India vs Australia Adelaide T20: Jasprit Bumrah's Fine Spell, Virat Kohli's 90 Bring Joy on Republic Day
Virat Kohli's 90 laid the foundation for a massive score and the bowlers responded magnificently. Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were the stars as India won by a convincing margin in Adelaide. Relive all the moments here.
Virat Kohli's sublime 90 and his magnificent 134-run stand with Suresh Raina helped India to 188/3. Australia got off to a solid start but Jasprit Bumrah got the wicket of David Warner. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin then got to work and they ran through the Australian middle order. India managed to bowl Australia out for 151, thus earning a convincing 37-run win to go 1-0 up in the series. Relive all the highlights here. (SCORECARD | SCHEDULE | NEWS)
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17:35 hrs IST: Bumrah takes his third wicket and India complete a convincing 37-run win in Adelaide to go 1-0 up in the series. It has been a thoroughly dominant performance by India.
17:27 hrs IST: WICKET! Ashish Nehra joins in the fun! Full, straight yorker on off stump and Kane Richardson misses the slog. Australia 149/9 in 18.2 overs.
17:22 hrs IST: WICKET! Bumrah gets his revenge after Faulkner slams a six. He bowls the yorker and the batsman misses it. Australia 143/8 off 17.2 overs, need another 46 runs off 16 balls.
17:16 hrs IST: WICKET! Pandya gets his second wicket. Wade slogs to deep midwicket and it is a high catch. Jadeja settles underneath the catch and takes a good one. Australia 129/7 (16.1 ov).
17:12 hrs IST: WICKET! Brilliant catch from Yuvraj and India are coming closer to victory. Pandya bowls a full and wide delivery outside off and Lynn crunches the drive to cover, it was travelling fast but Yuvraj takes a good catch. Lynn c Yuvraj b Pandya 17 (16).
17:08 hrs IST: Pandya bowls it on a length and Chris Lynn deposits him into the stands at long on. The distance of the six was 107 meters.
17:04 hrs IST: R Ashwin finishes yet another good over. Jadeja and Ashwin combine - 7-0-44-4. Australia are in deep trouble.
16:59 hrs IST: Wickets continue to tumble. Shane Watson top-edges the sweep and Ashish Nehra at short fine leg takes the catch. Watson c Nehra b Ashwin 12 (10). Australia 112/5 (14 ov).
16:54 hrs IST: WICKET! Ravindra Jadeja gets another. Flatter delivery and Travis Head looks for the slog sweep, he misses and the umpire raises his finger. Australia have sunk to 93/4 after 11 overs. Travis Head LBW Ravindra Jadeja 2 (5).
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16:48 hrs IST: WICKET! Ravindra Jadeja gets the big wicket of Steven Smith. The ball straightens and Smith looks to work it to the leg side but gets a leading edge that is taken at cover. Virat Kohli gives Smith an aggressive send off. In the next over, Ashwin traps Finch LBW for 44 as he moves across and misses the sweep. Australia 89/3 after 9.2 overs.
16:45 hrs IST: A total of five wides.19 runs in his first over. Poor start for Hardik Pandya. Australia 82/1 after eight overs.
16:40 hrs IST: Hardik Pandya gets a hat-trick on debut. He bowls three consecutive wides. Loose start for Pandya.
16:35 hrs IST: Steven Smith gets going with two boundaries off Bumrah. The fireworks are going off in Adelaide as they celebrate Australia Day.
16:31 hrs IST: WICKET! Jasprit Bumrah gets his first wicket. What a moment for him. David Warner mistimes the pull shot and Virat Kohli takes the catch at mid on. David Warner c Kohli b Bumrah 17 (9). Australia 47/1 in 5.1 overs.
16:28 hrs IST: Finch pounds Nehra for 10 runs. Barring Bumrah, none of the other bowlers have troubled the openers.
16:24 hrs IST: Bumrah continues his impressive run. He gives away just three runs. He got some extra bounce and nip from the wicket.
16:19 hrs IST: David Warner goes after Nehra now and he smashes a four and a six. Australia 34/0 after three overs. Jasprit Bumrah is into the attack. He was impressive in the Sydney ODI.
16:16 hrs IST: Finch blasts 17 runs in Ashwin's first over. Australia have gotten off to a fast start. Already, there are some problems for India.
16:12 hrs IST: Ravichandran Ashwin, who was left out for the last three ODIs, comes into the attack. Immediately, Finch is looking to target him by lofting him down the ground. On the third ball, Finch crunches him inside out over cover for a boundary.
