Kohli-led India lose to Australia

India made (Cha)half-a-dozen changes to their playing eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, and Khaleel Ahmed made way for Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (who was leading the team), Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra, Twenty20 International (Markan)debutant Mayank, and Jasprit Bumrah.

Australia made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Ben McDermott, Alex Carey, Chris Lynn, Andrew Tye, and Mitchell Starc made way for Twenty20 International debutant Peter Handscomb, Ashton Turner, Pat Cummins, Jhye Richardson, and Jason Behrendorff.  

(Aar)On winning the toss, Finch, Australia’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, for the loss of a wicket.

Rohit, who faced eight balls, scored five. Fifteen balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Adam Zampa. Behrendorff broke the 14-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). Australia hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Kohli’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Kohli, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 24. Thirty-seven balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Nathan Coulter-Nile, the player of the match. Zampa broke the 55-run partnership.

The third-wicket pair put on 11. Rishabh Pant, who faced five balls, scored three. Eight balls later, Behrendorff and Handscomb ran him out.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 37-ball innings included a six, scored 29. He was unbeaten.

Rahul’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 35 balls.

He eventually faced 36 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Finch. Coulter-Nile broke the 12-run stand.

Dinesh Karthik, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Coulter-Nile broke the two-run stand.

India scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). Australia had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Krunal Pandya, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. A couple of overs after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by Glenn Maxwell. Coulter-Nile broke the six-run stand.

Umesh scored a couple. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Cummins, who broke the nine-run stand.

Chahal, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

Australia eventually conceded 11 extras. India scored 126 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

D’Arcy Short, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Richardson, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

Zampa and Behrendorff bowled three overs each. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 16. They picked up a wicket apiece, as did Cummins, who bowled four overs, conceded 19.

Coulter-Nile, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Australia’s openers put on five. Marcus Stoinis, who faced five balls, scored a run. A couple of overs into the chase, Umesh and Chahal ran him out.

Thirteen balls into the match, Australia sought a batting review. Finch, the batsman, faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Using the umpires’ call, he was struck down by umpire Nitin Menon. A dot ball after Stoinis’ dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bumrah.

Australia scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Short’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Maxwell’s contribution to it was 35. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Maxwell’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls.

He eventually faced 43 balls, scoring 56. Sixty-eight balls after Finch’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Chahal broke the 84-run partnership.

Australia scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fourth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Short, whose run-a-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 37. Eleven balls after Maxwell’s dismissal, Krunal and Dhoni broke the 11-run stand.

Turner, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, Krunal broke the one-run stand.

Handscomb, who faced 15 balls, scored 13. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Bumrah broke the 11-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Coulter-Nile, who faced eight balls, scored four. The next ball, he was dismissed by Bumrah.

Both Cummins and Richardson had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they faced three balls, including a boundary, apiece. They were unbeaten.

Australia, who scored 127 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, won by three wickets.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Umesh and Markande were wicketless. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 31.

Chahal and Pandya picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 17.

Bumrah, who conceded 16, picked up three scalps.   

Australia led the two-match series 1-0.