New Delhi. After the World Cup final, Australia once again showed its strong form against India. In the first match of the T20 series, Team India won the toss and decided to bowl. After which Australia started strongly. Steve Smith, who came to open for the Kangaroo team, found his feet as soon as he arrived. At the other end, Matthew Short returned to the pavilion cheaply but after this Jos Inglis at the crease left the Indian bowlers scrambling for wickets.
As soon as the Englishman came in, he made a noise with the bat and started hitting the Indian bowlers to death. He played an explosive innings of 110 runs off just 50 balls. This innings of English includes 11 fours and 8 towering sixes. At the same time, the Australian team would have set a huge target for India had Steve Smith not unfortunately run out. Smith played a brilliant innings of 52 runs off 41 balls. Due to this innings, the kangaroo team gave India a huge target of 209 runs.
Ishan-surya took the breath of the guests
Chasing a huge target, the Indian team did not get off to a good start. Rituraj Gaikwad became a victim of Diamond Duck. Gaekwad was run out without playing the ball. At the same time, Yashaswi Jaiswal showed fearless style, scoring 21 runs off just 8 balls with 2 sixes and 2 fours. After this, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav took the breath of Australia. Ishan hit 2 fours and 5 sixes and played a brilliant innings of 58 runs. On the other hand, Surya’s bat also caught fire. Sky completed the match winning innings of 80 runs with the help of 4 sixes and 9 fours in 42 balls. In the end Rinku Singh showed his finishing style and hit a six off the last ball to give the team a 2 wicket win.
Under the captaincy of Surya, Team India has created a big record in T20 Internationals. The Indian team has achieved the target of 209 runs for the first time in this format. Earlier in 2019, Team India chased 208 runs in T20 match against West Indies.
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Tags: India vs Australia, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav
First published: November 23, 2023, 22:45 IST