the knock of taking wickets at important intervals and ends with splendid figures, conceding just 17 runs in 4 overs. Australia are 148-5 at the end of 15 overs.
The Indian crowd lets out a huge roar as 3 Australia batters have been dismissed in two overs with both the set batsmen sent back. Yadav dismisses Smith after following him up across in the crease while Karthik also completes the catch to get rid of Maxwell. Australia 123-4 at the end of 12 overs.
Umesh Yadav on fire 🔥🔥 2 Wicket in over, 😍.
— Abhishek Anand (@I_am___Abhishek) September 20, 2022
Patel gets rid of the dangerous Cameron Green but runs continue to flow for Australia who are at 112-2 at the end of 11 overs.
The Aussie all rounder is acting like a thone for the Men in Blue. Scoring 61 off just 29 balls, Green has led the visitors to 109-1 at the end of 10 overs.
Green being now Red zone for Indian bowlers..#IndianCricketTeam #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/HP0Yrgu2oX
— Aniket jaiswal (@Aniket_jaiswal_) September 20, 2022
Axar Patel drops an easy catch at deep mid-wicket off Hardik Pandya’s bowling! The catch can prove very costly for the Men in Blue as Green moves onto 47!
Bruv… this Green Guy
Going bonkers!!
We surely don’t want a green guy smashing!#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/HPDrUx3wRl— Narendra (@narendra_1170) September 20, 2022
The Indian spinner conceded 19 runs off his latest over with his record stating 2-0-27-0 so far. 7 overs gone, Australia are 79-1.
The Men in Blue missed a massive opportunity on Chahal’s bowling with the bowler, Rohit Sharma, and Dinesh Karthik opting against taking a review. Replays show that the missed sweep from Green in the 5th over had the ball smashing into leg-stump. Australia are 60-1 after 6 overs.
The all- rounder sends Aaron Finch back to the pavilions and concedes just 2 runs in his first over, stopping the visitors’ run flow. Australia are now 40-1 at the end of 4 overs.
#INDvsAUS first breakthrough
For #India #axarpatel #aronfinch #Australia #AUSvIND #ViratKohli𓃵 #KLRahul #Mohali #umeshyadav #bhuvi pic.twitter.com/0eQjIFb7JO— Mahendra Kharat (@MahendraDada71) September 20, 2022
Green takes advantage of some poor bowling by veteran speedster, as Umesh Yadav ends up conceding 16 runs off his first over. Australia 22-0 after 2 overs.
#INDvsAUS Mood. pic.twitter.com/vINJ1TX2cZ
— Meg (@noturmaps) September 20, 2022
Bhuvneshwar Kumar takes up the new ball for the Men in blue with Dinesh Kartik standing up close to the stumps. Aaron Finch goes big and scores a massive well timed six off the first ball with Green standing on the other end. 8 off the first over.
The Indian vice captain said, “Looks a good pitch. It took some time to get used to the bounce of the pitch. I have played here in the IPL and I knew the shots that work here. I used my experience. I always work on hitting on both sides of the ground and get into good positions. Fortunately the ball was in the areas where I could hit it for sixes. Glad they came off the middle of the bat.”
3 back to back sixes by Hardik Pandya sees Team INDIA post a mammoth score at the end of first innings. The Indian all-rounder played a fantastic innings scoring 71 off 30 balls. The hosts have relied on his batting alongside KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav in the first T20I.
1ST T20I. 19.6: Cameron Green to Hardik Pandya 6 runs, India 208/6 https://t.co/TTjqe4mUqV #INDvAUS @mastercardindia
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 20, 2022
The 27 year old boosts a strike rate in excess of 200 scoring 51 off 25 balls. With just 13 needed to breach the 200-runs mark, Team India will be replying on him once again to get the job done.
71* of 30 for @hardikpandya7! He is our man for the World Cup! #INDvAUS #INDvsAUS
— Yash Lahoti (@YvLahoti) September 20, 2022
Karthik swings and misses with Ellis getting rid of the veteran wicketkeeper who could have proven to be dangerous for the visitors at the death overs.
The all-rounder has taken the Australian bowling attack apart, smashing the visitors all across the ground. Men in Blue find themselves at 176-5 with 16 runs coming off the 18th over. Hardik Pandya just one hit away from reaching his half century.
#HardikPandya is playing flawless cricket. He’s in his own league. He will be Man of the Series in all T20 matches & in #ICCT20WorldCup. The legacy of #MSDhoni𓃵 as a gr8 finisher will be carried by hard-hitting Pandya. The swag with a lot of slang is back. 😏😏 #INDvsAUS
— Vijay (@vijaymaverick88) September 20, 2022
Australia’s death over specialist Nathan Ellis gets the break through for the visitors. India are 148-5 after 16 overs with Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Kartik on crease for the Men in Blue.
Hardik Pandya 18 (10) and Axar Patel 6(4) have propelled the Men in Blue to 141-4 after 15 overs with their aggressive batting.
Cameroon Green gets the better of SKY who misses out on a well deserved half century by just 4 runs as score board reads as 131-4 after 14 overs.
Suryakumar Yadav backs himself to clear the boundaries and goes on to hit 2 consecutive sixes on the last two balls of the over against Adam Zampa. 16 off the over as SKY moves onto 46!
Josh Hazlewood claims India’s third wicket, getting rid of KL Rahul who scored 55 (35). Australia looking to bounce back in the second half of the first innings. 103-3 after 12 overs. Hardik Pandya is on the crease..
BIG FISH!#KLRahul departs!
