India vs Australia, 1st T20I: Kohli's boys lose by 4 runs after D-L shortens match

Tye to Karthik, a slower ball, DK smashes it wide of long-off, FOUR. Tye is so not handling the pressure, while DK and Pant are flourishing in it. A THIRD WIDE FROM TYE! ONE. Finch quickly runs to Tye, discusses thye field and the next ball, Australia dismiss Pant! OUT! Panty tries to scoop and gets caught by Behrendorff at backward point. Krunal Pandya is the new man in. ONE, DOT & a stylish FOUR to end the over!

India need 13 off the final over. 

Stoinis to Pant, a lwoer delivery, Pant slices it to over backward point, TWO. ONE. A slower ball and that elegant and brave shot from DK. He whips the pull fine of long-leg, FOUR! ONE. NO BALL. 

Free-Hit next ball - Pant wants to go on leg-side but ends up going flat down to long-of instead, ONE. Another ONE to end the over. 

India 24 off 12 with Pant and DK well settled at the crease! 1-0 coming up in the favour of India? 

Andrew Tye to Pant, poor delivery from the bowler, SIX over fine leg. Pant goes again, one bounce and FOUR, wide off long-on. WIDE. Pant fails to time the pull, ONE. Karthik dabs one to extra-cover, TWO. WIDE, again. What's wrong with Tye? FOUR to fine-leg, Pant & Karthik are owning Tye here. BOOM, SIX again! That effort from Maxwell at the ropes. Maxwell takes the catch as he jumps over the ropes, but he isn't able to release it before landing.

Australia's best death bowler in recent times? Tye already has leaked 37 runs off just 2 over!

India need 35 off 18. 

Zampa to Pant, DOT. DOT. Pant targets his favourite area, a miscued slog to long-on for a boundary but an excellent fielding from the hosts save them two runs. TWO. ONE. Two more singles to end the over. 

India 114/4, need 60 off 24 balls. 

STAT ALERT: Dhawan surpasses Kohli!

Most runs in a calendar year in T20Is:
646 S DHAWAN (2018)
641 V Kohli (2016)
576 Fakhar Zaman (2018)
567 Rohit Sharma (2018)
563 Babar Azam (2018)
520 M Shahzad (2016)
503 A Finch (2018)
500 C Munro (2018)

Stanlake to Pant, ONE. A shorter ball to Dhawan, pulls away to backward square, SIX. TWO. OUT! What are the Indians upto at the Gabba? Dhawan follows his captain back to the dugout, OUT for 76! The home crowd go wild as the hosts are pulling back the game into their favour. WIDE. ONE. TWO. 

India are 109/4 (Overs 12)

Dhawan c Behrendorff b Stanlake 76(42)

Zampa to Dhawan, two DOTS to begin his third over. Zampa misses a caught-bowled opportunity off the second ball. ONE. DOT. The skipper never had the time to settle, he wanted to go after every delivery. He steps down for an inside-out loft but ends up with a lob shot and a thick outside egde flies into the hands of Chris Lynn at short third man. BIG BIG wicket for the hosts. 

India still need 78 off 36 balls. 

India need 90 off 48 balls. 

Marcus Stoinis with the ball now. India lose Rahul, Virat Kohli joins half-centurion and well set Dhawan at the crease. 

Stoinis to Kohli, clips away to square-leg for ONE. A shorter ball to Dhawan, he manages to slap the ball to long-off for TWO. ONE. ONE, leg-bye. A slower ball, initially tricking Dhawan, who finally manages to pull it to deep backward square for ONE. WIDE. TWO to end the over. 

India 93/2 (Overs 10)

Dhawan 65(35)

Kohli 4(6)

Jason Behrendorff is back into the attack. 

Behrendorff tp Rahul, drives to sweeper-cover, ONE. Dhawan and elegance continues, picks the short ball and flicks it for a SIX. Raises his bat but he is still on 49! He does get his FIFTY next ball, punches the ball to deep extra-cover, ONE. Now raise the ball, Shikhar Dhawan! NINTH TWENTY20 INTERNATIONAL FIFTY! TWO. Dhawan now slaps it between extra-cover and mid-off, FOUR. DOT. Another FOUR to end the over. 17 runs to end the over! 

India 78/1 (Overs 8)

Dhawan 59 (31)

Rahul 11(9) 

Adam Zampa into the attack from the other end. 

Zampa to Dhawan, clips away to mid-wicket, ONE. Rahul makes use of the width, goes back and cuts it between backward point and short third man. Wow placement, FOUR! TWO. A stumping appeal, third umpire in work. The batsman is safe, DOT. DOT. ONE to long-on. 

India 61/1 )Overs 7) 

Dhawan 43(26)

Rahul 10(8)

Andrew Tye into the attack. 

Tye to Rahul, slower ball, the batsman flicks it to long-on, ONE. Dhawan cuts to third man, ONE. ONE. Tye to Dhawan, comes down the track and smashes it for FOUR. Whooh, FOUR again! Dhawan uses the extra pace, beats the keeper and third man for a spectacular boundary. ONE to mid-off to end the over. 

India 53/1 (Overs 6)

Dhawan 42(25)

Rahul 3(3)

Behrendorff STRIKES!

Behrendorff to Rohit, OUT! The Indian vice-captain was struggling and in an attempt to go big, he throws away his wicket. A short ball, Rohit looks to flick it, doesn't get a great touch and the flying ball goes into the hands of the running Aussie skipper Finch at mid-on, who just doesn't drop it. KL Rahul walks in at No. 3. They had crossed so Dhawan on strike. ONE. ONE. DOT. Dhawan on strike, a short ball, half-volley, the batsman swivel-pull over short fine leg, FOUR. DOT to end the over. 