16:08 hrs IST: The support for Nehra has been overwhelming. Here is one tweet by his former India and Delhi team-mate
Go Nehra Ji go
- Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 26, 2016
16:05 hrs IST: The Indian fielders are out in the middle. Ashish Nehra, who comes back into the Indian team after a long time, will open the bowling. Aaron Finch, however, gets off the mark with a boundary.
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15:44 hrs IST: Boom, Boom! MS Dhoni gets going with a six and a four off Faulkner. Kohli ends with a couple and finishes on 90. India 188/3 after 20 overs.
15:41 hrs IST: Suresh Raina falls and the 134-run stand is broken. He walks to the off side but Faulkner delivers the pin-point yorker. Suresh Raina b James Faulkner 41 (34).
15:37 hrs IST: Virat Kohli is nearing a ton. India are 174/2 after 19 overs. Will he get to the magic landmark?
15:32 hrs IST: Raina finally breaks the shackles as he deposits Faulkner to deep midwicket for a big six. India need more of these hits.
15:28 hrs IST: The partnership between Kohli and Raina has crossed 100. Tait finishes with figures of 4-0-45-0. Not a good comeback. India 148/2 after 17 overs. However, in this stand, Kohli has been totally dominant while Raina has struggled.
15:21 hrs IST: Kohli has upped the ante after going past fifty. He smashes Watson to deep extra cover and deep midwicket for a boundary and greets Shaun Tait with a six.
15:15 hrs IST: Virat Kohli notches up his 10th fifty and first against Australia. He really loves to score in Adelaide.
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15:10 hrs IST: Shane Watson gives away eight runs in his third over. India are 106/2 after 13 overs. Kohli is nearing a fifty.
15:06 hrs IST: Suresh Raina has gone past 1000 runs in Twenty20 internationals. He is the second Indian batsmen after Virat Kohli to go past this landmark.
15:02 hrs IST: Virat Kohli brings up the fifty-run partnership with a huge inside-out six over deep extra cover off Boyce. India are looking good for a total in excess of 170.
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14:58 hrs IST: Over 45000 people are in attendance at the Adelaide Oval today. India have moved to 79/2 after 10 overs. Travis Head, the debutant, comes into the attack.
14:54 hrs IST: Bowled him, but it is a dead ball! Faulkner runs in but Raina backs away late, he withdraws from the shot and the ball hits the stumps! The left-hander backed away a bit too late for one's liking. He should have been given out.
14:52 hrs IST: In the air, but just over! Raina greets Faulkner by coming down the track and driving him inside-out over cover for a boundary. Boyce could not catch it.
14:47 hrs IST: Watson bowls another tight over. So far, he has figures of 2-0-5-2. Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina hold the key. Cameron Boyce, a legspinner who has played six Twenty20 internationals, is into the attack.
14:43 hrs IST: In the air, but just over! Tait slams a short delivery on leg stump and Suresh Raina looks to tuck it awkwardly, the ball flies just over the leg slip fielder and to the fine leg fence. Close call.
14:41 hrs IST: Virat Kohli gets off to a fantastic start by smashing Shaun Tait for a boundary. He has a fantastic record in Adelaide, with three Test centuries and an ODI century against Pakistan.
14:39 hrs IST: Over in Centurion, South Africa have demolised England by 280 runs. Kagiso Rabada takes 13/144 in the match to give the Proteas a consolation win. However, England win the series 2-1.
14:37 hrs IST: Brilliant from Watson. He strikes again and Dhawan falls. Slow bouncer and Dhawan looks to steer it over the keeper but gets an edge. Two wickets in the over for Watto! Shikhar Dhawan c Wade b Watson 5 (8).
14:35 hrs IST: WICKET! The drop is not costly. Shane Watson strikes with his first ball. Rohit mistimes the lofted shot and holes out to mid-on. Rohit Sharma c Faulkner b Watson 31 (20)
14:32 hrs IST: Dropped! Cameron Boyce drops Rohit Sharma for 31. Rohit mistimes the slog and it swirls up to third man, Cameron Boyce misjudges it and drops the catch.
14:29 hrs IST: James Faulkner is into the attack. Tait has bowled with pace but he has been all over the place. 2-0-23-0 not good returns after five years.
14:25 hrs IST: In the air, but falls just in front of Kane Richardson at long leg. Rohit once again goes for the pull and he does not connect well. Richardson cannot get to it. Tait is struggling for control and India race away to 31/0 after three overs.
14:22 hrs IST: The square leg boundary is just 57 meters and most batsmen will be targeting that side of the boundary today. Rohit continues his fine form as he square cuts Tait to deep point.
