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India vs Australia 1st T20I Highlights: Surya, Ishan, Rinku power India to two-wicket win in high-scoring thriller

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 23, 2023, 23:35:47 IST

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India vs Australia 1st T20I Highlights: Surya, Ishan, Rinku power India to two-wicket win in high-scoring thriller

AUS vs IND 1st T20 Live Updates: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav led from the front in the company of Ishan Kishan to hand an inexperienced India a thrilling two- wicket victory over Australia in the first T20 International of the five-match series in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.

Chasing a mammoth 209-run target, Surya scored 80 off 42 balls, while Kishan made 58 off 39 balls to take India home in the final ball.

Towards the end, Rinku Singh (22 not out off 14 balls) delivered the finishing touches with a six to take India home.

India-origin leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha (2/47) picked up two wickets for Australia.

Earlier, Josh Inglis smashed his maiden century in the format to power Australia to 208 for three after being sent into bat. Inglis smashed a fiery 110 off just 50 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and eight sixes to propel Australia to 208 for three.

Brief Scores:

Australia 208 for 3 in 20 overs (Josh Inglis 110, Steve Smith 52; Prasidh Krishna 1/50).

India: 209 for 8 in 20 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 80, Ishan Kishan 58; Tanveer Sangha 2/47).

19:45 (IST) Nov 23

At halfway mark | Australia 83/1 | Run rate - 8.3

Josh Inglis 44*
Steve Smith 24*
Partnership: 52*(32)
Ravi Bishnoi 1/15

19:43 (IST) Nov 23

India vs Australia - 50-run partnership comes up between Steve Smith and Josh Inglis off just 31 balls

19:41 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS 1st T20I - A run out chance missed!

6 2 1 0 1 0 - As a 10-run over from Ravi Bishnoi comes to an end, he misses on a run out chance in his second over. Josh Inglis and Steve Smith have quickly added 44 runs off just 26 balls for the second wicket and are looking really threatening. AUS 75/1 in 9 overs

19:36 (IST) Nov 23

India vs Australia - Krishna continues to be expensive!

SIX! FOUR! FOUR! Prasidh Krishna bleeding runs at the moment! Josh Inglis takes him to the cleaners in his second over. in 11 balls so far Krishna has leaked 31 runs. After starting off the over with a four to backward square leg, Inglis then fires three consecutive boundaries. AUS 64/1 in 7.5 overs

19:32 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS Live - 6-run first over from Mukesh

4 1 0 0 1 0 - Mukesh Kumar does really well after starting off with a boundary first-ball. Just two runs scored off the next 5 balls as a six-run over from him comes to an end. Prasidh Krishna comes back into the attack for India. AUS 46/1 in 7 overs

19:29 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS - Lovely drive from Smith

FOUR! Steve Smith welcomes Mukesh Kumar into the attack with a lovely boundary to deep extra-cover. Mukesh starts off with an over-pitched delivery wide outside off and Smith wasted no time on that one. Drives away from his body but middles it to perfection. Smith looking in superb touch! AUS 44/1 in .1 overs

19:27 (IST) Nov 23

End of Powerplay | Australia 40/1 | Run rate - 6.67

Steven Smith 17*
Josh Inglis 8*
Partnership: 9*(8)
Ravi Bishnoi 1/5

19:23 (IST) Nov 23

India vs Australia - Bishnoi draws first blood!

OUT! Bowled! Ravi Bishnoi strikes fourth-ball into his first over. After dropping Steve Smith second ball, he now knocks over Matthew Short for 13. A cross-batted hoick from Short but he failed to read the googly. The ball spins in and crashes into his off stump. AUS 31/1 in 4.4 overs

19:21 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS - Dropped!

A straightforward chance put down! Ravi Bishnoi almost had a wicket in his first over. Steve Smith hit a Bishnoi googly straight back at him and the leggie his not able to hold on to the catch.

19:17 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS Live - Short, wide and punished!

FOUR! A half-cracker from Axar Patel outside off and Matthew Short belts it to the cover fence for his second boundary. AUS 26/0 in 3.2 overs

19:16 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS Live - A tidy second over from Arshdeep

0 0 1 0 1 0 - Arshdeep Singh bowls a tight second two-run over after Prasidh Krishna leaked 13 runs in his first. Both Steven Smith and Matthew Short looking quite confident against the pacers. Bowling change from skipper Surya as he replaces Krishna with Axar Patel. AU 22/0 in 3 overs

19:11 (IST) Nov 23

India vs Australia - Smith takes on Krishna

4 0 4 - Steve Smith fires two boundaries in three balls to start off Prasidh Krishna over in style. The first ball of the over was ferociously cut behind square on the off-side and Smith then hits the third ball of the over square past point. AUS 15/0 in 1.3 overs

19:07 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS Live - Krishna partners up with Arshdeep

0 0 4 L1 L1 1 - Arshdeep Singh starts off with a 7-run over that included a boundary in it. Prasidh Krishna to share the new ball with Arshdeep from the other end. AUS 7/0 in 1 over

19:05 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS - Crunched through covers!

FOUR! Steve Smith gets going with a cracking hit through the off side. A couple of dot balls from Arshdeep Singh and he then bowls an over-cooked delivery outside off. Smith pounces onto that one in no time. Creams it in the gap as the ball races to the cover fence. AUS 4/0 in o.3 overs

19:01 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS 1st T20I - Game on in Visakhapatnam

Matthew Short and Steven Smith are in the middle to begin the Australia innings. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh to start the proceedings for India. A slip in place for Arshdeep. Smith on strike. Here we go!

