Virat Kohli 90* Player of the match |
Australia won the toss
In the first T20 match Australia started well by winning the toss but else nothing worked for them. Australia won the toss and choose to field.
India made 188 and gave 189 runs to conceive the victory
After losing the toss, India started great with the opening partnership of 40 runs in 4 overs by Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhavan. Dhavan failed to score more and bowled on 5. Rohit Sharma was looking good. He played some cool strokes while made 31 in just 20 balls. But it was again Virat Kohli's day. Virat is in great form and scoring in every format of the game. Virat made 90* runs in just 55 balls. Virat smashed 9 fours and 2 sixes during this inning. Suresh Raina also contributed 41 runs in 34 balls. India put 188 runs on score board to win Australia this match.
No disappointment from bowling side today
Poor bowling has made India lose the ODI series, but in the first T20 match indian bowlers managed it by good bowling performance. Bumrah got 3 wickets on the debue match. Ashvin, Jadeja and Pandya also took 2-2 wickets to keep victory out of reach of Australia.
India is now leading the 3 match series by 1-0.
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