Kohli returns; Australia beat India

The match was attended by 31,183 people.

India made three changes to their playing eleven – Manish Pandey, Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar made way for Virat Kohli (who was leading the team, and inserted the hosts on winning the toss), Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah.

Australia made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – David Warner, Moises Henriques, Travis Head, Tim Paine and Nathan Coulter-Nile made way for D’Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Ben McDermott (the younger son of former Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott), Alex Carey and Billy Stanlake.

Owing to rain, the match was reduced to a 17-overs-a-side match.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, for the loss of a wicket.

Although his innings included a boundary, Short, who faced a dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 25 balls into the match, he was caught by Kuldeep Yadav. Khaleel Ahmed broke the 24-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Aaron Finch, Australia’s skipper, scored 27. His 24-ball innings included three boundaries. Twenty-six balls after Short’s dismissal, he was caught by Ahmed. Yadav broke the 40-run stand.

Lynn, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes, scored 37. Ten balls later, he was caught by Yadav, who broke the 11-run stand.

Seventy-one balls into the match, Australia sought a batting review. Marcus Stoinis was the batsman. It was upheld by Australian umpire Paul Wilson.

Australia scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Glenn Maxwell’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Stoinis’ contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Australia scored 150 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Ninety-seven balls into the match, there was an interruption owing to rain. Australia had scored 153 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Maxwell was batting was 46, Stoinis was batting on 31.

Maxwell, whose 24-ball innings included four sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bumrah broke the 78-run partnership.

Stoinis, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Ben, who faced three balls, scoring a couple.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Australia scored 158 for the loss of four wickets off 17 overs.

Kumar, who bowled three overs, conceded 15. He was wicketless, as was Krunal Pandya, who bowled four overs, conceding 55.

Ahmed and Bumrah bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 21. Yadav, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a couple of wickets.

India’s target was revised for 174 off 17 overs.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the fifth over. They scored 41, for the loss of a wicket.

Rohit Sharma, who faced eight balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 25 balls into the chase, he was caught by Finch. Jason Behrendorff broke the 35-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). Australia had conceded an extra at that point.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 28 balls.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-five balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was stumped by Carey. Adam Zampa, the player of the match, broke the 46-run stand.

Kohli, who faced eight balls, scored four. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Lynn. Zampa broke the 13-run stand.

India scored 100 off 11.2 overs (69 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point.

Dhawan, whose 42-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 76. Five balls later, he was caught by Behrendorff. Stanlake broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 150 off 15 overs (93 balls). Australia had conceded nine extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While Rishabh Pant’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Dinesh Karthik’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Pant, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 20. Twenty-three balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Behrendorff. Tye broke the 51-run partnership.

Krunal, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Maxwell. Needless to say, Stoinis was in seventh heaven.

The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Karthik, whose 13-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 30. The next ball, he was caught by Behrendorff off the bowling of Stoinis.

Kumar, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Yadav, who faced a ball, scoring four.

Australia eventually conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 169 for the loss of seven wickets off 17 overs, lost by four runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Tye and Stanlake bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 27. Behrendorff, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket.

Stoinis, who bowled three overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Zampa, who bowled four overs, conceding 22.

Australia led the three-match series 1-0.