India vs Australia: Kuldeep Yadav shines as India win rain-hit initial T20

Skipper Virat Kohli played a honeyed cameo after nonetheless another considerable uncover by a bowling section as India absolutely kick Australia by 9 wickets in a rain-curtailed opening T20 International, here on Saturday. It was a seventh uninterrupted win for India in a shortest format carrying mislaid opposite a Aussies, approach behind in 2012 during Dhaka in a ICC World T20.

Kuldeep Yadav celebrates a wicket of Australia's Aaron Finch in Ranchi on Saturday. Pic/AFP
Kuldeep Yadav celebrates a wicket of Australia’s Aaron Finch in Ranchi on Saturday. Pic/AFP

After chinaman Kuldeep Yadav (2-16 in 4 overs) nonetheless again bamboozled a visitors alongside Jasprit Bumrah (2-17 in 4 overs) that saw them measure 118-8 in 18.4 overs, India were left to follow a revised aim of 48 in 6 overs around Duckworth-Lewis method. Skipper Kohli’s 14-ball-22 had 3 bounds and Shikhar Dhawan also strike 3 bounds in his dominant 15 as they cruised to a aim in 5.3 overs, holding a 1-0 lead in a three-match series.

Australia’s batting woes continued as they once again unsuccessful to review Yadav’s left-arm wrist spin. Man of a compare Yadav was complemented good by Jasprit Bumrah’s (2-17 in 3 overs) toe-crushing yorkers. Yuzvendra Chahal (1-23 in 4 overs) also played his partial to perfection. Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar got a wicket apiece. Australia have endured a rarely forgettable debate of India of losing a ODI array 1-4.

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