India vs Australia 2020 Highlights, 1st T20I Match at Canberra, Full Cricket Score: Natarajan, Chahal guide visitors to 11-run win

Yuzvendra Chahal is the Man of the Match

“It’s a great feeling. I have learnt from my ODI mistakes. The way Zampa bowled, I tried to do the same as well. It was a little harder to score in the first innings. 150-160 is a good score on this wicket. I bowled according to my plans.”

After 20 overs,Australia 150/7 ( Sean Abbott 12 , Mitchell Swepson 12)

India take 1-0 lead in the T20I series. Indian bowlers and Ravindra Jadeja deserves all the credit for their fantastic performance. Australia got off to a great start in the chase but wickets kept tumbling once Finch got out. It will be interesting to listen to what the Aussie skipper says about India’s concussion substitution, Chahal certainly turned it around for his team with his spell.

After 18 overs,Australia 127/6 ( Sean Abbott 1 , Mitchell Starc 1)

Another successful over for India. Moises Henriques could’ve turned the game around but Deepak Chahar ensures the Aussie is back into the pavilion. Just five runs from this over. Australia need 35 in 12 balls. Starc and Sean Abbott need to pull off something special here.

LBW!

Deepak Chahar removes Henriques. The batsman quickly takes the review but DRS shows the on-field umpire is right. Henriques lbw b Chahar 30(20)

After 17 overs,Australia 122/5 ( Moises Henriques 27 , Sean Abbott 0)

Yuzvendra Chahal’s final over. Wade flicks the first ball to deep square-leg and collects two runs. Henriques comes down the track in the third ball but Chahal bowls it wide, just one run to the batsman. Wade then goes for the slog sweep, no timing on the shot and the ball bounces before the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Wade tries his luck again with another slog sweep but this time he hands a simple catch to Kohli. Wonderful spell by the leggie. He proved to Virat Kohli that the captain got it completely wrong to drop him today.

After 16 overs,Australia 116/4 ( Moises Henriques 25 , Matthew Wade (W) 3)

Sundar bowls his final over. Matthew Wade is the new batsman in the middle. Wade goes for the slog in the fourth ball but misses his hit. Just three from this one and Sundar’s brilliant spell comes to an end. No wickets but 16 runs in four overs when the target is 162. Australia need 46 more runs in 24 balls.

After 15 overs,Australia 113/4 ( Moises Henriques 25 , )

T Natarajan starts off with a slower ball, Henriques hits it over bowler’s head to long-on for one run. The next one a yorker length delivery, Short drags the ball straight down the wicket for one more run. There’s a run out chance in the next ball, Manish Pandey throws from point, ball misses the target and Sanju Samson lets the ball go so 5 overthrow runs. Short tries the big shot in the final ball but finds the fielder and walks back to the pavilion. Nine off the over and a wicket.

After 14 overs,Australia 104/3 ( D’Arcy Short 32 , Moises Henriques 18)

Chahal’s third over. Henriques is looking to score boundaries but he’s not getting much help from his partner D’Arcy Short. The southpaw tries a reverse hit in the final but fails to make connection. Nine off the over. Australia need 58 in 36 balls.

After 13 overs,Australia 95/3 ( D’Arcy Short 31 , Moises Henriques 11)

The six off the first ball relives the pressure on batsmen. Kohli hoped Shami coming back into the attack will fetch him a wicket but it doesn’t work out. The match is nicely poised, hosts need 67 in 42 balls. 10 from this over.

SHOT! 

Henriques picks the short of length delivery from Shami and sends it over fence at square-leg.

After 12 overs,Australia 84/3 ( D’Arcy Short 29 , Moises Henriques 3)

Sundar bowls his third over of the night. Good stuff from the spinner, not offering room or time to play the big shots. Just six singles from the over. D’Arcy Short is batting on 29 off 30 balls. Time for him to tee off else Australia will succumb to pressure.

After 11 overs,Australia 79/3 ( D’Arcy Short 27 , Moises Henriques 1)

Three wickets in a span of four overs and the momentum has shifted to India’s favour. Natarajan bowls an absolute ripper to trap Maxwell in front of the wickets. D’Arcy Short is still in the middle along with new batsman Moises Henriques. Just five from this over, Australia 83 in 54 balls.

