Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | AUS: 150/7 (12 runs required, RR: 7.50)

  • Mitchell Swepson12 (5b)
  • Sean Abbott12 (8b)
  • Mohammed Shami4-0-46-0
  • T Natarajan4-0-30-3

India win by 11 runs on the back of a very strong finish to their innings and an excellent performance in the field. Australia had a good start to the chase but struggled badly after Finch departed. Decent story out of the match with Chahal, who came in as a concussion sub for Jadeja, playing a key role with the ball (after Jadeja had done with the bat).

If you're in Indian subcontinent, here are some match highlights you can catch up with:
Full match highlights: Jadeja, Chahal, Natarajan help India take 1-0 lead
Australia innings highlights: Chahal, Natarajan three-fors seal India's win
WATCH: Jadeja rescues India with a 44* off 23
And for all the other match highlights, you just need to click here

Sugumar: "That catch by Samson changed everything tonight. Way to go young indians!!!!"

Mukunth: "So, Australia got a fair bit of an idea on the X-factor player rule before the BBL" Ha, almost

Deepak Sahu: "India's new allrounder Jadechal won us the game.. what an all-round performance"

Man of the Match is Chahal! "A great feeling, no pressure for me when we were batting then I got to know I was going to play. Ten to 15 minutes before I got to know I would play. I learnt from my ODI mistake where I bowled with some flight. In the first innings it was a bit hard to score against their spinners...and I bowled according to my plans."

Aaron Finch On his injury:"Bit of a hip or glute, we'll wait and see, it progressively got worse throughout the game."

On Chahal: "They were let using know their doctor had ruled Jadeja out with concussion and you aren't challenging a medical expert in that regard. We probably leaked a few too many runs at the end and then in the middle phase struggled to heat boundaries."

Virat Kohli "Jaddu got a knock on the side of a head and was a bit dizzy and still is. Concussion replacements are a strange thing, today it worked for us maybe another time he wouldn't have found a like-for-like. He came in and bowled really well. The pitch offered him enough. We showed character to fight back...I thought they had a great start and they were cruising to be honest. That's how T20 goes, we put enough pressure on them, but you need a bit of luck."

I'll wrap things up for tonight. Excellent performance from India. From Gnasher and Varun it's goodbye and see you in a couple of days

19.6
4
Mohammed Shami to Swepson, FOUR, and another boundary, gives himself room and drives over cover, but the game was already gone
19.5
6
Mohammed Shami to Swepson, SIX, all the way! That's a clean strike by Swepson as he clears long-off
19.4
1
Mohammed Shami to Abbott, 1 run, full at middle, driven to the covers
19.3
0
Mohammed Shami to Abbott, no run, beaten by a full delivery outside off as he gives himself room
19.2
1
Mohammed Shami to Swepson, 1 run, full outside off, gives himself some room but it's just a toe end
19.1
3
Mohammed Shami to Abbott, 3 runs, gets across to off stump and scoops this miles into the air back over the keeper

Shami for the last over

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 135/7 (27 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.10, RRR: 27.00)

  • Sean Abbott8 (5b)
  • Mitchell Swepson1 (2b)
  • T Natarajan4-0-30-3
  • Deepak Chahar4-0-29-1

27 needed off the last. Probably not

18.6
1
Natarajan to Abbott, 1 run, swung down the ground
18.5
6
Natarajan to Abbott, SIX, connects well! Length ball, Abbott heaves across the line and clears deep midwicket. First boundary since 14th over
18.4
0
Natarajan to Abbott, no run, wide outside off, shapes to play a scoop but is well beaten

Gaurav Tawde : "Starc got his own treatment.. Wow Natarajan.. "

18.3
1
Natarajan to Swepson, 1 run, driven down to long-off
18.2
0
Natarajan to Swepson, no run, full outside off, was that edged?! Rahul didn't take it cleanly...toe end straight into the ground

Hat-trick ball

18.1
W
Natarajan to Starc, OUT, base of off stump! That's how to do it. Full, straight, Starc misses and Natarajan hits

MA Starc b Natarajan 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 127/6 (35 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.05, RRR: 17.50)

  • Sean Abbott1 (2b)
  • Mitchell Starc1 (1b)
  • Deepak Chahar4-0-29-1
  • Yuzvendra Chahal4-0-25-3
17.6
0
Chahar to Abbott, no run, short at off stump, he's through the shot too early, loops through the keeper
17.5
1
Chahar to Starc, 1 run, width outside off, slices a drive over point
17.4
W
Chahar to Henriques, OUT, given lbw! The bowler didn't even appeal. Henriques has reviewed. He moved right across the crease, aiming to the leg side, it looked pretty straight. Only the keeper appealed. No bat involved. Another wait for the ball tracking to be put together. Smashing leg stump

MC Henriques lbw b Chahar 30 (20b 1x4 1x6) SR: 150

17.3
2
Chahar to Henriques, 2 runs, full outside off, drives wide of mid-off but can't find the boundary
17.2
1
Chahar to Abbott, 1 run, back of a length outside off, steered to the cover sweeper
17.1
1
Chahar to Henriques, 1 run, a slower ball, short outside off, cut into the off side

Tough ask for the lower order to score at 13

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 122/5 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.17, RRR: 13.33)

  • Moises Henriques27 (17b)
  • Yuzvendra Chahal4-0-25-3
  • Washington Sundar4-0-16-0
16.6
W
Chahal to Wade, OUT, another top edge, taken at deep midwicket! Pushed wide outside off again, Wade has to reach for it, opts to sweep again and picks out Kohli. India closing in.

MS Wade c Kohli b Chahal 7 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 77.77

16.5
1
Chahal to Henriques, 1 run, full outside off, timed the drive nicely but straight to the very straight deep cover
16.4
1
Chahal to Wade, 1 run, drags a slog sweep from outside off, takes a top edge but lands short of deep midwicket

India in Australia 2020-21 News

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st56AJ FinchDJM Short
2nd16SPD SmithDJM Short
3rd3DJM ShortGJ Maxwell
4th38MC HenriquesDJM Short
5th9MC HenriquesMS Wade
6th4MC HenriquesSA Abbott
7th1MA StarcSA Abbott
8th23SA AbbottMJ Swepson