With the help of Hardik Pandya’s undefeated 71 hit and Suryakumar Yadav’s 55 and 46 series with KL Rahul, India won a massive 209 total against Australia in the first T20I at IS Bindra Stadium on Tuesday 20 September. managed to score. mohali. But kicks from Australian players, Cameron Green and goalie kicker Matthew Wade helped their team win the three-game T20I series 1-0.
Australian players Aaron Finch had 13 balls in 22 laps, while Green had an impressive hit rate of 203.33 with 30 balls in eight fours and four sixes 61 laps. But on lap 11, Axar Patel trapped him with a full ball path off the log. Green gave a cautious look but finished his shot on the tip of his finger and Virat Kohli caught it safely.
Steve Smith then scored 35 points with three fours and sixes 24 balls before Umesh Yadav, who also played for India after a long time, sent him back. Umesh made a very full delivery off the log and Smith went for a scoop but set it up late. He just shot to gain an advantage and goalkeeper Dinesh Karthik caught him, but after the appeal the referee’s finger was still on the ground. Rohit Sharma took it upstairs and Ultra-Edge confirmed it as a layoff.
Tim David scores 18 points from 14 balls and falls victim Yuzvendra Shahal. Josh Inglis had 10 balls in 17 runs in three fours before Patel kicked him out.
Wicketkeeper-hitter Matthew Wade had an unbeatable 45-round hit on six fours and two six-on 21 balls at an impressive strike rate of 214.29, helping Australia chase the massive goal by four wickets.
Patel swam three wickets, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was too expensive, he made 52 runs without wicket in his four hits. Umesh got two wickets, while Chahal only got one wicket.
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