18:56 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS Live - Time for national anthems

Players from both the teams are out in the middle along with the match officials for the national anthems. Australia to go first followed by India's 'Jana Gana Mana'. We are moments away from the start!

18:42 (IST) Nov 23

Australia XI

Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w/c), Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha

18:37 (IST) Nov 23

India XI

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna

18:36 (IST) Nov 23

We would have bowled first as well, looks a bit tacky and dew could come later. Always an opportunity for young players to play in India, just around 10-12 matches for the next WC and we're looking forward to it. Some WC guys are resting - Maxwell, Zampa and Head are not playing tonight

Australia skipper Matthew Wade at the toss

18:36 (IST) Nov 23

We will bowl first. The wicket looks good, dew should come later and should make the pitch better. It's a little difficult, but there's always light at the end of the tunnel. Lots of positives and looking forward to the series. The guys have played a lot of franchise and domestic cricket, just told them to express and enjoy themselves. Washington, Shivam and Avesh are sitting out.

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav at the toss

18:32 (IST) Nov 23

Toss news

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav wins the toss and decides to bowl first against Australia in Visakhapatnam.

18:30 (IST) Nov 23

It's a hard pitch, super flat, a good sheen and will come onto the bat nicely. 180 could be a winning score.

Hatthew Hayden in Pitch report

18:18 (IST) Nov 23

India vs Australia in T20Is

18:11 (IST) Nov 23

Axar back, bowlers in focus

The biggest test of this series will be the bowlers. Ravi Bishnoi will get a number of games as selectors want to look beyond Yuzvendra Chahal while Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Arshdeep Singh will be rotated during the series. Axar Patel, having recovered from hamstring injury, is expected to play all five games in the series.

17:49 (IST) Nov 23

Rinku and Jitesh - Players to watch out for

Unlike the ODI team, the T20I side has a bevy of left-handers, in fact seven of them -- Jaiswal, Kishan, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh along with all-rounders Axar Patel, Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar. It is understood that T20 team's think-tank is looking at Rinku and Jitesh as the two designated finishers, one of whom is likely to get a slot.

17:38 (IST) Nov 23

Stat Attack

17:31 (IST) Nov 23

Tough task on hand for Laxman

How interim coach VVS Laxman works around the batting order will be interesting as someone like Shubman Gill is bound to comeback for the series against South Africa and there would be too many options at the top order. It is expected that Ruturaj Gaikwad and one among either Jaiswal or Ishan Kishan will be opening the batting, keeping the right-left combination in mind. Surya, who is the designated vice-captain when Hardik Pandya is there to lead the side, will bat at No. 3 or 4, depending on whether the team management decides to play both Jaiswal and Kishan.

17:20 (IST) Nov 23

Countdown begins!

There are 11 T20 international games that India play before IPL, which will be a two-month affair before the 'Men in Blue' hit the T20 World Cup mode. Hence the next two months will be very important for these youngsters as they would like to further consolidate their spots for that World Cup.

17:12 (IST) Nov 23

Head-to-head

16:58 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS Live - Trial by fire

Rinku Singh has been pretty impressive in his short India stint so far and ditto for Yashasvi, Tilak and Mukesh, while Jitesh, despite his debut in Hangzhou, will have to wait for his turn for a longer rope in presence of Ishan Kishan. Having played mediocre attacks of West Indies, Ireland and some of the 'B' grade sides at the Asian Games, it will be a trial by fire for these youngsters, who would like to make an impression in whatever chances they get during this series and two ensuing ones involving South Africa (away) and Afghanistan (home). The Australian pace attack comprising Kane Richardson, Nathan Ellis, Sean Abbott and left-armer Jason Behrendorff, is way better in terms of quality compared to what they have faced till now in their very short but eventful T2OI careers.

16:57 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS 1st T20I - No Rohit, Virat, Rahul

With skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul not being considered for the shortest format since the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final defeat, one will get a real idea about the bunch of players, earmarked by the national selectors for next year's mega event.

16:57 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS - India's young guns face Australia's best

The young guns like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma and not-so-young Mukesh Kumar have all made their international debuts in past few months but their first real test will be against a very strong Australian T20 side which will have some of their World Cup heroes like opener Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, leg-spinner Adam Zampa and former skipper Steve Smith in its ranks. Then there are IPL performers like Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Ellis, Tim David to name a few and even the T20 side, without its premier pacers, bears a formidable look under Matthew Wade, who will be leading in the series.

16:57 (IST) Nov 23

IND vs AUS Live - Preparations for next T20 World Cup begin

The scars of World Cup final defeat are too deep and it would take time for those wounds to heal. With just around 96 hours of turnaround time from World Cup to the next series, it hardly leaves 'SKY' with any chance of introspection as he gets ready to play his favourite format. As the captain of the side, he will not only want to win the series but also check out some of the best young Indian exponents of the shortest format, who will be on trial for next year's ICC T20 World Cup in June and July in the Americas (West Indies and USA).

16:57 (IST) Nov 23

India vs Australia - India embark on a new journey

Suryakumar Yadav will have to suppress the massive disappointment of a World Cup final defeat somewhere in the deeper confines of his heart while leading a sprightly bunch of 'Gen-Next' stars against a strong Australian side in a five-match T20I series.

16:56 (IST) Nov 23

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the first T20I between India and Australia in Visakhapatnam.

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India vs Australia 1st T20I Highlights: Surya, Ishan, Rinku power India to two-wicket win in high-scoring thriller

Australia skipper Matthew Wade at the toss

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav at the toss

Hatthew Hayden in Pitch report

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Venue

Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

AUS PLAYING XI

IND PLAYING XI

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