India [161/7] defeat Australia [150/7] by 11 runs in first T20I

[Hyperion66]

Even in our bad days we are leagues ahead of certain former no 1(misleading) team.

 

[nextover666666]

India winning without even playing their best t20 bowler.

We all know how India won today

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Some people are just bitter IPL bowlers outperformed their PSL rockstars who got slaughtered last year in the T20I's by SL 'C' team and then later by Australia. I truly empathise with them. Must be tough

Waited the whole match to come onto this thread I see. Smart

 

[nextover666666]

Some people are just bitter IPL bowlers outperformed their PSL rockstars who got slaughtered last year in the T20I's by SL 'C' team and then later by Australia. I truly empathise with them. Must be tough

Australia wanted to be a good host and continue with big 3 , they wouldn't be allowed to sweep India now can they hahaha
And we all know how India won today

 

[Rajdeep]

This is a joke of a match Chahal.sub review system not working lmao Kohli's fielding overthrows and Australia joke of a batting line up which ends at number 4

Chill man....I know its hurting but I wont go to an extent calling it a joke match just bcoz result didnt go as per your expectation. Indian B team (without Rohit/Bumrah) smashed Australia in their own den. Stop being bitter and appreciate that better team won.

 

[Hyperion66]

So we defeated Aus in Aus without our best bat and bowler

 

[Thunderbolt14]

What a choke, “certain people” are gonna be referencing this series 2 years from now and calling it a complete demolition of Australia’s top team by India on their home turf, one for the ages

Chalo, ignore the 2 years. It’s already started.

 

[ethan hunt]

Some people are just bitter IPL bowlers outperformed their PSL rockstars who got slaughtered last year in the T20I's by SL 'C' team and then later by Australia. I truly empathise with them. Must be tough

Psl rockstars got the better of a much better english t20 side.

 

[Indiafan]

But he shouldnt have batted. Makes the rule look weird and the decision fishy

Smith batted for a whole day before being substituted. Sometimes it takes a while for concussion to set in

 

[Titan24]

So we defeated Aus in Aus without our best bat and bowler

Aus is also without Warner and Cummins.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Waited the whole match to come onto this thread I see. Smart

Better to wait and then rub it in

 

[nextover666666]

Chill man....I know its hurting but I wont go to an extent calling it a joke match just bcoz result didnt go as per your expectation. Indian B team (without Rohit/Bumrah) smashed Australia in their own den. Stop being bitter and appreciate that better team won.

If ur missing two top players it doesn't make it a B team Lmaoo for it to be consider a B team u would have to have like 6-7 non top players playing

Also did u see the sqaud Australia fielded too they didn't have all their top players either
Plus we all know how India won the match today

 

[Rajdeep]

Hype machine is on I see it's only one match were Australia basically allowed India to win not much to look into

Yes when India loses...they played poorly. When they win, opposition allowed them to win

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Psl rockstars got the better of a much better english t20 side.

Lol that wasnt even a full strength english side but whatever floats your boat and England in England are not better than Australia in Australia. India has already beaten England in England.

 

[watson367]

Short aka shehzad’s long lost brother made ipl trundler army look like world beaters.

 

[nextover666666]

Yes when India loses...they played poorly. When they win, opposition allowed them to win

No only in this case we all know how India won so not much to look into

 

[nextover666666]

Lol that wasnt even a full strength english side but whatever floats your boat and England in England are not better than Australia in Australia. India has already beaten England in England.

England are the number one team in the world and are miles a head of other teams in terms of bench strength as well

 

[OldWarHorse]

Straight forward win in the end. This t20 stuff is easy

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Australia wanted to be a good host and continue with big 3 , they wouldn't be allowed to sweep India now can they hahaha
And we all know how India won today

Wish Australia would be such kind hosts to y'all when you tour. But then again, considering you got whitewashed in the ODI's even in the UAE of all places, your brainless lot probably wouldnt make it past Covid regulations in Australia and claim a drawn series. Only way for y'all to avoid a whitewash

 

[Mamoon]

Congratulations to Indian fans and commiserations to Pakistani fans.

