🏏Australia tour of India 2023: 1st T20I: 23 November 2023🏏 - Page 59

Surya gadha hai

Ain mauke pe apni wicket gava di.

Ye log kab sikhenge..

Job finish karke hi lautana hai apko.

Kisi aur pe bharosa mat karo. Khud hi match finish karo.

Chasing 209 wasn’t going to be easy on any surface but SKY and Ishan Kishan took the attack to Australia and they were relentless. There was no lack of intent whatsoever, in fact there was plenty of it. Also worth casting your mind back to the superb final over that Mukesh Kumar bowled in the first innings especially considering how close it got in the end.

As I said I love Rinku Singh

rinku is a good hitter.. congratulations 👏🎈

Ishan Kishan: "Bowlers did a great job. We were put under pressure... Credit to Mukesh Kumar, the way he bowled. Everyone was eager to do well for the team, especially Rinku - it was his first game against a big team. Credit goes to Surya bhai for the way he played. He was taking on the bowlers... Plan was to give just 15-odd runs to the bowlers. The ball in which I got out, he was asking me to take a single. The communication was very good.

Last ball was No Ball so 6 was not given to rinku

19.6 Abbott to Rinku Singh, no ball, Rinku Singh does the job! Don't need to bother running when you can hit them that far, in fact it doesn't matter because Abbott oversteps! So the six won't be added to the scorebooks but an India win will certainly be

19.5 Abbott to Rinku Singh, out Arshdeep Singh Run Out!! 1 run completed. And another run-out! Three wickets in three balls! Was a slower length delivery on off-stump, Rinku Singh hung back and heaved it away towards deep mid-wicket, he wanted two but Arshdeep Singh was found just short of his ground at the bowler's end. The throw was good and flat and the bowler did the rest. Arshdeep Singh run out (Smith/Abbott) 0(0)

Abbott to Rinku Singh, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Arshdeep Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Now 2 runs needed of 2 balls

19.4 Abbott to Ravi Bishnoi, out Ravi Bishnoi Run Out!! Bishnoi is run-out but importantly for India, Rinku gets himself back on strike. Was banged in short at pace, Ravi Bishnoi looked to hook and missed. Rinku was running through for the bye just as the bowler delivered, Wade missed at the striker's end but the bowler gathered and ran Bishnoi out at the other. Would've spelled a lot of trouble for India had Wade hit the stumps at the striker's end. Ravi Bishnoi run out (Wade/Abbott) 0(1)

Abbott to Ravi Bishnoi, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Ravi Bishnoi, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Just gets a little complicated for India now, still only 2 needed though and even an edge will do

19.3 Abbott to Axar, out Caught&Bowled!! Axar swings himself off his feet and he's out! Slower length delivery on middle, Axar threw everything at this and didn't connect at all, he went for the glory shot but got a top-edge, it lobbed up and the bowler ran a couple of paces back before taking a simple catch over his shoulder. Now a new man will be on strike. Axar c and b Abbott 2(6)

Abbott to Axar, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

19.2 Abbott to Rinku Singh, byes, 1 run, slower length delivery just outside off, Rinku Singh waited for it looking to cut and missed, Wade got an odd bounce and fumbled allowing a bye

Just 3 needed now🫀

19.1 Abbott to Rinku Singh, FOUR, that makes it a lot easier! Length delivery wide outside off, Rinku Singh shuffled across and reached out, just managed to slice it away past backward point off the outer half, celebrations in the stands already

Sean Abbott [3.0-0-37-0] is back

Ishan Kishan: "Bowlers did a great job. We were put under pressure... Credit to Mukesh Kumar, the way he bowled. Everyone was eager to do well for the team, especially Rinku - it was his first game against a big team. Credit goes to Surya bhai for the way he played. He was taking on the bowlers... Plan was to give just 15-odd runs to the bowlers. The ball in which I got out, he was asking me to take a single. The communication was very good.

India go 1-0 up in a thrilling start to the T20I series. Stand-in captain Suryakumar leads the show with 80 from only 42 balls - that included nine fours and four sixes - with Kishan cracking 58 off 39, and young Rinku finishing it off in the fashion he showed in the IPL this year.

Will that last 6 count?

India won with no ball itself

Settling the scores after the World Cup? Probably not quite because of the huge gulf in the magnitude of the two games but it’s a win that’ll feel good nonetheless for this young Indian side. Might not serve as but a bandaid to the wounds of the World Cup but the Indian fans can rejoice at getting one back at the Aussies just three days after the heartbreak at Ahmedabad. It got a little nerve-racking there towards the end but Rinku Singh was as cool as ever as he took India over the line. It was SKY who orchestrated a lovely win for India on captaincy debut. Chasing 209 wasn’t going to be easy on any surface but SKY and Ishan Kishan took the attack to Australia and they were relentless. There was no lack of intent whatsoever here at Visakhapatnam, in fact there was plenty of it. Also worth casting your mind back to the superb final over that Mukesh Kumar bowled in the first innings especially considering how close it got in the end.