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India vs Australia 2017 1st Twenty20 Full Commentary

Result · Oct 07 2017, Sat - 07:00 PM (IST)
1st Twenty20, - JSCA International Stadium Complex
AUSTRALIA
118/8
INDIA
49/1
India win by 9 wickets (D/L Method)
CRR:8.91
Player Of The Match
  • 18.4

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Adam Zampa. Short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, bottom edge to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Kumar. With eight balls left in the innings rain has started to fall. Let's hope the delay is a short one. India are well in control of this contest.

  • 18.3

    FOUR! Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Adam Zampa. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • 18.2

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Adam Zampa. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Jadhav.

  • 18.4

    OUT! Run Out. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daniel Christian. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, direct hit by Kohli. Superb fielding from the skipper at long on. Christian thought he could steal two. The throw was flat, hard and accurate to the keeper's end and it struck the stumps with Dhoni's hands poised to remove the bails.

  • 17.6

    Jasprit Bumrah to Andrew Tye. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

  • 17.5

    Jasprit Bumrah to Andrew Tye. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Chahal.

  • 17.4

    OUT! Bowled. Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Yorker, to leg on the front foot driving, missed. Classic death bowling by Bumrah. Hitting the base of leg stump.

  • 17.3

    Jasprit Bumrah to Daniel Christian. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Kumar.

  • 17.2

    Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.

  • 17.1

    OUT! Bowled. Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed. Angled in and Paine was beaten for pace. He just prodded at the ball and has been cleaned up. More evidence of low bounce with the ball hitting halfway up.

  • 16.6

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Paine. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Pandey.

  • 16.5

    SIX! Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Paine. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed over deep backward square leg for 6 runs. Paine is seeing it better now. Quick to latch onto a rare short ball.

  • 16.4

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Paine. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Kumar.

  • 16.3

    FOUR! Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Paine. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Paine really needed that. A lovely drive through cover.

  • 16.2

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daniel Christian. Seaming in length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Chahal.

  • 16.1

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daniel Christian. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

  • 15.6

    Kuldeep Yadav to Daniel Christian. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Chahal. Paine and Christian are struggling to find their touch against some good bowling.

  • 15.5

    Kuldeep Yadav to Tim Paine. Googly back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.

  • 15.4

    Kuldeep Yadav to Tim Paine. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

  • 15.3

    Kuldeep Yadav to Daniel Christian. Googly length ball, off stump down the track pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Chahal.

  • 15.2

    Kuldeep Yadav to Tim Paine. Chinaman back of a length, off stump on the back foot glancing, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jadhav.

  • 15.1

    Kuldeep Yadav to Tim Paine. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

  • 14.6

    Yuzvendra Chahal to Tim Paine. Leg spinner short, off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, dropped catch by Kumar. Paine survives twice in two balls. An easy stumping miss and a drop in the deep by Kumar.

  • 14.5

    Yuzvendra Chahal to Tim Paine. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, stumping missed by Dhoni.

  • 14.4

    Yuzvendra Chahal to Daniel Christian. Leg spinner back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Bumrah.

  • 14.3

    Yuzvendra Chahal to Tim Paine. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Bumrah.

  • 14.2

    Yuzvendra Chahal to Tim Paine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

  • 14.1

    Yuzvendra Chahal to Tim Paine. Leg spinner length ball, off stump no foot movement working, leading edge back to bowler for no runs, dropped catch by Chahal.

  • 13.6

    Hardik Pandya to Tim Paine. Length ball, off stump down the track driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Pandey.

  • 13.5

    Hardik Pandya to Daniel Christian. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to point for 1 run, fielded by Chahal.

  • 5.3

    FOUR! Daniel Christian to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. Virat Kohli seals victory for his side with a muscular blow over mid off.

    Australia limped to 118/8 after 18.4 overs before a lengthy rain delay. The adjusted target of 48 in six overs was never going to favour the visitors. Shikhar Dhawan and Kohli judged the chase well and they got home with three balls to spare.

    Earlier, India's bowlers, especially Kuldeep Yadav (2-16) and Jasprit Bumrah (2-17) strangled the Australian innings on a slow and low surface. Once Aaron Finch departed after a strong 42, they were never able to threaten a large total. Join us for the second T20I on Wednesday.