Your celebrations during the first 15 overs of the Indian innings proved to be embarrassingly premature today, but I am sure you will get plenty of more opportunities during this tour to distribute sweets and have the last laugh.

 

[Rajdeep]

India has not lost a single T20 match in 2020 till now. Won all the games in NZ and now this game.

 

[Indiafan]

Really happy with some of our new young players - Nataraj, Sundar, Samson

 

[Hyperion66]

If we win this series do we become no 1? Or minnow bashing is a mandatory criteria? I honestly don't know how t20 ranking work, certain undeserving team occupied that spot for too long in the recent past.

 

[ethan hunt]

Lol that wasnt even a full strength english side but whatever floats your boat and England in England are not better than Australia in Australia. India has already beaten England in England.

If you think the aussie side that played today was better than that english side than we can celebrate together lol

 

[zain7077]

 

[Nikhil_cric]

If you think the aussie side that played today was better than that english side than we can celebrate together lol

If you think Pakistan can beat any Australian side in Australia currently, i certainly need a prescription of whatever you are taking.

 

[nextover666666]

Wish Australia would be such kind hosts to y'all when you tour. But then again, considering you got whitewashed in the ODI's even in the UAE of all places, your brainless lot probably wouldnt make it past Covid regulations in Australia and claim a drawn series. Only way for y'all to avoid a whitewash

Why would Australia be a good host to Pakistan
Is Pakistan part of the big three does Pakistan control the ICC can Pakistan pull of what India did and cheat with the rules and get away with it . You know in your heart truly how India won today

 

[Mesozoic]

But but but legend Shadab is miles better than Chahal...


Muh tape ball phasst brigade are all better than Natarajan.


India are pathetic


3-0 sweep for IPL shupershtaars...



All that bhangra by mediocre team fans and it all ends up with a big old egg on their faces.

Sad life.

Anyways, excellent win for India B against Australia B.

Can't wait for Sunday.

 

[Mesozoic]

Why would Australia be a good host to Pakistan
Is Pakistan part of the big three does Pakistan control the ICC can Pakistan pull of what India did and cheat with the rules and get away with it . You know in your heart truly how India won today

Keep crying.

It's only making a useless T20 win even sweeter.

 

[Rajdeep]

Yuzi Chahal is Man of the Match

 

[zain7077]

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Congratulations to Indian fans and commiserations to Pakistani fans.

Your celebrations during the first 15 overs of the Indian innings proved to be embarrassingly premature today, but I am sure you will get plenty of more opportunities during this tour to distribute sweets and have the last laugh.

I see you’re doing, what do you call it, bhangra over India’s closely fought win. You sure your real name doesn’t rhyme with F’arcical Retort?

 

[nextover666666]

Keep crying.

It's only making a useless T20 win even sweeter.

It was a useless t20 considering how India won ur right hahahaha

But doesn't matter let's all go celebrate on a India cricket forum I don't know if u guys have one

 

[JibranAnsari]

weldone india

 

[King_Kohli]

India has not lost a single T20 match in 2020 till now. Won all the games in NZ and now this game.

India's Last 10 T20Is

Won vs WI
N/R vs SL
Won vs SL
Won vs SL
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs AUS*

 

[King_Kohli]

Least Innings taken to reach 1500 runs in T20I

Kl Rahul - 39*
Virat Kohli - 39
Babar Azam - 39
Aaron Finch - 39

 

[Ahmed216]

India played well but were really lucky with sub rule. Warner's injury too as he's a beast at home and aussie bench strength looks poor

 

[King_Kohli]

India have not lost a single match out of the last 20 T20is in which Manish Pandey played.

(When Manish pandey part of Playing XI)
W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W*

 

[Hasan123]

Australia would have won this game had they been at full strength. But credit to India for winning the game in the position they were in. No way Chahal should have been dropped anyway.

