1.1 overs (4 runs) Four!
The famous Krishna has come with the ball from the other end…
0.6 overs (1 run) 1 run
0.5 overs (1 run) Another run comes in the form of a leg bye!! The batsman went to flick the ball onto the leg stump. The ball did not come on the bat and hit the pad and went to short fine leg where a run was scored.
0.4 overs (1 run) One run came in the form of a leg bye!! Gill went to flick the ball on the leg stump. The ball did not come on the bat and hit the pads and went to the leg side where a run was scored as a leg bye.
0.3 overs (4 runs) Four!! With this Steve Smith opened his account!! It was bowled outside the off stump but the batsman hit the shot between cover and point fielder. The ball goes into the gap for four runs and goes straight over the boundary line.
0.2 overs (0 runs) Another dot ball!! The batsman tries a flick shot outside the off stump. The ball quickly went over the leg stump and into the keeper’s hands. Could not score runs.
0.1 over (0 runs) Dot ball!!! With this the competition begins!! The batsman tries to save the ball on a good length. The ball hit and swung and with extra bounce it hit the bat, hit the pads and went to the leg side. Couldn’t create a chance to run.
After the national anthem, the Indian team has entered the bowling ground with both field umpires, while the opening batting burden for Australia will be on the shoulders of Steve Smith and Matthew Short. While Arshdeep Singh is ready to take the first over for India…
…National Anthem continues…
Pitch Report – If we take a look at the pitch it is a difficult wicket. It also has a lot of shine on it, meaning the ball will hit the bat well. 180 runs could be the same score on this wicket.
(Playing 11) Australia (Playing XI) – Steve Smith, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardy, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Shaun Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha.
(Playing 11) India (Playing XI) – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashshwi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Hirshan Krishna.
Australian captain Matthew Wade said after losing the toss that we also wanted to bowl first. If the mist comes later, it becomes easier for batting. Some young players have been given a chance in the team. The T20 World Cup is coming up, so we want to change our squad so that the youngsters get a chance.
Indian team captain Suryakumar Yadav who came to bowl after winning the toss said that we want to bowl first. Next Sky said the pitch was looking good but the mist could be here later, with this in mind we thought of chasing. On his way out he said that Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey and Avesh Khan are not playing in today’s match.
Toss – The coin was tossed amidst much fanfare, India won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Currently, the players of both the teams are seen warming up. There is not much delay in the toss and playing eleven…
Matthew Wade will be seen leading the side for Australia, while the batting line-up will include veterans like Travis Head, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell and Tim David, while the bowling will be handled by Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Jason Behrendorff. Aaron Hardy and Adam Zampa will be on the shoulders of Team India. Suryakumar Yadav will lead this young team. Along with Sky, Ishan Kishan, Yashshwi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Verma and Rinku Singh have got a chance to test their strength with the bat in this team. In bowling, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Irshan Krishna, Ravi Bishnoi and all-rounder Akshar Patel will be heavily relied upon. Now it remains to be seen which of these teams starts the series with a win here.
India vs Australia!! After the defeat in the World Cup final, Team India has a big chance to face the Kangaroos. Yes friends, the pain of that defeat cannot be minimized but the Indian team wants to avenge that defeat from the Australian team. India have a big chance in the five-match T20 series where they face Australia. So hello and welcome friends, welcome to the first match of this series being played in Visakhapatnam. Both the teams have rested some of their players for this series, instead India have given the youngsters a chance to showcase their talent in this series.
…match day…
1.2 overs (0 runs) no run was scored.