Only T20I
India beat Australia by 6 wickets in the only T20I
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, . India won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia made 201 for 7 in 20 overs, Aaron Finch 89 from 52 balls and Nic Maddinson 34 from 16 balls. Vinay Kumar took 3 for 26.
India reached 202 for 4 in 19.4 overs, Yuvraj Singh 77 not out from 35 balls and Shikhar Dhawan 32 from 19 balls. Clint McKay took 2 for 50.
India won by 6 wickets.
Key performers
Australia innings
201/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finchc & b R Vinay Kumar | c & b R Vinay Kumar | 89 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 171.15 |
| Nic Maddinsonb B Kumar | b B Kumar | 34 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 212.50 |
| Shane Watsonlbw b R Vinay Kumar | lbw b R Vinay Kumar | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| George Baileyc RA Jadeja b R Vinay Kumar | c RA Jadeja b R Vinay Kumar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Glenn Maxwellc I Sharma b RA Jadeja | c I Sharma b RA Jadeja | 27 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 207.69 |
| Brad Haddin †c †MS Dhoni b B Kumar | c †MS Dhoni b B Kumar | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Moisés Henriquesc Yuvraj Singh b B Kumar | c Yuvraj Singh b B Kumar | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nilenot out | not out | 12* | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.09 |
| James Faulknernot out | not out | 10* | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Extras(w 6) | (w 6) | 6 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 10.05) | 20 Ov (RR 10.05) | 201/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 56-1 (NJ Maddinson, 4.5 ov), 84-2 (SR Watson, 7.2 ov), 84-3 (GJ Bailey, 7.5 ov), 124-4 (GJ Maxwell, 11.3 ov), 146-5 (BJ Haddin, 13.3 ov), 174-6 (AJ Finch, 16.3 ov), 180-7 (MC Henriques, 17.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 8.75 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinay Kumar | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 20.50 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 13.00 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AJ Finch 21(13) & NJ Maddinson 34(16) | 56 | 29 |
| 2nd | SR Watson 6(5) & AJ Finch 21(10) | 28 | 15 |
| 3rd | GJ Bailey 0(3) & AJ Finch 0(0) | 0 | 3 |
| 4th | AJ Finch 11(9) & GJ Maxwell 27(13) | 40 | 22 |
| 5th | AJ Finch 15(9) & BJ Haddin 5(3) | 22 | 12 |
| 6th | MC Henriques 7(7) & AJ Finch 21(11) | 28 | 18 |
| 7th | NM Coulter-Nile 1(2) & MC Henriques 5(5) | 6 | 7 |
| 8th | NM Coulter-Nile 11(9) & JP Faulkner 10(5) | 21* | 14 |
India innings
202/4(19.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharmac †BJ Haddin b CJ McKay | c †BJ Haddin b CJ McKay | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Shikhar Dhawanst †BJ Haddin b XJ Doherty | st †BJ Haddin b XJ Doherty | 32 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 168.42 |
| Suresh Rainac SR Watson b NM Coulter-Nile | c SR Watson b NM Coulter-Nile | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 146.15 |
| Virat Kohlic JP Faulkner b CJ McKay | c JP Faulkner b CJ McKay | 29 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 131.82 |
| Yuvraj Singhnot out | not out | 77* | 35 | 8 | 5 | 220.00 |
| MS Dhoni †not out | not out | 24* | 21 | 2 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Extras(lb 4, w 9) | (lb 4, w 9) | 13 | ||||
| Total19.4 Ov (RR 10.27) | 19.4 Ov (RR 10.27) · Target 202 from 20 ov | 202/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (RG Sharma, 1.5 ov), 50-2 (SK Raina, 5.3 ov), 80-3 (S Dhawan, 8.3 ov), 100-4 (V Kohli, 11.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watson | 3.4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.91 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clint McKay | 4 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 12.50 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| James Faulkner | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11.00 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Moisés Henriques | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Doherty | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RG Sharma 8(8) & S Dhawan 3(3) | 12 | 11 |
| 2nd | SK Raina 19(13) & S Dhawan 17(9) | 38 | 22 |
| 3rd | S Dhawan 12(7) & V Kohli 17(11) | 30 | 18 |
| 4th | Yuvraj Singh 8(5) & V Kohli 12(11) | 20 | 16 |
| 5th | Yuvraj Singh 69(30) & MS Dhoni 24(21) | 102* | 51 |
Commentary
19.42
SR Watson to MS Dhoni, 2 runs
19.34
SR Watson to MS Dhoni, FOUR
19.20
SR Watson to MS Dhoni, no run
19.11
SR Watson to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
End of over 198 runsIND 195/4141110
MS Dhoni 18(18)Yuvraj Singh 76(34)JP Faulkner 4-0-36-0
18.60
JP Faulkner to MS Dhoni, no run
18.51
JP Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
18.41
JP Faulkner to MS Dhoni, 1 run
18.31
JP Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
18.24
JP Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR
18.11
JP Faulkner to MS Dhoni, 1 run
End of over 1814 runsIND 187/410Wd4116
Yuvraj Singh 70(31)MS Dhoni 16(15)NM Coulter-Nile 4-0-44-1
17.66
NM Coulter-Nile to Yuvraj Singh, SIX
17.51
NM Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni, 1 run
17.41
NM Coulter-Nile to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
17.34
NM Coulter-Nile to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR
17.3Wd
NM Coulter-Nile to Yuvraj Singh, wide
17.20
NM Coulter-Nile to Yuvraj Singh, no run
17.11
NM Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni, 1 run
End of over 1720 runsIND 173/411Lb1665Wd0
Yuvraj Singh 59(27)MS Dhoni 14(13)JP Faulkner 3-0-28-0
16.60
JP Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, no run
16.65Wd
JP Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, 5 wides
16.56
JP Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, SIX
16.46
JP Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, SIX
FIFTY for Yuvraj Singh (53 off 25)
16.31
JP Faulkner to MS Dhoni, 1 run
16.21Lb
JP Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, 1 leg bye
16.11
JP Faulkner to MS Dhoni, 1 run
End of over 167 runsIND 153/40111Lb40
Yuvraj Singh 47(23)MS Dhoni 12(11)XJ Doherty 3-0-24-1
15.60
XJ Doherty to Yuvraj Singh, no run