 

[Hasan123]

India's Last 10 T20Is

Won vs WI
N/R vs SL
Won vs SL
Won vs SL
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs AUS*

How many was Kohli captain for?

 

[Rajdeep]

So the tour now evens out with 2-2. Its a good comeback from India as people were aprehensive if India will manage to win even a single game. Lets see how the future game goes.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Where was Marcus Stoinis btw?

 

[King_Kohli]

How many was Kohli captain for?

All

This is the longest winning streak for India in T20 - 9 wins - Kohli Army continues to dominate.

 

[Rajdeep]

Where was Marcus Stoinis btw?

He is a big miss for Australia. Very good all rounder.

 

[Hasan123]

All

This is the longest winning streak for India in T20 - 9 wins - Kohli Army continues to dominate.

Amazing record. Don't think he will be replaced as T20 captain with this record. But still not convinced by India as a T20 team but credit to them for continually pulling out wins.

 

[Hasan123]

Where was Marcus Stoinis btw?

Injured. I have been critical of him but he is a good T20 player especially in Australia.

 

[tyron_woodley]

What a choke, “certain people” are gonna be referencing this series 2 years from now and calling it a complete demolition of Australia’s top team by India on their home turf, one for the ages

No no. No choke. Should have been a loss. Aussies underestimated us. India were only missing Rohit, bumrah, Saini (T20), pant etc.

All fodder players. Aussies are superior in their home. India just gets lucky because Australians have to make it competitive in order to get an IPL contract. They aren't able to sledge anymore and that affects their game alot. India are lucky. Had Aussies started sledging they would have won convincingly at home. They are big home track bullies in short format.

 

[King_Kohli]

If we win this series do we become no 1? Or minnow bashing is a mandatory criteria? I honestly don't know how t20 ranking work, certain undeserving team occupied that spot for too long in the recent past.

Will be No-2 if we win 3-0

 

[Bhaijaan]

India's Last 10 T20Is

Won vs WI
N/R vs SL
Won vs SL
Won vs SL
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs NZ
Won vs AUS*

That's a hot streak for India who are now clearly the greatest T20i team in the world.

 

[Rajdeep]

That's a hot streak for India who are now clearly the greatest T20i team in the world.

England then some daylight and then others.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Australia would have won this game had they been at full strength. But credit to India for winning the game in the position they were in. No way Chahal should have been dropped anyway.

Yea man. India are not missing anyone either. This is our best team and we only barely beat Australia A team. If Warner and Cummins played we would have lost convincingly. Cummins is the number 1 most expensive T20 player in history so obviously he must be very good in T20.

Also Australia not being able to sledge made a difference.

 

[King_Kohli]

Virat Kohli - Natarajan is coming beautifully, he can be an asset for us in white ball cricket

 

[Romali_rotti]

Looks like bat first for any team and win.. lol

 

[King_Kohli]

That's a hot streak for India who are now clearly the greatest T20i team in the world.

Imagine once Hitman and Bumrah added

 

[Thunderbolt14]

No no. No choke. Should have been a loss. Aussies underestimated us. India were only missing Rohit, bumrah, Saini (T20), pant etc.

All fodder players. Aussies are superior in their home. India just gets lucky because Australians have to make it competitive in order to get an IPL contract. They aren't able to sledge anymore and that affects their game alot. India are lucky. Had Aussies started sledging they would have won convincingly at home. They are big home track bullies in short format.

Rohit yes, Bumrah to some extent, after that Saini and Pant vs Natarjan and Samson it’s pretty much equal.

Also, D’Arcy Short singlehandedly won India this match, I don’t think India would have won otherwise.

Finally, Aussies were also missing a lot of players, probably more than India I reckon between Stoinis, Warner, Cummins, Richardson, Agar.

Note that I am trying to make points without referring to the sub issue since that’s more controversial while the above points are more easily acceptable. But I could add that too.