Rohit c Finch b Behrendorff 7(8)

India 41/1 (Overs 5)

Dhawan 32(21)

Rahul 1(1)

Stanlake to Dhawan, a short ball, Dhawan reads it well, stays back and pulls it over square leg, FOUR. ONE. DOT. Rohit doesn't go with this a lot, a scoop shot or upper cut, call it whatever, goes over short fine leg and runs for a TWO.ONE. DOT. 

India 35/0 (overs4)

Rohit 7(7)

Dhawan 27(17) 

Behrendorff to Dhawan, DOT. A short ball and Dhawan makes a great use of the feet, dances down the track and with a straight bat smashes one for FOUR. TWO. Lucky Dhawan, the ball lands in the no-man's land. A leading edge, bad-timing results the ball in the air, the Indian duo manage a TWO. DOT. Dhawan pushes one to backward square leg, ONE to end the over. 

India 27/0 (Overs 3)

Rohit 4(4)
Dhawan 22(14)

Right-hand pacer Billy Stanlake from the other end. 

DOT. ONE. A bouncer, late appeal from the keeper for caught behind, too late ah? The umpire signals a WIDE. DOT. Standlake to Dhawan, a 142KMPH delivery too outside off, it comes to the batsman who smashes it for a FOUR. ONE. DOT. 

India 18/0 (Overs 2)

Rohit 4(4)
Dhawan 13(8)

Rohit & Dhawan have walked out, left-arm pacer Ben McDermott with the ball.

Brilliant start from the tourists, 11 runs off the first over. Including two boundaries from Dhawan. 

India 11/0 (Overs 1)

Rohit 3(1)
Dhawan 8(5)

India will chase 174

Australia finished at 158/4 after 17 overs. The revised target will be 174 in 17 overs.

The match has been resticted to 17 overs. It'll be a five-over Powerplay. Two bowlers can bowl four overs, three can bowl three.

OUT

India strike first ball after play resumes. Maxwell (46 ) drags it straight to square leg. Bumrah gets the wicket.

Australia 153/4 after 16.2 overs 

It's Raining- HARD!

The groundstaff have run out with covers. It's raining down at the Gabba. This could be good for India. Australia were running away with the momentum. 

Maxwell (46 runs, 23 balls) and Stoinis (31 runs, 18 balls) are taking hosts to a big total.

DROPPED 

Khaleel drops Stoinis at third-man off Bumrah. It was short outside off and it was sent straight to Khaleel. However, it bursts through his hand. 

AUSTRALIA: 153/3 after 16.1 overs

SIX SIX SIX

Another hat-trick os 6s - this time from Glenn Maxwell. The ‘Big Show’ is turning the heat at The Gabba. He’s starting to open up now. Pandya is the victim. 

REVIEW

It was given out but Stoinis reviewed the lbw decision. It was in line but there was height on that ball to save Stoinis. 

OUT

Brilliant from Kuldeep Yadav. Chris Lynn (37) falls. He goes hard at flighted one but isn't anywhere near the pitch. He manages to lob it straight back to Yadav.
 
AUSTRALIA: 75/3 after 10.1 overs

OUT

Big wicket for India. Finch (27) falls to Kuldeep Yadav. It was tossed up and the wrong un, Finch doesn't get to the pitch and swings hard against the spin. The thick edge flies to backward point. 

AJ Finch c Ahmed b Kuldeep Yadav 27 (24b 3x4 0x6) SR: 112.50

AUSTRALIA: 64/1 after 8.3 overs

SIX SIX SIX

Chris Lynn had suddenly gone into BEAST MODE here. He first launched Khaleel high over midwicket all the way. Lynn then sent the last two balls of the over for maximums also with the first landing in the upper deck over square leg. 

AUSTRALIA: 63/1 after 8 overs

Powerplay done!

India have done well- it could have been much different had Kohli managed to catch Finch. However, Finch has now got a start and will be looking to score big. 

AUSTRALIA: 38/1 after 6 overs

OUT

India get the first one- D'Arcy Short is walking back. Kuldeep Yadav takes it running back at at mid-on. Short gone for 7. Khaleel Ahmed gets the wicket off his first ball.

AUSTRALIA: 24/1 after 4.1 overs

DROPPED

Oh! Virat Kohli has dropped Aaron Finch- the Australian captain has hit the drive hard, it went through Kohki's hands and into his cap. 

AUSTRALIA: 13/0 after 3.1 overs

There have been some 'swings and misses' so far as both Indian opening bowlers have started well. 

Australia: 5/0 after 2 overs

HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOO....

Virat Kohli leads team into a huddle. D'Arcy Short and Aaron Finch to start for the hosts. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the first over.

At the toss, Virat Kohli said there was grass on the pitch and India wanted to take their chances chasing. Aaron Finch said that Australia would have also bowled first if they had won the toss.

TOSS: Kohli wins the toss, India to bowl first

Here are the teams

Australia: Finch (c), Short, Lynn, Maxwell, Stoinis, McDermott Carey (wk), Tye, Behrendorff, Zampa, Stanlake

India: Rohit, Dhawan, Kohli (c), Rahul, Pant, Karthik, Pandya, Bhuvneshwar, Yadav, Khaleel, Bumrah

We are ready

All set! Time for an exciting contest to begin #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/wp4DzClCXD

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 20, 2018