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.
21:14 (IST) Sep 20
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Yuzvendra Chahal to Cameron Green, Tossed up, around leg. Green backs away and punches it back to the bowler.

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Change. Spin from both ends as Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl now.

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Yuzvendra Chahal to Steven Smith, Lopped up on middle. Smith works it through mid-wicket for a single.

21:13 (IST) Sep 20
Finch falls! Australia 40/1 after 4 overs | Target - 209
BIG WICKET! Bowling change worked for India. Axar Patel came into the attack and removed Australian skipper Aaron Finch (22 off 13). Axar clean bowled Finch to give India a massive breakthrough. A big wicket and just 2 runs to start his spell for Axar.
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Axar Patel to Cameron Green, A slower ball, full and outside off. Green makes room and punches it straight to the man at cover.

21:12 (IST) Sep 20
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Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Full and on middle. Smith nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. He is off the mark.

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Axar Patel to Steven Smith, Fuller ball, around off. Smith inner edges his drive to mid on.

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Steven Smith walks out to bat at number 3.

21:10 (IST) Sep 20
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Axar Patel to Aaron Finch, OUT! TIMBER! Patel gets the breakthrough! Patel tosses it up, angling around middle, this one skids through. Finch tries to slog-sweep it across but gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball goes onto hit the stumps. The fiery start by Australia get a pause.

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Axar Patel to Cameron Green, On middle, Green works it to mid-wicket for a single.

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Axar Patel to bowl now.

21:09 (IST) Sep 20
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Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Flatter and on middle. Blocked out.

21:08 (IST) Sep 20
Finch hits! Australia 38/0 after 3 overs | Target - 209
14 RUNS! 2, 0, 4, 4, 0, 4 - Runs are flowing freely for Australia, so are the boundaries. Now, Aaron Finch (22*) smashed three fours in four balls off Bhuvneshwar Kumar to score 14 runs off it. Australia are cruising at the monet in their run chase.
21:08 (IST) Sep 20
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Third boundary in the over. 14 runs from this over. This is on a length and outside off. Finch again looks to drive but slices it over backward point for a boundary.

21:07 (IST) Sep 20
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, Around off, kept out. 

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, FOUR! The crowd is stunned by the start! Just brilliant from Australia! On a length and outside off. Finch slashes it over point for a one-bounce four. 

21:06 (IST) Sep 20
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, EDGED AND FOUR! Length ball, outside off, this one nips away slightly. Finch tries to go over covers but gets a thick outside edge to the third man fence.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, Short of a length and on middle, at 136 clicks. Finch fails to flick it away and gets hit high on the pads. 

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, On a length and on middle, nips back in. Finch nudges it to square leg for a couple. Good running. 

21:04 (IST) Sep 20
Green smashes! Australia 24/0 after 2 overs | Target - 209
16 RUNS! 4,4,4,4,0,0 - What a start as an opener for Cameron Green. Green smashed four back-to-back fours off Umesh Yadav, whoi leaked 16 runs in his first over. Green started with a four towards fine leg, followed by back-to-back boundaries towards long-off. The final one came towards deep mid-wicket. Australia off to a flier.