Overall I’m happy though since I did predict 2-1 India just yesterday.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Looks like bat first for any team and win.. lol

No no. Only applies if Aussies ba first. Nadia batting first is not a good reflection of the quality of their personnel. Aussie bowlers are just conserving energy because they don't want to exert themselves. Want to save all that energy for test format because that'sore important to them.

 

[King_Kohli]

Sundar continuing where he left off from IPL - 13 dot balls - 4 economy rate - given just one boundary - Top spell.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Rohit yes, Bumrah to some extent, after that Saini and Pant vs Natarjan and Samson it’s pretty much equal.

Also, D’Arcy Short singlehandedly won India this match, I don’t think India would have won otherwise.

Finally, Aussies were also missing a lot of players, probably more than India I reckon between Stoinis, Warner, Cummins, Richardson, Agar.

Note that I am trying to make points without referring to the sub issue since that’s more controversial while the above points are more easily acceptable. But I could add that too.

Overall I’m happy though since I did predict 2-1 India just yesterday.

Yes you are correct. Agar and Richardson are better than any players we have for Aussie condtions. Too much power hitting potential. Plus their bowling is just outstanding.

Home track bullies are too good in their home in short format. Toss never affects results as well.

India is just a mediocre T20 side that get lucky because Aussie bowlers have other priorities.

India played their best team and just barely won by a whisker.

 

[Hyperion66]

Imagine once Hitman and Bumrah added

And Ishan Kishan replacing Dhawan

 

[zain7077]

India produced an impressive comeback to beat Australia by 11 runs in Canberra to take a 1-0 series lead.

SCORECARD

It was a T20I debut to remember for T Natarajan as his impressive 3/30, along with a sublime spell from Yuzvendra Chahal (3/25), powered India to victory in the first T20I.

Chasing 162, Australia openers Aaron Finch and D'Arcy Short batted with grit from the start, milking 14 runs off the first over. Finch struggled against Washington Sundar in the next over, which included five dot balls, but he quickly settled and continued the run-fest with Short to post 53/0 in the Powerplay.

Both openers were dropped in the seventh over, with Manish Pandey dropping the Australia skipper on 33 before Virat Kohli put down what should have been a straightforward catch off Short the next ball.

What followed was a dramatic turn of events, as Finch's luck ran out shortly after when Hardik Pandya took a screamer off the bowling of Chahal, who came in as a concussion substitute for Ravindra Jadeja after the all-rounder was hit on the helmet while batting towards the end of India's innings.


Chahal turned out to be a valuable substitute as his removed Steve Smith for 12 thanks to a good diving catch by Sanju Samson. Natarajan then struck in his second over, trapping Maxwell in front early on for just two.

Short joined forces with Moises Henriques and the duo got Australia back on track. In Natarajan's next over, Henriques picked up five runs off one ball as Pandey's attempt to hit the stumps wasn't collected by Samson backing up in the deep, and the ball raced away to the boundary, but the debutant struck back to finally remove Short as the opener holed out to long-on for 34.


Australia's chase was dealt a huge blow when they lost Henriques, trapped LBW by Deepak Chahar. The all-rounder walked back to the hut after contributing a 20-ball 30, and despite a couple of late blows from Sean Abbott and Mitchell Swepson, the hosts could only muster 150/7.

Earlier, sent in to bat, India got off to a shaky start as Mitchell Starc produced a superb in-swinging yorker to rattle Shikhar Dhawan's off stump.


KL Rahul and Kohli (nine) then stitched together an important partnership, lifting India to 42/1 in the Powerplay. However, the following over, leg-spinner Swepson snared the prize scalp of the India skipper, his first wicket on home soil, with a brilliant catch off his own bowling.

Samson, the No.4, looked promising from the start, smashing 23 from just 15 balls before becoming Henriques' first victim. Wickets kept falling as India slipped from 86/3 to 114/6.