14:19 hrs IST: Kane Richardson opens from the other end. He will have knowledge of bowling in Adelaide, considering he started off for the South Australian Redbacks and for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League
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14:15 hrs IST: After the 150 kmph thunderbolt, Rohit Sharma gets off the mark in style with a flick to deep square leg. On the fourth ball, Tait slams a short ball and Rohit goes for the hook and it just goes over the fielder at deep backward square leg for a six. That is a short boundary. However, Tait beats him with a couple of deliveries that go away
14:12 hrs IST: Shaun Tait, who is making a comeback to the Australian team, will open the bowling. Two slips in place. First ball and he has already touched 150 kmph.
14:11 hrs IST: The Australian team stride out to the middle. The two Indian openers, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, who are in great form currently, are marking their guards.
14:08 hrs IST: While we are moments away from the match, over in Centurion, Kagiso Rabada has taken a 10-wicket haul as South Africa come closer to victory against England in the fourth Test.
14:05 hrs IST: The national anthems are being played in Adelaide. Today is Republic Day in India while it is Australia Day Down Under
13:54 hrs IST: India have gone with two pacers in Nehra and Jasprit Bumrah and two spinners in Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. The fifth bowling option can be used between Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya and Suresh Raina.
13:47 hrs IST: Here are the playing XIs of both teams:
Australia: Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Chris Lynn, Travis Head, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade(w), James Faulkner, Cameron Boyce, Kane Richardson, Shaun Tait
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra
13:42 hrs IST: Australia have won the toss and have opted to field. Plenty of changes in both teams. Shaun Tait, the wild thing, returns after a gap of five years. Shane Watson also returns while Travis Head makes his debut. For India, Hardik Pandya makes his debut while Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra also returns.
13:35 hrs IST: Hardik Pandya rose to prominence during the 2015 Indian Premier League playing for Mumbai Indians. He smashed three sixes in the second-last over against Chennai Super Kings to give his team a memorable win. His strike-rate is close to 220 and his exploits in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy have been wonderful.
13:29 hrs IST: Some news regarding the selection of both teams. Hardik Pandya might make his debut for India while Travis Head could play his first game for Australia. Here is confirmation
We have a debutant here. @hardikpandya7 has just received his maiden India cap from @msdhoni #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Ct0yCHcd1c
- BCCI (@BCCI) January 26, 2016
13:23 hrs IST: There is a sense of the good times in the Indian Twenty20 team. Yuvraj Singh, India's best match winner in this format, has come back along with Ashish Nehra, who delivered some stellar performance for Chennai Super Kings in the 2015 Indian Premier League.
13:16 hrs IST: However, before this match, there is already plenty to cheer for India. The Women's Team, ranked outsiders, have defeated Twenty20 World Champions Australia by five wickets. They have achieved a record chase against Australia.
13:15 hrs IST: It is Republic Day in India and it is Australia Day Down Under. Both teams will be aiming to give their legion of fans plenty to cheer about on this auspicious day.
13:13 hrs IST: A warm welcome to the first Twenty20 international between Australia and India from Adelaide. The ODIs are done and dusted with Australia winning 4-1. However, that won't matter for India as the real game begins now. With only a couple of months to go for the World Twenty20, India will be looking to win this series and make a statement.
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Yuvraj Singh's return to international cricket will be under the spotlight as India bank on veteran stars to draw first blood against Australia. The shortest format of the game will also give an opportunity for Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra to establish their credentials as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team starts preparation for the World Twenty20 in India in march-April.
Australia have looked solid in the ODIs. In-form Steven Smith and David Warner will lead the batting charge with veteran pacer Shaun Tait returning to buoy the bowling unit. The return of Shane Watson reinforces the middle-order and the fact that most Aussie players are fresh from the Big Bash League, gives them a healthy edge.
Man for man, India and Australia are equally matched. There are four players in each squad who are yet to make their T20I debuts. Rishi Dhawan, Jasprit Bumrah, Gurkeerat Singh and Hardik Pandya are the future of Indian cricket while Nathan Lyon, Travis Head, Andrew Tye and Scott Boland have emerged from Australia's large talent pool for the limited overs cricket.
The average first-innings score this summer at the Adelaide Oval has been 167. With so much experience in their squad, India should be able to dictate terms on what should be a good batting track.
India and Australia haven't played too many Twenty20 internationals in 2015. India suffered a 2-0 defeat against South Africa at home but the current team has far more experience and skill to do a better job against a quality opposition.