Well played 👏👏👏👏
Come on #TeamIndia👏👏👏👏#INDvAUS #INDvsAUS #AUSvIND #AUSvsIND pic.twitter.com/0u8MaDu3fn— BlueCap 🇮🇳 (@IndianzCricket) September 20, 2022
The 31 year old has played sensibly after India lost the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. He reached the half century mark off 32 balls. Scoreboard reads as 91-2 after 11 overs.
FIFTY for @klrahul 👏👏
A fine half-century for #TeamIndia vice-captain off 32 deliveries.
He also breaches the 2000 runs mark in T20Is.
Live – https://t.co/TTjqe4nsgt #INDvAUS @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/gkuyg11PiL
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 20, 2022
KL Rahul(47) and Suryakumar Yadav (23) look settled against the Australian spinners. The duo have stitched up a solid partnership ( 51) off 31 balls.
The Indian opener smashes Camroon Green for a six and a four off consecutive deliveries. Men in Blue are 69-2 after 8 overs.
You can’t miss this powerful Six@klrahul 🔥#INDvsAUS #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/B8I0ncQH3F
— World’s Legends (@World_Legends72) September 20, 2022
Suryakumar Yadav has started off with a bang scoring 10 off six runs as India find themselves at 46-1 after 6 overs with KL Rahul continues to build his innings. The scoreboard reads 56-2 at the end of 7th over.
India struggling at 35-2 as Virat Kohli walks back after scoring just 2 runs. The middle order star was outdone by Nathan Ellis. Suryakumar Yadav is out to bat at number 4 for the Men in Blue.
After an Outstanding Asia Cup Campaign Finally Virat Kohli Gets his Form Back. 2(7)#PAKvENG #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/e5UnihXHzY
— Faheem Saeed🇵🇰 (@FaheemSaeed22) September 20, 2022
Finch introduces Adam Zampa right away upon Kohli’s arrival at the crease with the spinner holding an edge over the star Indian batter. India 30-1
The crowds screaming & cheering a fall of an Indian wicket can mean only one thing #INDvsAUS #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/TfSviHgJ3P
— Siddhant (@CricSidd) September 20, 2022
The Indian skipper mishits one on the leg side as Ellis runs in to complete a fantastic catch. Virat Kohli walks out to bat with a thunderous applause. Score board reads as 21-1.
After failing to score of the first three balls off the second over, Rohit Sharma smashed Pat Cummins for a six. The fielder made a massive error by walking in while the ball was bowled. The Indian captain manages to get yet another boundary on the offside.
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have walked out to bat. The Indian vice captain took the strike and scored off the first ball against Josh Hazlewood.
The India vs Australia encounter has took place 23 times in T20Is with Team India winning 13 encounters while Australia came out on top 9 times.
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma has donned India’s new T20I kit at the toss. The upcoming kit is will be worn by the Men in Blue at the ICC T20 World Cup.
People’s Captain Rohit Sharma In New T20I Jersey 💙#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/EqeE4gKnGd
— Prof. Boies Pilled Bell 🪄 (@Lil_Boies45) September 20, 2022
Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the 1st T20I while Rishabh Pant also misses out with Harshal Patel handed a starting spot in this India vs Australia clash.
Australia’s Playing XI- Aaron Finch (C), Green, Steve Smith, Maxwell, Inglis, Tim David, Wade, Pat Cummins, Ellis, Zampa, Hazlewood.
Here’s #TeamIndia‘s Playing XI for the T20I series opener 🔽
Follow the match 👉 https://t.co/ZYG17eC71l #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/VUaQFzVUDf
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 20, 2022
Rohit Sharma spins the coin as Australia wins the toss and they have opted to bowl first!
🚨 Toss Update 🚨
Australia have elected to bowl against #TeamIndia in the first #INDvAUS T20I.
Follow the match 👉 https://t.co/ZYG17eC71l pic.twitter.com/jxRYDRl9Bk
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 20, 2022
The Mumbai Indians star is set to make his first start for the Australia in the shortest format of the game!
Former Aussie opener Matthew Hayden feels the toss winning captain will opt to bowl first at Mohali in the first India vs Australia T20I clash.
The Stage Is Set! 🏟️ 👍#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/SZVNaZyn45
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 20, 2022
While we wait for the toss to take place, Lets have a look at what Aussie Test team captain Pat Cummins said on Virat Kohli ahead of the highly anticipated clash.
Read Here: Pat Cummins Speaks About Virat Kohli Ahead Of T20I Series
The opener, who is ruled out from participating India vs Australia clash gets trolled by Indian fans on his latest social media post
That comment 😭😹#INDvsAUS #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/qJMdDTukw3
— Mayur (@133_AT_Hobart) September 20, 2022
Hello and welcome to the live updates of the First T20I clash between India vs Australia. The Men in Blue are all set to take on the Baggie Greens in a three-match T20I series starting 20th September. Rohit Sharma and Co will be eager to take the advantage of playing in home conditions with the first T20I set to be played in Mohali. Aaron Finch’s side, on the other hand, will look to play one of the most sorted after sides in T20 cricket as both teams prepare for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup.
The Rahul Dravid coached side will welcome the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel back in the team after they missed out on the recently concluded Asia Cup due to injury. The question also revolves over India’s wicket keepers choice with Rishabh Pant or Dinesh Karthik looking to feature in the playing XI.
Aaron Finch’s men, who will be without the services of David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, and Marcus Stoinis will see the India vs Australia series as an opportunity to test players like Tim David and settle in on their best eleven ahead of the ICC T2o World Cup.
Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Deepak Hooda Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Deepak Chahar
Aaron Finch(c), Steven Smith, Matthew Wade(w), Cameron Green, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Sean Abbott, Daniel Sams, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Nathan Ellis
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