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India vs Australia on October 10

In a rain-affected encounter, India managed to thump the Australians fair and square at Ranchi and took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match T20 series. Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bowl first. Aaron Finch translated his form in the ODI into the T20s as he gave a blistering start to the Aussies. Much like the theme of the Australian tour of India, the visitors gave it away after receiving a good start as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Due to the time lost due to rain, India had to chase down a tricky total of 48 runs in six overs by applying DLS method. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan completed the formalities and won the match by 9 wickets with three balls to spare. Kuldeep Yadav received the man of the match award for his spell. The second T20 international in Guwahati. The match offers an opportunity for Australia to bounce back in the series and level it and for India, it is a chance to wrap up the series by winning the second consecutive game.

·         Best economical pick – Kuldeep Yadav once again bamboozled the Aussies on a wicket which provided assistance to the spinners. Finch was bowled by a beauty by him. He was deservedly the winner of the Man of the Match award as he gave only 16 runs in his 4 overs and picked the most important wickets of the opposition.

·         Top captains & vice captains – Indian skipper Virat Kohli yet again proved key to the chase which could have gone either way after the early wicket of Sharma. His 22 runs were the most pleasing throughout the game as he controlled the small target smartly. Much like the theme of the series, Aaron Finch smashed 42 runs off just 30 balls at a strike rate of 140, with 4 fours and a maximum. He stitched a vital partnership with Glenn Maxwell to take Australia to a firm position at 55 within the power plays.

·         Smart pick – Jasprit Bumrah was exceptional once again in Ranchi and was accurate with his pinpoint Yorkers. He castled both Paine and Coulter-Nile in the same over with the near perfect deliveries. He could bowl only 3 overs due to rain and conceded just 17 runs with 2 wickets registered to his name.

·         Cautious Pick – Yuzvendra Chahal managed to get the better of Glenn Maxwell yet again, who was already under a lot of pressure this innings. He pulled a short ball straight into the hands of mid-wicket. Chahal has dismissed Maxwell 4 times in this tour so far.

My XI –Virat Kohli (Captain), Aaron Finch (Vice-Captain), Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Jason Behrendorff, David Warner, Hardik Pandya, Tim Paine, Daniel Christian, Kedar Jadhav, Nathan Coulter-Nile