Latest updates: Live Cricket score - Top game to kickstart the long tour of India Down Under. Australia lost their way in with the bat in the middle period with the bat only to brought back into the game with a rapid 70-odd stand between Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis before rain halted play, reducing it to a 17-over affair. In reply Dhawan bolted his way to another fine half-century despite losing Rohit Sharma early. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli didn’t hang long, as Australia tightened their grip. Karthik and Pant with some big-hitting especially that 25-run over off Tye helped India make a late back door entry. So much so that they brought the equation down to 13 runs off the final over. Stoinis held his nerve sealing Australia’s first win in last five outings. A wake up call for the visitors, who entered the fixture as ‘favourites’. India vs Australia 1st T20I between Australia and India is being telecast on Sony Sports Network. The Australia-India live streaming will take place on sonyliv.com. Click
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to know when and where to watch the match between Australia and India. Preview: Thanks to the turmoil – both on and off the field – facing by the hosts, India will start as the firm favourites when they face Australia in the first of the three Twenty20 International matches on Wednesday at Brisbane. India have won their previous seven T20I series dating back to November 2017, and its last defeat in the format was against West Indies in July last year. Not to mention, on their last visit here, the Men in Blue won the T20I series 3-0. So, they will be riding high on a wave of confidence and eager to make an early mark on this trip. [caption id=“attachment_5589091” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Virat Kohli and Aaron Finch, captain of India and Australia respectively. Twitter @ICC[/caption] Australian cricket, in contrast, has been dogged by structural reform in the wake of the ball-tampering saga in South Africa in March and it has resulted in turbulence on the field as well. Only on Tuesday, Cricket Australia ruled out reducing the bans of Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft in reply to a plea submission from the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA). In the absence of Smith and Warner, Australia’s results have fallen off a cliff. Since the ban, they are yet to win a T20I series against an opposition of note since March. They lost to England in a one-off game in June, then lost to Pakistan in the T20I tri-series final in Zimbabwe, lost 3-0 to Pakistan again in the bilateral series in the UAE, and then lost to South Africa in a rain-curtailed one-off match on Saturday. It remains to be seen whether being on home turf would raise the spirits for the once invincible Aussies. The one significant change for India ahead of this series is the return of skipper Virat Kohli, who was rested for the three-match contest against West Indies at home. While it undoubtedly strengthens the visitors, all eyes will be on how the Aaron Finch-led Australian side deals with the best batsman in world cricket at the moment. While there are calls from all quarters for Australian cricket to keep a check on aggression and play the game in right spirit, Kohli has always garnered attention whenever he has visited here. On his early trips Down Under, he has never quite been the Australian fans’ favourite. But starting 2014, his batting exploits have taken centre-stage. He scored 199 runs in three innings during that 2016 T20I series’ whitewash. South African skipper Faf du Plessis has professed a “silent treatment” to Kohli and it remains to be seen if the Australian cricketers and the public can ignore him at all. Kohli’s return to the side means that one front-line batsman will have to make way. In England, the skipper batted at number four, allowing KL Rahul to bat at number three in light of his stupendous form in the 2018 Indian Premier League. Rahul’s current form though is nothing to write home about. He managed only 16, 26 not out and 17 against the West Indies in the recent T20I series. Rahul’s absence could allow the team management to retain both Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant, both of whom have proven to be more consistent and explosive in recent times compared to Rahul. The other option is to leave out Manish Pandey, who has got limited opportunities of late. Early indicators from India’s final pre-match practice suggest that Pant will don the keeping gloves. He practised glove-work under the watchful eyes of coach Ravi Shastri, while Karthik only did some out-fielding. It also suggests that the team management might make the surprise call to leave Karthik out altogether, allowing Rahul an early taste of conditions keeping in mind the Test series. The bigger concern for India is to find a balance in their bowling attack in Hardik Pandya’s absence. With ample bounce anticipated on the Gabba pitch, three pacers – Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Khaleel Ahmed – are certain starters. Washington Sundar, who played the last T20I against West Indies as Bumrah was rested, is expected to make way. Kuldeep Yadav too is expected to be the first-choice spinner, ahead of Yuzvendra Chahal as was the case against West Indies. Krunal Pandya was the all-rounder against West Indies, and should he continue to play, then it remains to be seen if the team management will pick two left-arm spinners. Australia are also considering fielding a spinner, after taking the field against South Africa with a full-pace attack on Saturday. Glenn Maxwell was the lone spinner then, but it is understood that the hosts will alter their plans keeping in mind the conditions and bigger dimensions of the ground here. Starting off with the aggressive shortest format is Australia’s best bet to upset India’s plans for this summer of cricket, wherein unlike their prior trips here, the visitors are already considered the better side in all departments. Teams: India: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Washington Sundar. Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Ben McDermott (wk), Glenn Maxwell, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa. Match starts at 1.20 pm IST. With inputs from PTI
India vs Australia, Highlights, 1st T20I at Brisbane, Full Cricket Score: Aussies register 4-run win in thrilling match
India vs Australia Live Score: Top game to kickstart the long tour of India Down Under. Australia lost their way in with the bat in the middle period with the bat only to brought back into the game with a rapid 70-odd stand between Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis before rain halted play, reducing it to a 17-over affair. In reply Dhawan bolted his way to another fine half-century despite losing Rohit Sharma early. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli didn’t hang long, as Australia tightened their grip. Karthik and Pant with some big-hitting especially that 25-run over off Tye helped India make a late back door entry. So much so that they brought the equation down to 13 runs off the final over. Stoinis held his nerve sealing Australia’s first win in last five outings. A wake up call for the visitors, who entered the fixture as ‘favourites’.