Henriques added two more wickets to his tally, accounting for Pandya (16) and Rahul (51 from 41), finishing with impressive figures of 3/22.

It was Ravindra Jadeja who provided India with late impetus as his blazing 23-ball 44 not out helped his side post 161/7, which proved to be just enough for the touring side.

The two teams will meet again at the Sydney Cricket Ground for the second T20I on Sunday, 6 December.
https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1924119

 

[Mesozoic]

Yes you are correct. Agar and Richardson are better than any players we have for Aussie condtions. Too much power hitting potential. Plus their bowling is just outstanding.

Home track bullies are too good in their home in short format. Toss never affects results as well.

India is just a mediocre T20 side that get lucky because Aussie bowlers have other priorities.

India played their best team and just barely won by a whisker.

Bruh you're on a roll today

 

[King_Kohli]

And Ishan Kishan replacing Dhawan

I think KL-Hitman will start innings. They don't pick Dhawan in T20's.

 

[Mesozoic]

Finally, Aussies were also missing a lot of players, probably more than India I reckon between Stoinis, Warner, Cummins, Richardson, Agar.

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[Thunderbolt14]

Yes you are correct. Agar and Richardson are better than any players we have for Aussie condtions. Too much power hitting potential. Plus their bowling is just outstanding.

Home track bullies are too good in their home in short format. Toss never affects results as well.

India is just a mediocre T20 side that get lucky because Aussie bowlers have other priorities.

India played their best team and just barely won by a whisker.

Mot comparing Agar and Richardson to any Indians, I’m comparing them to Swepson, Abbott, and Henriques.

And bro how many times do you want me to say I think India are the stronger side. I predicted 2-1 at worst and 3-0 at best. But the cricket played today by India, especially the batsmen, was really subpar.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

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Didn’t Stoinis “the Stoin” “Incredible Stoin” “Hulk” smash left and right in the IPL for Delhi capitals? What are you laughing about?

 

[King_Kohli]

Pic of the day ))))

 

[tyron_woodley]

Langer is the biggest bogan Skippy I have ever come across. He is such a scummy individual.

 

[HydratedTurnip]

India was lucky to win today as the batsmanship was quite average (prolly not a super hot pitch to score runs though - a lot of cutters seemed to stick to the surface) , but apparently average was enough to beat the soon to be #1 T20 team in the world at their home.. so well done I guess.

 

[King_Kohli]

Australia had smashed Chahal around in the ODIs, but today he came out of nowhere to give India the win

 

[King_Kohli]

Substitutes with 'Player of the Match' in International cricket:

Super Sub:
Shane Bond (6/19 vs IND, 2005 ODI)
James Anderson (4/48 vs PAK, 2005 ODI)
Jeetan Patel (2/23 vs SL, 2006 ODI)
Malinga Bandara (4/31 vs SA, 2006 ODI)

Concussion Sub:
YUZVENDRA CHAHAL (T20I) #AUSvIND

 

[Mesozoic]

Didn’t Stoinis “the Stoin” “Incredible Stoin” “Hulk” smash left and right in the IPL for Delhi capitals? What are you laughing about?

Oh so we are considering IPL performances now.

By that Iogic, India were also missing Iyer who was "smashing left and right" more than Stoinis in the IPL. No? But surprisingly you only picked Rohit and Bumrah with latter only "to a certain extent'.

The desperation is apparent bro.

 

[AMSS]

Two learnings from the game.

1) England are frighteningly ahead of these two teams on both talent and thinking/strategy in T20s.

2) IPL based noobs and debutants keep proving the quality of that league when compared to BBL superstars like Short and Abbot.