T Natarajan strikes! 

Maxwell becomes a victim of LBW. The on-field umpire’s original decision is not out but Kohli takes the review. Top decision as DRS shows three reds. Maxwell lbw b T Natarajan 2(3)

After 10 overs,Australia 74/2 ( D’Arcy Short 23 , Glenn Maxwell 2)

Steve Smith might have had a great ODI series but he fails to make an impact in this first T20I. Targets the bigger mid-wicket boundary and fails to clear the fielder. Glenn Maxwell is the new batsman and in his first delivery, he holes out straight down the ground. Hardik runs but the ball falls just short of him. Six off the over.

Oh big, big wicket! 

Smith takes the attack to Chahal and goes for the slog but Samson takes a blinder to deep mid-wicket.  Smith c Samson b Chahal 12(9)

After 9 overs,Australia 68/1 ( D’Arcy Short 22 , Steven Smith 9)

Chahar continues. Steve Smith is the new man in after Finch’s dismissal and he plays a wonderful short through square of the wicket for a maximum. Too short and not enough pace as Smith takes the advantage. Another similar shot in the final ball, this time it is straight to the fielder for one run. 10 off the over.

After 8 overs,Australia 58/1 ( D’Arcy Short 20 , Steven Smith 1)

Ok, so time for Yuzvender Chahal. Finch hits the first ball to deep extra cover and collects one run. D’Arcy Short then mistimes his shot, the ball is in the air but falls in no man’s land. Chahal then tempts Finch with a loopy leg-break, the Aussie captain takes the bait and pays the price. Imagine Justin Langer’s reaction to that wicket. Good over for India, just four runs plus a wicket.

After 7 overs,Australia 54/0 ( D’Arcy Short 18 , Aaron Finch (C) 34)

Deepak Chahar to Finch, the Aussie captain drives hard and it’s a catching chance for Manish Pandey at point but he drops it. Manish is a very good fielder and should’ve taken the catch. Wait, there’s another catching opportunity, D’Arcy Short gets a top edge, the ball goes high in the air and guess what? Kohli also spills the chance. You know the saying right? Catches win matches and all that jazz. Poor from Team India. Only run from this over.

After 6 overs,Australia 53/0 ( D’Arcy Short 18 , Aaron Finch (C) 33)

T Natarajan bowls the final over of the powerplay. It’s a good over despite a boundary, which came off an inside edge. Australia go past the 50-run mark inside six overs. The required run-rate is 7.8 so the hosts are very much in control of this chase.

After 5 overs,Australia 45/0 ( D’Arcy Short 16 , Aaron Finch (C) 27)

Another good over for Australia. Shami’s two overs go for 21 runs. The batting from the openers has been flawless so far. India need to break this partnership as soon as possible. Just a reminder that Yuzvendra Chahal, the concussion substitute can bowl for India in this innings. We will see how Kohli uses the leg-spinner.

BCCI’s communication on Ravindra Jadeja.

UPDATE: Ravindra Jadeja was hit on the helmet in the final over of the first innings of the first T20I.

Yuzvendra Chahal will take the field in the 2nd innings as a concussion substitute. Jadeja is currently being assessed by the BCCI Medical Team. #TeamIndia #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/tdzZrHpA1H

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 4, 2020

After 4 overs,Australia 33/0 ( D’Arcy Short 15 , Aaron Finch (C) 16)

Sundar comes back after conceding a boundary in the first ball of the over. Replays during the over show Australia head coach Justin Langer having a conversation with match referee David Boon regarding the concussion substitution for India as Jadeja was hit on the head during his batting. Clearly the Aussie coach is not happy. Seven off this over.

After 3 overs,Australia 26/0 ( D’Arcy Short 14 , Aaron Finch (C) 10)

Shami with the ball and he starts off around the stumps. D’Arcy Short uses the pace of the ball to score two boundaries. There’s a LBW appeal against Finch but it’s a faint one and umpire is also not interested. 10 off the over, just the start Australia needed.