After sending Stoinis and Finch back to the pavilion, Australia hasn't looked back. Both Glenn Maxwell and D Arcy Short have hammered Indian bowlers all around the ground. After 11 overs, its 95 for the loss of 2 wickets. LIVE SCORECARD
India started the inning on a quiet note, but one will have to say, Virat Kohli, along with MS Dhoni played some scintillating shots around the ground to take India's total to 190. The par score on this wicket is 180, with Men In Blue having 10 runs more; this remains to be seen if bowlers manage to restrict Australia to less.
The two most reliable players are yet again showing why they have given that tag. Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni shift the momentum to India's favour. After 15 overs, India is 113 for 3 wickets. With 5 overs still remaining, the game can shape anywhere. Nathan Coulter-Nile continues his fine run against India. Picks first for the night. Sends KL Rahul back to the pavilion. It was short of a length delivery, KL Rahul tried to guide it over the third man, but went straight into the hands of Jhye Richardson.
Though India hasn't lost a wicket, it wouldn't be wrong to say that Australia is currently ahead in the game. One one hand, when KL Rahul is trying to rotate the strike, Shikhar Dhawan is finding difficult to meet the ball into the middle of his bat. After first 5 overs, its 39 for no loss. Australia skipper Aaron Finch wins the toss and opts to bowl first. Australia is going with the same winning eleven, however, India, one the other hand, made three changes. Shikhar Dhawan replaces Rohit Sharma for the opening slot, Umesh Yadav makes way for Siddharth Kaul, and Vijay Shankar comes in for Mayank Markande.
India and Australia will lock horns in the second and final T20 International on Wednesday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. While the visitors winning the series opener was, to an extent, unexpected, India’s collapse with the bat led to their undoing in Vizag. Australia, despite winning, has more issues to address and it goes without saying that it is with their batting. Interestingly, it will also be India's last T20 assignment before the forthcoming World Cup.
The Men in Yellow would rather love to script their maiden T20I series win in India on the back of strong performance with a willow. The ball travels in Bengaluru usually turns out to be high scoring encounter. Having said that, the nature of the 22 yards has changed drastically over the last 12-18 months.