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When Dinesh Karthik remains unbeaten in T20I chases, his team wins (8 out of 8 times) and when he doesn’t, his team loses (3 out of 3 times).
OUT! BIG WICKET! Is that the game! Stoinis’ slower delivery once again does the trick. Karthik goes with a flat bat and hits it straight to long off. The ball sticks into the ground and almost never rises. Spongy bounce there.
Karthik c Behrendorff b Stoinis 30(13)
OUT! Krunal Pandya is unable to get the power behind the slower one from Stoinis. Glenn Maxwell runs in and takes a fantastic diving catch to end Pandya’s stay. Now 11 needed 3 balls
Krunal Pandya c Maxwell b Stoinis 2(4)
After 16 overs,India 161/5 ( Dinesh Karthik 30 , Krunal Pandya 0)
Eventful penultimate over in chase! DK is key here. Trying to take India home once again. Two valuable boundaries in the over with not the wisest shots from Pant in the over. India need 13 off the final over.
OUT! Rishabh Pant is out to another obnoxious in an attempt to reverse scoop the ball over the third man. He tried the same in the third T20I against the Windies, 10 days ago, didn’t come off then. Doesn’t come off today. Full and straight from Tye and Pant is only able to lift it high with the point fielder taking the easiest of the catches. To be honest, it was a visually offensive shot!
Pant c Behrendorff b Tye 20(15)
After 15 overs,India 150/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 20 , Dinesh Karthik 21)
Slew of slower deliveries from Stoinis in the 15th over. He did concede a one boundary, but credit to Karthik for able to put that away. Pant isn’t able to make most of the free-hit. So with 11 coming off the over, 24 needed off the final two overs.
After 14 overs,India 139/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 16 , Dinesh Karthik 15)
After a long delay at the start of the over with Finch deciding which bowler to bring into the attack after the Umpire stopped Stanlake to bowl another over. In this 17 overs game only two are allowed to bowl four overs. Behrendorff and Zampa have already bowled out. And the decision of bowling Tye doesn’t turn out to be the best. Couple of sixes and two fours along with some extras, India have taken 25 runs off Tye’s over. Decisive. Now 35 required off 18.
After 13 overs,India 114/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 5 , Dinesh Karthik 3)
A fantastic day for two leggies from both sides. Adam Zampa does what Kuldeep Yadav did for India. Ends up with almost identical figures. The Aussie finishes with 2/22 to Kuldeep 2/24. Five runs off the over as Pant and Karthik both guilty of not making most the opportunities provided. Pant was slightly late on couple of deliveries that were pushed through early in the over, while Karthik missed out on a full toss.
After 12 overs,India 109/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 1 , Dinesh Karthik 2)
Two new men in the middle in Pant and Dinesh Karthik. Stanlake gets rid of the dangerous Dhawan after been hit for six early in the over. Despite the wicket India take 13 off the over. India need 66 off the final 30 balls
OUT! Dhawan holes out to third man, who positions himself perfectly at third man boundary. Calm take Behrendorff in the deep just a yard inside the ropes. Dhawan backs away to the leg side and was attempting to play the upper cut. Got the height, almost the distance. Big breakthrough for Australia. End of a fine innings.
Dhawan c Behrendorff b Stanlake 76(42)
Most runs in a calendar year in T20Is:
648 – SHIKHAR DHAWAN, 2018*
641 – Virat Kohli, 2016
576 – Fakhar Zaman, 2018
No. of single digit scores for Virat Kohli in T20Is:
2011 : 1
2012 : 2
2015 : 1
2016 : 1
2017 : 1
2018 : 3
After 11 overs,India 96/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 68 , Rishabh Pant (W) 0)
Reprieve for Dhawan, not for Kohli. Zampa was pumped after the wicket of the Indian captain. Rishabh Pant joins his Delhi teammate. Excellent over from Australia’s poin of view. Three runs and a wicket of Kohli.
OUT! Virat Kohli gone! Zampa has the big wicket. Kohli jumps out of his crease and was looking to smash Zampa over long off, doesn’t get the timing, it is no where near the sweet spot. The ball goes high in the air with Chris Lynn at short third gobbling an easy catch.
Kohli c Chris Lynn b Zampa 4(8)
After 10 overs,India 93/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 65 , Virat Kohli (C) 4)
Stoinis mixes his over with some change ups not allowing the batsmen to use his pace, however with a wide and some agility by Kohli and Dhawan they are able to take nine off the over without a boundary.
81 needed off 42 balls.