The opening T20 International match at Gabba on Wednesday was an iconic and much-anticipated India vs Australia T20 match. Unfortunately, the match was cut short due to rain. But more unfortunate is the fact for fans of the Indian team is that they lost the match.

1st India vs Australia T20 Match

India was quite sloppy in the game. Their beginning was far from an ideal start. The first blunder that India committed was allowing Australia score 158 for four. This was after the rains had already shortened the game to 17 overs per side. Glenn Maxwell was the star batsman for the Australian side. He scored a smashing 46 runs off 24 balls.

1st India vs Australia T20 Match : The 45-minute stoppage announcement meant that India had to shoot for a target score of 174 runs in 17 overs. Shikhar Dhawan was the opener for India. He scored 76 off 42 balls. Dinesh Karthik also played well. He scored 30 runs off 13 balls. But even after such great performances, India finished with 196 for seven.

This match was a huge morale booster for Australia. They recently haven’t fared well in limited overs cricket. The second match of the three-match series will be played in Melbourne on Friday.

1st India vs Australia T20 Match : Dhawan and Rahul put up 46 runs for the second wicket. Zampa should have had a third wicket but he dropped a return chance from Dhawan on 65. The batsman enjoyed another lifeline at 74. Substitute Nathan Coulter-Nile put him down at square leg off Billy Stanlake.

The required run rate kept on climbing. It was becoming too much for Dhawan as well. He left Rishabh Pant and Karthik with a mountain of runs to climb.

They nearly achieved the impossible. They scored 51 runs off a mere 24 balls. Karthik was left to finish things off. But he did not get an adequate amount of support form the other end.

With that the 1st India vs Australia T20 match came to an end with Australia’s victory.

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