all over. The debutants combine to get Boyce out. Bumrah does him in with the slower ball, Pandya takes an easy catch at mid-off. Eventually a comfortable win for India
Australia vs India, 1st T20I at Adelaide, Jan 26 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
1st T20I (N), Adelaide, January 26, 2016, India tour of Australia
New
AUS
Full commentary
So that brings an end to our coverage of the first Twenty20 international of the series. India's women and men both won on their Republic Day. We will be back again with the second game on Friday
"It was a good game," says MS Dhoni. "Good to see our bowlers making the batsmen play the big shot. Rohit started well, followed by Virat and well supported by Raina. He and Yuvi have had just one net session, which is why I promoted myself ahead of Yuvraj. We bowled superbly after that. I felt once Pandya went through that first over he would bowl much better. He was executing the yorker well, he was bowling the wide ball well."
"We let ourselves in the field today," says Aaron Finch. "And a great innings from Virat. He is hard to stop when he gets going. We executed well with the ball, but let ourselves down with the fielding. 170 would have been a nice score. When we got our chance to bat, I slowed down a bit and cost ourselves a bit of momentum."
"I could take this stadium with me wherever I bat," says Virat Kohli, the Man of the Match. "Just trying to keep things simple. I believe that in T20 as well. This stadium is right up there with anywhere in the world. I would love to thank the fans for coming out and supporting us."
India have taken lead in this T20 series with a win on their Republic Day. Punches and counter punches flew until spin became slightly dominant. Kohli showed his class with a risk-free 90 off 55 balls. Never did he look in a hurry or played any funky shots. Dhoni and Raina supported him well. Australia responded superbly until; Bumrah and Jadeja intervened. Bumrah got the marauding Warner, Jadeja put the brakes on and also got Smith out, and Ashwin delivered the knockout punch with Finch's wicket. For the first time India looked in control in the field as the ball began to turn
And just a note on the Finch dismissal. On the first replays it looked like it pitched well in, and then the replays later showed the ball pitching outside leg, with a shake just as the ball lands. I am just not convinced with the replays shown later
19.3
W
Bumrah to Boyce, OUT
Cameron Boyce c Pandya b Bumrah 3 (6b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 50
19.2
•
Bumrah to Boyce, no run
moves well across the line to try to work it to fine leg, is beaten, and somehow Bumrah misses the stumps
19.1
•
Bumrah to Boyce, no run
makes room to try and hit over cover, is beaten outside off
end of over 194 runs • 1 wicket
AUS: 151/9CRR: 7.94 • RRR: 38.00
Cameron Boyce3 (3b)
Shaun Tait1 (3b)
Ashish Nehra 4-0-30-1
Jasprit Bumrah 3-0-23-2
18.6
1
Nehra to Boyce, 1 run
slower full ball, driven to long-off for one
18.5
1
Nehra to Tait, 1 run
slower ball, short outside off, cut away to deep point
18.4
•
Nehra to Tait, no run
short of a length, angling in to cramp him up. Beats the inside edge
18.3
•
Nehra to Tait, no run
short of a length, outside off, slower ball, left alone
Last man Tait comes in
18.2
W
Nehra to Kane Richardson, OUT
full and straight, Richardson mows across the line, Nehra hits the off stump
Kane Richardson b Nehra 9 (7b 0x4 0x6 10m) SR: 128.57
18.1
2
Nehra to Kane Richardson, 2 runs
slower ball, full, hit towards long-on
Nehra comes back. Round the wicket
end of over 1811 runs • 1 wicket
AUS: 147/8CRR: 8.16 • RRR: 21.00
Kane Richardson7 (5b)
Cameron Boyce2 (2b)
Jasprit Bumrah 3-0-23-2
Hardik Pandya 3-0-37-2
17.6
1
Bumrah to Kane Richardson, 1 run
yorker, just outside off, dug out for one
17.5
1
Bumrah to Boyce, 1 run
slower ball, would have been a wide had he not tried to ramp this. Gets a single to short fine leg
Jit: "Finally, a bowler who can bowl yorkers at death in this Indian bowling side. #Impressive # Bumrah!!"
17.4
1
Bumrah to Kane Richardson, 1 run
full and straight, driven to long-off for one
17.3
1
Bumrah to Boyce, 1 run
yorker, middle and leg, dug out for one
17.2
W
Bumrah to Faulkner, OUT
and Bumrah has come back with a replay of how he dismissed Faulkner in the ODI. Yorker, at the stumps, and Faulkner looks to sweep, and is bowled. Game, set and match
James Faulkner b Bumrah 10 (7b 0x4 1x6 11m) SR: 142.85
17.1
6
Bumrah to Faulkner, SIX runs
slower ball, Faulkner has picked it early and slog-swept it over midwicket for six. Short square boundary. Works for Faulkner
17.1
1w
Bumrah to Faulkner, 1 wide
wide down the leg side. Now this you can't play even if you want to
Bumrah comes back
end of over 177 runs • 1 wicket
AUS: 136/7CRR: 8.00 • RRR: 17.66
James Faulkner4 (5b)
Kane Richardson5 (3b)
Hardik Pandya 3-0-37-2
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-28-2
16.6
1
Hardik to Faulkner, 1 run
another wide played at. Faulkner gets a single off the edge
16.5
1
Hardik to Kane Richardson, 1 run
this is seriously ordinary cricket from Australia. Richardson has borrowed a ladder from somewhere and reached this wide ball to take a single. Almost like they are worried about India's over rate. Just going out of their way to play every wide Pandya is bowling
16.4
4
Hardik to Kane Richardson, 4 runs
another wide ball disturbed by an Australian batsman. Dug out to point, and Ashwin shies at the stumps and gives away four overthrows. Can't blame Ashwin. Poor backing up from square leg
16.3
•
Hardik to Kane Richardson, no run
well bowled. Yorker just inside the tram line on the off side. Squeezes it under the bat
16.2
1
Hardik to Faulkner, 1 run
low full toss, hit to deep cover for one
Hat-trick ball
Virendra Rawat: "Falkner must be missing ishant here"
16.1
W
Hardik to Wade, OUT
Pandya is on a hat-trick. Slower ball, on a length, in the slot, Wade looks to go for a six but skies it. Jadeja takes it calmly at deep midwicket
Matthew Wade c Jadeja b Pandya 5 (7b 0x4 0x6 13m) SR: 71.42
Australia need 15 an over. Both specialist spinners done. Still India have to be the favourites right now
Pandya to continue
Match Coverage
Instant answers to T20 questions
Australia Innings
<1 / 3>