India made no changes to their playing eleven.
Australia made eight changes to the eleven that last
played the Indians – Josh Philippe, the Bens (McDermott and Dwarshius), Aaron
Hardie, Matthew Short, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, and Tanveer Sangha made
way for David Warner, the Mitchells [Marsh (Australia’s skipper, who chose to
field on winning the toss) and Starc], Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat
Cummins, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 60,
and lost a wicket.
Virat Kohli, who faced five balls, D(av)idn’t open his
account. Ten balls into the match, he was caught by Tim. Hazlewood broke the
six-run stand.
Twenty-five balls (4.1 overs) into the match, there
was an interruption due to rain. India had scored 43, and lost a wicket at that
point. While Rohit, India’s skipper and the player of the (Shar)match, was
batting on 41, Rishabh Pant had scored a run.
India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). Australia
had conceded an extra at that point.
Rohit’s half-century – which included four fours and
five sixes – came off 19 balls.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While
Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 45, Pant’s contribution to it was
half-a-dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Pant, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a
six, scored 15. Thirty-eight balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by
Hazlewood. Stoinis broke the 87-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 8.4 overs (52 balls). Australia
had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken.
India had scored 114 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While
Rohit had scored 89, Suryakumar Yadav was in seventh heaven.
Rohit, whose 41-ball innings included seven boundaries
and eight sixes, eventually scored 92. Twenty overs after Pant’s dismissal,
Starc broke the 34-run stand.
India scored 150 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). Australia
had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of
extras they eventually conceded.
Suryakumar, whose 16-ball innings included three
boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 31. Nineteen balls after Rohit’s
dismissal, he was caught by Wade. Starc broke the 32-run stand.
Shivam Dube, whose 22-ball innings included a couple
of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 28. Twenty-five balls later, he was
caught by Warner. Stoinis broke the 35-run stand.
Hardik Pandya, whose 17-ball innings included a
boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Ravindra
Jadeja, who scored nine. His five-ball innings included a six.
India scored 200 off 19.4 overs (118 balls).
India scored 205 for the loss of five wickets off 20
overs.
Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.
Cummins and Zampa were wicketless. While the former
conceded 48, the latter conceded 41.
Hazlewood conceded 14, picking up a wicket.
Stoinis and Starc picked up two scalps apiece. While
the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 45.
The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was
the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored
65, and lost a wicket.
Warner, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary,
scored half-a-dozen. An over into the chase, he was caught by Suryakumar.
Arshdeep Singh broke the run-a-ball stand.
Australia scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). India
had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While
Head’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Marsh’s contribution to it was
28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Marsh, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries
and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 37. Eight overs after Warner’s
dismissal, he was caught by Axar Patel. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 81-run
partnership.
Head’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen
fours and three sixes – came off 24 balls.
Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken.
Australia had scored 99 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point.
While Head had scored 54, Maxwell hadn’t opened his account.
Australia scored 100 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). India
had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Glenn Maxwell, whose 12-ball innings included a couple
of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 20. Twenty-five balls after Marsh’s
dismissal, Kuldeep Yadav broke the 41-run stand.
Stoinis, who faced four balls, scored a couple.
Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Hardik. Needless to say, Axar was in
seventh heaven.
Australia scored 150 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). India
had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Head, whose 43-ball innings included nine boundaries
and four sixes, eventually scored 76. Fourteen balls after Stoinis’ dismissal,
he was caught by Rohit. Bumrah broke the 15-run stand.
Wade, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four
balls later, he was caught by Kuldeep. Arshdeep broke the three-run stand.
David, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a
six, scored 15. Four balls later, he was caught by Bumrah. Arshdeep broke the
13-run stand.
Neither Cummins nor Starc had no reason to be in
seventh heaven. While the former, whose innings included a six, scored 11, the
latter scored four.
India eventually conceded nine extras. Australia, who
scored 181 for seven overs off 20 overs, lost by 24 runs.
Jadeja, who bowled an over, conceded 17. He was
wicketless, as was Hardik, who bowled four overs, conceding 47.
Axar, who bowled three overs, conceded 21. He picked
up a wicket, as was Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceding 29.
Kuldeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked
up two wickets.
Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He
picked up three scalps.
