Suryakumar Yadav led the chase with the bat as India chased down the target with one ball to spare. Axar Patel shone with the ball, ending with the figures of 3/33 and was crucial in restriciting the Australian batting lineup to 186/7.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first. Both sides made just one change apiece and elected to play with essentially the same starting XI. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took the place of Rishabh Pant for India, and Josh Inglis stepped in for Sean Abbott for Australia.

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After Aaron Finch was bowled early, Cameron Green gave Australia a strong start with his 21-ball 52, which included 7 fours and 3 sixes. It was the fastest T20I half centruy to be hit against the Indian cricket team. But the bowlers soon regained control, taking out Green shortly after his half-century and also returning Steve Smith to the pavilion for just 9 runs.

Axar Patel’s genius dominated the following few overs as the spinner all-arounder finished the game with the numbers of 3/33. Not only did he remove captain Aaron Finch early on in the game, but he also played a key role in the run out that ended Glen Maxwell’s stay on the field. In the 13th over, just as Tim Davis and Josh Inglis’ stand was beginning to hurt the hosts, skipper Sharma brought him back. In the same over, he not only ended the partnership but also sent Australian finisher Matthew Wade back to the pavilion. This left Australia in a difficult situation as they were being reduced to 117/6.

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At that point, Tim David took over the scoring and easiquickly  reached his fifty. In his 16th over, Hardik Pandya leaked 11 runs. In the following over, Jasprit Bumrah was only able to give up six runs, but Bhuvaneshwar Kumar again went after runs after being struck by David for two sixes and a four. Australia finished with 186/7 thanks to Harshal Patel’s economical final over. 

India’s chase didn’t start off well as they lost both KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma in the powerplay. Then Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli joined hands to rebuild the Indian innings. Yadav was the aggressor of the two, as he hit Australian bowlers all round the field with some audacious shots. He reached his fifty in 29 balls, hitting five sixes en route, including two maximums off Adam Zampa in one over and a four and a six off Josh Hazlewood.

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He soon got out and Kohli, who played the supporting role till now, pressed the accelerator. He soon reached to a 37-ball fifty, with India needing 32 runs in the last three overs. An 11-run over from Cummins, which includes a four for Hardik, borught down the equation to 21 off 12. Hardik Pandya’s six in the next over reduced the equation to 11 off 6 balls, which India reached with a delivery to spare.