 

[RamLakhan]

India should play all three Chahal, Sundar and even Jadeja (if he is fit). They can play two seamers & ask Pandya to bowl a couple of overs if needed... They can do well in the remaining matches too... Samson should bat at No.3 to be fully effective. (Kohli should bat at No.4... Top batsman should not play maximum overs non-sense should be thrown out of the window! Kohli is proved to be not effective T20 batsman as we are seeing even in RCB/IPL. As he runs good between the wicket, he can at least rotate strike in the middle overs) Iyer should replace Pandey and bat at No.5 to at least take on Spinners along with Pandya (Pandey can continue to be in the scheme of things as immediate substitute fielder if someone is injured)

 

[tyron_woodley]

Two learnings from the game.

1) England are frighteningly ahead of these two teams on both talent and thinking/strategy in T20s.

2) IPL based noobs and debutants keep proving the quality of that league when compared to BBL superstars like Short and Abbot.

Yea India din't beat England away and at home. England is so far ahead of India in T20 that even India B managed to fluke a win there vs England A. It was a major fluke twice. Their t 10 league will pay dividends as it's lightyears ahead of IPL.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Oh so we are considering IPL performances now.

By that Iogic, India were also missing Iyer who was "smashing left and right" more than Stoinis in the IPL. No? But surprisingly you only picked Rohit and Bumrah with latter only "to a certain extent'.

The desperation is apparent bro.

Rohit
Ishan Kishan
Surya Kumar Yadav who belted Cummins and Hazelwood
Saini

All won't make difference at all. Stoinis, Cummins and Warner are superior in all facets of the t20 game.

In Aussie condtions I mean. India played their A squad and barely won. It's terrifying what austrakia'$ full team is capable of as the 4 India are missing don't add much to the team.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Oh so we are considering IPL performances now.

By that Iogic, India were also missing Iyer who was "smashing left and right" more than Stoinis in the IPL. No? But surprisingly you only picked Rohit and Bumrah with latter only "to a certain extent'.

The desperation is apparent bro.

I’ve never disregarded IPL? I dismissed Iyer because of his ODI performances just a few days back if you read my post. It’s clear he’ll be found out in the T20s with the short ball and even if that wasn’t the case, Iyer isn’t that huge an upgrade over Samson? The comparison is between Iyer vs his replacement and Stoinis vs his replacement. Not Iyer vs Stoinis.

That doesn’t apply to Stoinis who bats and bowls too and that to on a home ground?

Face it, a 150 against the likes of Abbott, Swepson, Henriques, that too because of a Jadeja blinder at the end, is just not up to par.

You’re lucky that D’Arcy Short played even worse. Otherwise India by no means has much to brag about as far as this innings goes.

Given the strength of this Indian side, it should easily have been a 160-170 score. You won so kudos again, but this performance was seriously questionable and even many Indians I’ve seen on social media are calling for heads based on that first innings.

So just because I’m Pakistani I’m not allowed to agree with those Indians?

 

[Dingolfy]

Two learnings from the game.

1) England are frighteningly ahead of these two teams on both talent and thinking/strategy in T20s.

2) IPL based noobs and debutants keep proving the quality of that league when compared to BBL superstars like Short and Abbot.

India beat England 2-1 at their home and in India. But again this is T20 where luck plays also a factor much more than ODIs and Tests. So I wouldn’t consider anybody superior in this format.

 

[MMHS]

Very good win by India- praise worthy. In between sleep, I checked CI and it read 105-6 or so after like 15 overs - went back to sleep. From there on, it was a fantastic result.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Odi requires a lot of luck as witnessed in the first 2 games where Aussies batted first.

Had India batted though, India would have still lost because India lack the power hitting prowess to score big.
Indian Bowling on Pattas is ineffective.

Pakistan and England had they batted first on those wickets would be able to subdue the Aussies as they are a vastly superior odi team to India.

 

[Hasan123]

Yea man. India are not missing anyone either. This is our best team and we only barely beat Australia A team. If Warner and Cummins played we would have lost convincingly. Cummins is the number 1 most expensive T20 player in history so obviously he must be very good in T20.

Also Australia not being able to sledge made a difference.

India are missing players as well but for me if both play their best team in these conditions, Australia would win the series.