India beat Australia by 37 runs to take 1-0 lead

26th Jan, Oval (CRICKETNMORE):  India defeated Australia by 37 runs in the first of the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket series at the Adelaide Oval here on Tuesday.

Asked to bat, India scored 188 for three in 20 overs, thanks to Virat Kohli's powerful innings of 90 not out from 55 deliveries and Suresh Raina's 41.

In reply, the hosts were bowled out for 151 in 19.3 overs. Captain Aaron Finch was Australia's highest scorer with a 44.

For India, pacer Jasprit Bumrah starred on his T20I debut by picking up three wickets for 23 runs, while another debutant, Hardik Pandya, bagged 2/37. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja was also equally effective, picking two wickets for 21 runs in four overs.

Score Card 1st T20I AUS vs IND

Toss: Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Venue: Adelaide Oval

India: 188/4 in India 188/3, 20 overs ( Virat Kohli 90*, Suresh Raina 41; Shane Watson 2/24)

Australia: 151 all out, 19.3 overs (Aaron Finch 44, Jasprit Bumrah 3/23, Ravindra Jadeja 2/21)

Man of the match: Virat Kohli

Series Result:

Debut : Hardik Pandya (India), Travis Head (Australia)

Teams (Playing XI):

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra

Australia: Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Chris Lynn, Travis Head, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade(w), James Faulkner, Cameron Boyce, Kane Richardson, Shaun Tait