Australia pulled off a stunning victory to begin the T20I series against India.
A short rain delay shook up proceedings at The Gabba as Australia accumulated a strong total on the board with the help of Glenn Maxwell (46) and Chris Lynn (37).
Chasing 174 in 17 overs, a thrilling knock of 76 from the opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan couldn’t steer India to victory as the hosts pressured their opponents with a strong display in the field.
It got tight towards the end with the tourists moving from needing 60 from 24 to 13 from the final over, but a brilliant effort at the death from all-rounder Marcus Stoinis ensured the Aussies finished the game victorious.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the match:
India scoring more than Australia yet losing. Australia ke score par laga GST bhaari pad gaya. But a good thrilling game to start the series.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Close one, but Australia got the better of it! Nevertheless, a great innings by ! 1-0 to Australia.
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
A really cracker of a game to begin what promises to be a really good series. Wonderful innings from Shikhar and useful contributions from DK and Pant but in the end Stoinis handled his nerves well. Good game nonetheless
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
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Australia 158
India 169
Winner—Australia 😊🙌
How often does that happen? Completely understand why it happened….but can’t resist a smile thinking about the oddity.— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Congrats on the win Australia a bloody good tough and courageous win. This Indian team are a very strong outfit and super competitive too. It’s going to be a great summer of cricket ! See you at the MCG Friday night 👍
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne)
India paid the price for dropping Chahal.
Krunal Pandya bowled 4 overs for 55 runs & no wicket. India would have been chasing 20 runs less in all likelihood if Chahal was playing. Play Krunal as batsman if you want to, but not as replacement to Chahal.— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
Well done boys good gutsy win in the end and first blow to the Aussies for the summer v India.😀🙏
— Mark Waugh (@juniorwaugh349)
A great nail-biter to begin. Wonderful innings from and some absolute clean hitting by but Australia manage to win. Good entertainment to start the series
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Huge win by the Aussies!!! , forever the entertainer ⭐️⭐️⭐️
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL)
Adam Zampa wins the Man of the Match award
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
maxwell in the middle of another IPL auction audition
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
Such a closely fought game, too bad it dint go our way. This is going to be a cracking series.
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99)
India run out of steam. Good effort to chase down a tough target but not good enough to win. Well played Australia!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Dinesh Karthik in T20I chases:
8 times Not out – 8 wins for India
3 times Dismissed – 3 losses for India/World XI— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
Fielding the difference between India and Australia today. The one complete controllable factor and Aussies have delivered.
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula)
Australia: 158 runs
India: 169 runsWinner: Australia
India and Duckworth Lewis:
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
Anushka: Say those three magical words.
Virat: 4 Run Short.
— Saanvi (@Lil_MissTrolls)