  • 5.2

    Daniel Christian to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, run save by Coulter-Nile.

  • 5.1

    Daniel Christian to Shikhar Dhawan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Coulter-Nile.

  • End of Over 5
    Over 5. 6 runs. Bowler: Adam Zampa. India: 42/1 (rr 8.40)
  • 4.6

    Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Warner. After conceding a four first ball it was doubtful if we'd see the last over. Zampa came back well. Dan Christian to bowl the last, six runs to win.

  • 4.5

    Adam Zampa to Shikhar Dhawan. Leg spinner short, to leg down the track flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.

  • 4.4

    Adam Zampa to Shikhar Dhawan. Leg spinner length ball, off stump down the track driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Henriques.

  • 4.3

    Adam Zampa to Shikhar Dhawan. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.

  • 4.2

    Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. Leg spinner short, to leg on the back foot pulling, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Behrendorff.

  • 4.1

    FOUR! Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. Leg spinner short, to leg on the back foot pulling, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • End of Over 4
    Over 4. 9 runs. Bowler: Nathan Coulter-Nile. India: 36/1 (rr 9.00)
  • 3.6

    Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shikhar Dhawan. Short, down leg side backing away cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine. A run a ball required for the last two overs. Australia need wickets.

  • 3.5

    Nathan Coulter-Nile to Virat Kohli. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Warner.

  • 3.4

    Nathan Coulter-Nile to Virat Kohli. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Head.

  • 3.3

    Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shikhar Dhawan. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Tye.

  • 3.2

    FOUR! Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shikhar Dhawan. Off cutter back of a length, to leg on the back foot flick, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Picked up off his hip for another four.

  • 3.1

    Nathan Coulter-Nile to Virat Kohli. Short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Head.

  • End of Over 3
    Over 3. 11 runs. Bowler: Andrew Tye. India: 27/1 (rr 9.00)
  • 2.6

    Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Slower ball back of a length, off stump on the front foot Steer, to slips for 1 run, fielded by Coulter-Nile.

  • 2.5

    Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Christian.

  • 2.4

    Andrew Tye to Shikhar Dhawan. Slower length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, hit pad to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Christian.

  • 2.3

    FOUR! Andrew Tye to Shikhar Dhawan. Slower ball short, to leg on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. The slower ball sits up and Dhawan smashes four. India are in total control of this short chase.

  • 2.2

    Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Coulter-Nile.

  • 2.1

    FOUR! Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. Length ball, to leg down the track pushing, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. Simply magnificent. Kohli just presented a straight bat on the charge and lofted it as easy as you like.

  • End of Over 2
    Over 2. Power Play Fielding. 11 runs. Bowler: Nathan Coulter-Nile. India: 16/1 (rr 8.00)
  • 1.6

    FOUR! Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball, middle stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Positive strokeplay. The ball flew past Coulter-Nile at head height on the way to the fence.

  • 1.5

    APPEAL! Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot driving, bat-pad to mid off for no runs, by Finch, appeal made for Run Out.

  • 1.4

    Nathan Coulter-Nile to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Maxwell.

  • 1.3

    Nathan Coulter-Nile to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Head.

  • 1.2
    Rohit Sharma b Nathan Coulter-Nile 11 (7)

    OUT! Bowled. Nathan Coulter-Nile to Rohit Sharma. In-swinging half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, missed. Revenge the following ball as the middle stump gets knocked back after Rohit played across the line.

  • 1.1

    SIX! Nathan Coulter-Nile to Rohit Sharma. Length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs. Coulter-Nile gets onto the pads and Rohit just casually lifted the ball into the crowd.

  • End of Over 1
    Over 1. Power Play Fielding. 5 runs. Bowler: Jason Behrendorff. India: 5/0 (rr 5.00)
  • 0.6

    Jason Behrendorff to Shikhar Dhawan. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine. Steady start from Behrendorff.

  • 0.5

    Jason Behrendorff to Rohit Sharma. Length ball, to leg on the front foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.

  • 0.4

    Jason Behrendorff to Rohit Sharma. Short, off stump on the front foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.