The first match between India and Australia kicked off at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. This was the first match of the three-match T20I series. Australia won the toss and chose to bowl. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were dismissed by Hazelwood and Nathan Ellis early in the powerplay. There was a resurrection act by KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav from 35-2 as they took the score to 103 for 3. KL Rahul scored 55 from 31, while Yadav made 46 from 25 balls.
Hardik Pandya then played a blistering knock of 71 from 30 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes. This catapulted India to 208-6 at the end of the first innings.
In the second innings, the Indian bowling was pear-shaped and they bowled too many balls on the pads. Australia was offered a superb start from Aaron Finch and Cameron Green who ripped the Indian bowling attack. Cameron Green used his long levers and smashed the bowling to all parts with 8 fours and 4 sixes.
Steve Smith provided a short blitz with 35 from 24 balls with 3 fours and a six. Just when Umesh Yadav and Axar Patel brought India back into the game with 3 quick wickets, Tim David and Mathew Wade dallied together to get Australia out of jail and took the score from 145 -5 to the match-winning total of 211-6. Tim David played a good support role with 18 from 14 which had 1 six and a boundary.
Mathew Wade was the star of the show as he played a cool and calm inning under pressure and took Australia home from a tense situation. It was a mirror image of what he did against Pakistan in the 2021 20-20 World Cup. He just brought his experience to the fore and slowly put the pressure back on the bowlers and then took the game by the scruff of the neck.
He just showed how the Aussies never buckle down under pressure and scored a superb 45 from 21 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes. India were, once again, under the pump with the ball as they bowled badly and wilted under pressure. The dropped catches came back to haunt India as they had a horrible day on the field dropping far too many catches.
Twitter was abuzz as usual, let us take a look at the reactions here –
#INDvsAUS match se to pata chalta h ki hum bas #T20wc2022 me bas waha ghumne phirne Jane wale h?…inko badiya #insta #Reels banane ka mauka milega
— HEISENBERG (@curious_nobody) September 20, 2022
How many international matches you want to lose by bowling Bhuvi the 19th over?
Rahul Dravid: Yes.#Bhuvi #INDvsAUS
— The Assamese Doctor (@Ruraldoctor13) September 20, 2022
#HarshalPatel #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/qbNxFbYEyg
— Avinash Yadav (@avinashhrao05) September 20, 2022
So is it clear to everybody that Bhuvneshvar ain’t it without swing, or are you really an idiot. #INDvsAUS
— Harshdeep singh (@Harshde24222007) September 20, 2022
matches like this makes you realise that @imVkohli was never ever a Bad Captain for team India.
Rohit's approach is to score big, not focusing on the bowling attack.
Kohli and Dhoni used to kill it even in low scoring matches with best selection and bowling rotation. #INDvsAUS— Deewakar Tyagi (@urbanhiker_) September 20, 2022
After Indian team losted matches nehi hum toh experiment kor raha tha kiske liye #t20worldcup2022 ke liye world cup harne ke bad nehi hum toh #worldcup2023 ke liye tiyari kar raha tha #INDvsAUS
— Praneswar Sutradhar (@Praneswar09) September 20, 2022
Since the last T20 WC SF, After Wade won against Pakistan. Indians trolled us by bringing Wade in every conversation ?. Now they are getting a taste of their medicine. KARMA is a B*tch ???#INDvsAUS
— Abdullah (@AbdullahSid892) September 20, 2022
#INDvsAUS
Poyi IPL adukondira? @bcci bowler ?— SOMA4? (@AA45DsP) September 20, 2022
Bhuvi, the IPL specialist, Ind lost two important match in Asia cup due to him and team management relying him blindly. Still WC dreams?! #INDvsAUS @ImRo45
— Uttam (@UttamKalindi2) September 20, 2022
