Rain impacted the first T20 International between Australia and india in Visakhapatnam on thursday, resulting in a reduced 20-over-per-side match that India won by two wickets. The match was delayed due to wet weather, and fielding errors from Australia contributed to India’s prosperous chase.
Australia announced earlier on Wednesday that batter Matt Short would miss the beginning of the T20 series due to finger surgery, with Ben McDermott named as his replacement. This series marks a key planning period for both teams ahead of upcoming international tournaments. The second T20 is scheduled for the MCG on Friday at 7.15pm AEDT.
India’s innings saw notable contributions from Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 24 runs, and Jitesh Sharma, who remained unbeaten with 35 runs. Earlier, Australian swift Josh Hazlewood was hit for a six by Yadav over square.India reached their target of 154 with two wickets in hand.
The australian fielding performance was below par, with Marcus Stoinis misfielding and Josh Philippe dropping a catch that offered Yadav a reprieve at 18.An early LBW review against Gill was unsuccessful, resulting in an Umpire’s Call verdict.
Scorecard Summary (Reduced to 20 Overs):
* australia: 154/6 (20 overs)
* India: 156/8 (19.5 overs)
A video analysis featuring David Warner discussing his Ashes top order is available here.
