After losing the oneday series in Australia, today India started with a victory in the T20 Series of the India tour of Australia. It was a close encounter and India defeated Australia by 11 runs and the leg spinner Chahal played a crucial role by removing three important wickets in the match. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between India versus Australia.
Australia won the toss and elected to field and it was believed that the decision was correct as they were able to remove Shikhar Dhawan in the third over of the innings of India and the captain Virat Kohli also went back to the pavilion very cheaply.
The middle order of team India was not able to going on and they were not able to create a long partnership. But the in-form KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja showcased amazing performance in the middle and helped India to reach 161 runs after 20 overs on the board.
Australia started the chase with a positive attitude as the opening pair of the team Aaron Finch and D’Arcy Short showcase the fireworks in the powerplay. Then India introduced the leg spinner Chahal as the substitute and he removed Finch and it was a breakthrough, Australia started to lose wickets in a regular intervals and the person in-form Steve Smith was removed by a sensational catch and that was taken by Sanju Samson.
The bowling unit of team India showcased a good cricket in the match and restricted Australia at 150 runs and the team India registered the first victory in the T20 Series. The next match of the series will be played on Sunday.
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