India vs Australia 1st T20 Highlights: Wade, Green help Australia beat India by 4 wickets
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 20, 2022, 23:18:40 IST
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India vs Australia 1st T20 Highlights: Wade, Green help Australia beat India by 4 wickets

Australia produced a fine batting show to beat hosts India by four wickets in the first T20I on Tuesday. Invited to bat, Hardik Pandya (71 not out) and KL Rahul (55) scored scintillating half-centuries to help India post 208 for six. In reply, opener Cameron Green put India on the back foot with his 30-ball 61 before Matthew Wade (45 not out off 21) took the visitors over the line with four balls to spare. With the win, Australia took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
20:53 (IST) Sep 20

Looks a good pitch. It took some time to get used to the bounce of the pitch. I have played here in the IPL and I knew the shots that work here. I used my experience. I always work on hitting on both sides of the ground and get into good positions. Fortunately the ball was in the areas where I could hit it for sixes. Glad they came off the middle of the bat.

KL Rahul (55 off 35; 3x6s, 4x4s)

20:53 (IST) Sep 20

...THE CHASE....

20:50 (IST) Sep 20

Australia will be disappointed with their bowling effort. They sent back both Rohit and Kohli quite early but could not build on it as they allowed Rahul and Yadav to put up a partnership. Once they got rid of both, it was Pandya who proved to be the thorn for them, and they were taken to the cleaners at the death overs. Nathan Ellis was the pick of their bowlers with his three wickets, and Josh Hazlewood picked up a couple as well. Cameron Green contributed with one but he, Cummins and Zampa proved to be very expensive.

20:49 (IST) Sep 20

India started off well with both Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul playing some lusty blows, but Rohit fell soon after that. Kohli followed him too, for a cheap score. Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav started to steady the ship, and they built a partnership of 68 runs. Rahul got his half-century and then got out, and Yadav couldn't stay in much longer as he fell short of his half-ton by four runs. Then came Hardik Pandya and he absolutely blew away the bowlers. He got to his half century in just 25 balls and helped India to go over the 200-run mark.

20:46 (IST) Sep 20

A brilliant finish from India as they scored 60 runs in the last four overs thanks to the clean hitting from Pandya. He finishes on 71 off just 30 balls. The Aussies will be slightly disappointed as they will feel they have given 10-15 runs extra, but with dew coming in, they will hope their batters can take advantage of it.

20:44 (IST) Sep 20
That's it! India 208/6 after 20 overs
21 RUNS! 6,6,6 - Hardik Pandya (71* off 30) ended India's innings in style, smoking a hat-trick of sixes off the last three balls of the innings. The assault took India past the 200-run mark as the hosts posted a massive 208 for 6 in their allotted 20 overs. Pacer Cameron Green leaked 21 runs in the final over as the pacer returned figures of 1 for 46 in 3 overs. Hardik remained unbeaten on 71 off 30 balls, smoking five sixes and seven fours.
20:44 (IST) Sep 20
6
Overs19.6
Score208 - 6

Cameron Green to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Hat-trick of sixes to end the innings. Superb stuff from the finisher, Pandya! Green serves a short ball, outside off. Pandya upper-cuts it, might have not come off the middle but enough to clear the point fence. 21 runs off the final over. India finish with 208 on the board.

20:43 (IST) Sep 20
6
Overs19.5
Score202 - 6

Cameron Green to Hardik Pandya, SIX! THUMPED! 200 up for India! Wonderful shot! Fuller ball, outside off. Pandya just lofts it over long off for a biggie.

20:42 (IST) Sep 20
6
Overs19.4
Score196 - 6

Cameron Green to Hardik Pandya, SIX! HARD AND FLAT! Short of a length and outside off. Pandya waits on the back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a biggie. This is why he denied the single.

20:41 (IST) Sep 20
2
Overs19.3
Score190 - 6

Cameron Green to Hardik Pandya, A short ball, around off. Pandya steps across and looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball flies in the night sky but in no man's land at mid on region. Two runs. 

20:40 (IST) Sep 20
0
Overs19.2
Score188 - 6

Cameron Green to Hardik Pandya, Pandya denies a run! Length ball, way outside off. Pandya knocks it to long off and keeps the strike. He now wants to change his bat.

20:39 (IST) Sep 20

Cameron Green to bowl the final over.

20:39 (IST) Sep 20
1
Overs19.1
Score188 - 6

Cameron Green to Harshal Patel, Fuller ball on off. Patel works it down to long on for a single. 

20:38 (IST) Sep 20
Karthik falls! India 187/6 after 19 overs
11 RUNS & A WICKET! W, 4, 1, 1, 1, 4 - Dramatic penultimate over from Nathan Ellis, who returned figures of 3 for 30 in 4 overs. The pacer successfully reviewed for LBW against Dinesh Karthik (6) in the first delivery itself. Then Harshal Patel (6*) opened his account with a first-ball four, before Hardik Pandya (51*) hit a four off the last ball to reach his 2nd T20I fifty off just 25 balls. 200 is still within reach for India.
20:38 (IST) Sep 20
4
Overs18.6
Score187 - 6

Nathan Ellis to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! FIFTY FOR PANDYA! Giving the perfect finish here! Length ball, outside off. Pandya cuts it hard through covers for a boundary. A fine innings from Pandya.

20:37 (IST) Sep 20
1
Overs18.5
Score183 - 6

Nathan Ellis to Harshal Patel, A slower short ball, on off. Patel pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

20:37 (IST) Sep 20
1
Overs18.4
Score182 - 6

Nathan Ellis to Hardik Pandya, Length and on off, punched to covers for one.

20:36 (IST) Sep 20
1
Overs18.3
Score181 - 6

Nathan Ellis to Harshal Patel, Absolutely brilliant effort from Maxwell. Acrobatic stuff from Maxi. This is full and on middle. Patel rockets it to long on. Glenn Maxwell there, runs to his left, times his jump well and flicks the ball inside to save four runs for his team. Patel didn't run thinking it would go all the way. 

20:36 (IST) Sep 20

Harshal Patel comes out to the middle now.

20:36 (IST) Sep 20
Poll
Can Hardik Pandya take India over 200?