The Aussies beat Suryakumar-led India

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Australia made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Josh Philippe made way for Matthew Short.

On winning the toss, Mitchell Marsh, Australia’s skipper, elected to field.

The match was attended by 82,438 people.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 40, and lost four wickets.

A ball into the match, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Shubman Gill was the batter. It was upheld by New Zealand umpire Wayne Knights.

Gill, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Sixteen balls into the match, he was caught by Marsh. Josh Hazlewood, the player of the match, broke the 20-run stand.

Twenty-one balls (3.3 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Sanju Samson, the batter, faced four balls, scoring a couple. It was upheld by Australian umpire Shawn Craig. He was trapped leg before wicket by Nathan Ellis, who broke the three-run stand.

Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, faced four balls, scoring a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Josh Inglis. Hazlewood broke the nine-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair did not get off the (Var)mark. Tilak, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Inglis off the bowling of Hazlewood.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 17. Axar Patel, who faced a dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 17 balls later, Tim David and Inglis ran him out.

India scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). Australia had not conceded any extras at that point.

Abhishek Sharma’s half-century – which included seven fours and a six – came off 23 balls.

India scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Abhishek’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Harshit Rana’s contribution to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Rana, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 35. Forty-seven balls after Axar’s dismissal, he was caught by David. Xavier Bartlett broke the 56-run partnership.

Shivam Dube, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Inglis. Bartlett broke the four-run stand.

Kuldeep Yadav, who faced half-a-dozen balls, did not get off the mark. Seven balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Sean Abbott. Marcus Stoinis broke the one-run stand.

A hundred and eleven balls (18.3 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Abhishek, the batter, scored 68 off 37 balls, which included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. It was struck down by Knights. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ellis, who broke the 15-run stand.

Varun Chakravarthy, who faced a ball, did not open his account. He was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Jasprit Bumrah, who faced a ball, did not open his account. A ball after Abhishek’s dismissal, Ellis ran him out.

India were dismissed for 125 off 18.4 overs.

Mitchell Owen bowled an over, conceding 13. He was wicketless, as was Matthew Kuhnemann, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding 14.

Stoinis bowled four overs, conceding 24. He picked up a wicket.

Ellis bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 21. He picked up two wickets, as did Bartlett, who conceded four overs, conceding 39.

Hazlewood bowled four overs, conceding 13. 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 56, and lost a wicket.

Australia’s openers had put on 50 off 4.1 overs (26 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. While Marsh’s contribution to the partnership was 12, Travis Head’s contribution to it was 28.

Head, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, did not add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Varma. Chakravarthy broke the 51-run partnership.

Marsh, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 46. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Abhishek. Kuldeep broke the 36-run stand.

David, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Chakravarthy, who broke the three-run stand.

Australia scored 100 off 9.4 overs (59 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Sixty-three balls (10.2 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Owen was the batter. It was struck down by Knights.

Seventy balls (11.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Inglis, the batter, scored 20 off as many balls, which included a boundary. It was upheld by Craig. He was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep, who broke the 22-run stand.

Seventy-seven balls (12.4 overs) into the chase, Australia sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Owen, the batter, scored 14 off 10 balls, which include a six. It was struck down by Knights. He was caught by Samson. Bumrah broke the 12-run stand.

Stoinis, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

The sixth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Short, who faced a ball, did not open his account. A ball after Owen’s dismissal, he was bowled by Bumrah.

Bartlett, who faced a ball, did not open his account. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 11 extras. Australia, who scored 126 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 13.2 overs, won by four wickets with 40 balls to spare.

Rana, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Kuldeep, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Bumrah and Chakravarthy, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 23.

Australia led the five-match series 1-0.