Team India registered an emphatic win against Australia in an action-packed T20I on Thursday, November 23 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. They defeated the visitors by two wickets in the final over, going one-up in the five-match T20I series.
Batting first, Australia scored 208 runs on the board, on the back of a brilliant century by Josh Inglis. He slammed 110 runs off 50 deliveries, with eleven boundaries eight sixes and a strike rate of 220. Steve Smith also played a fine hand of 52 runs at a strike rate of 126.83. In response, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav’s 112-run stand got India ahead in the game. However, they lost quick wickets and were reduced to 202/5.
With seven needed off the final over, Rinku Singh slammed a boundary off the first delivery. However, they lost three wickets in the next three deliveries. Rinku Singh looked calm, needing 1 run off the final delivery. He smacked a six, but, it wasn’t recorded in the books as Sean Abbott bowled a no-ball, as India got home. The hosts broke several records during the exciting chase.
What A Game!
What A Finish!
What Drama!
1 run to win on the last ball and it's a NO BALL that seals #TeamIndia's win in the first #INDvAUS T20I! 👏 👏
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/T64UnGxiJU @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/J4hvk0bWGN
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 23, 2023
Records broken by Team India during their thrilling win against Australia in First T20I
– Team India chased down 209 runs in the first T20I against Australia. This is their fifth successive chase of 200-plus runs in T20Is. They rank at the top of the list, with South Africa at second, chasing 200-plus runs on four occasions.
– It was also the highest score chased by Team India in the format. Their earlier best was 208 runs against West Indies in Hyderabad in 2019.
– This is also the highest score chased down against Australia in T20Is. The record was earlier held by India themselves when they chased down 202 runs, in Rajkot in 2013.
– Team India’s struggled with run-outs during the chase in the first T20I. The innings witnessed three run-outs of, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh. This is the joint-most for India in a T20I innings. They suffered three run-outs in the 2015 T20I against Zimbabwe at Harare.
– Suryakumar Yadav lighted up the stadium with his stunning knock. He slammed four sixes in the innings. With this, he completed 100 sixes for Team India in T20Is at number 3 or below. Eoin Morgan tops the list with 120 sixes.
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