As per the pitch report, the pitch was a belter-like highway and excellent for batting as it proved as the Indians managed to score 208 after losing 6 wickets.The T20 match series against the world champion Australia and South Africa is going to be very good practice for Team India.
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The first T20 match between India and Australia.
DK was preferred ahead of Pant as a specialist finisher. Harshal Patel was in the team after he came back from the injury.
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The first T20 match between India and Australia.
India opted to go with 2 finishers, Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik.Axar replaced the injured Jadeja as it fits the look-alike Jadeja. Bumrah was not included in the team.
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The first T20 match between India and Australia.
The Indian openers Rohit and Rahul started as per the latest template they have been using since last six to eight months. Yes the template of going after the bowling from bigging.
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The first T20 match between India and Australia.
Rohit started hitting the ball from the first over itself.Unfortunately, Rohit got out early just scoring 11 runs of 9 balls, however, he hit one big six.
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The first T20 match between India and Australia.
Zampa bowled 3 dot balls and on the 4th ball Kohli was able to take only a single, so that added little bit of pressure on Kholi of dot balls he tried to hit over mid-on in the next over and was caught on mid-on scoring just 2 runs.
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The first T20 match between India and Australia.
At the end of powerplay, India was 46/2 losing Rohit and Virat.KL Rahul, kept of scoring fours and sixers and scored his half-century but could not last for long and was caught in deep at 55.
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The first T20 match between India and Australia.
Hardik Pandya played a brilliant inning and scored 71* (not out) but all his efforts went in vain.Australia started their innings with the very first ball bang in the stands, Aron Finch hit a sixer on the very first ball.