Date: Nov 27, 2020 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney
VS
374/6 (50.0)
308/8 (50.0)
Toss: Toss won by Australia
Umpires: Sam Nogajski (AUS) and Rod Tucker (AUS)
TV umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match referee: David Boon (AUS)
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COMMENTARY
Australia beat India by 66 runs | Vs 1st ODI match
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So that is it from this game! Australia have taken a 1-0 lead in the series. India will look to bounce back on Sunday which is also a must-win game for them. That match begins at 1440 local (0340 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye!
Australian skipper, Aaron Finch, says that he found it hard to get his timing right especially in the middle overs. Finch says they have hardly been together as a team and tells there were some zoom meetings. Tells they were committed to their plan. Tells that everyone has their own strengths and weakness. Tells Warner is moving beautifully, tells Smith was different class. Tells Maxwell has a rare ability and tells he is super skilled. On his mustache, Finch tells it is to raise awareness about Men's health.
Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, says that they got enough time to prepare and adds there is no excuse and everyone needs to show intent. Feels that maybe not playing a long game for a long time might be a reason but says that they have played enough games in the past to cope with it. Kohli feels they need to find a way to get some overs from some part timers. Admits they do not have all-rounders like Stoinis or Maxwell who can roll their arms. Rues the lapses in the field as he thinks . Kohli says that they all committed to play positive cricket and that was th reason they went out and played with intent. Tells they gave themselves the best chance. Tells they never felt like they were not going to get there. Kohli says they need to learn to chase down the target and they need to have a plan which everyone should commit to.
Man of the Match, Steven Smith says, that he was unable to find his hands but is happy to have found it and tells everything came back and he is happy to contribute. Smith says that he was not thinking too much and just seeing the ball and hitting it. Tells the surface was good and he picked the slots and the bowlers he wanted to target. Says he is not sure if he started playing with freedom after over turning the LBW.
On a day where the bowlers took a real pounding there were two who did exceptionally well, Hazlewood and Zsampa. The former esepcially. It is his spell with the new ball which did the trick for Australia. Those three wickets was probably where India lost the game. Zampa too was brilliant with a four-fer, he did take a pounding initially but did exceptionally well towards the end. Overall, a very good performance from Australia. They completely outplayed India.
Then came a big, big partnership between Pandya and Dhawan which did make the Indian dug out believe but it was just the matter of one wicket. Once Dhawan fell Pandya too followed soon and then it was just a matter of playing out the 50 overs which India did.
A very comfortable win in the end for Australia! To be honest, the Australian batters batted India out of the game. 370 plus was always going to be a very tough challenge and it was going to be even more difficult if you kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Despite the start India got, they lost too many wickets in the first 20 overs. 4 to be precise.
End of over 50 ( 6 Runs )IND 308/8 49.6Mitchell Starc to Jasprit Bumrah. no run, That is it! Comprehensive win for Australia. The last ball is another play and miss from Bumrah. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 66 RUNS!
49.5Mitchell Starc to Jasprit Bumrah. no run, Yorker outside off, Bumrah swings but misses again.
49.4Mitchell Starc to Jasprit Bumrah. no run, Full outside off, Burah looks to play but misses.
49.3Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. out, OUT! BOWLED! Starc gets his first of the game.Yorker on off, too good for Shami. The bal goes past his bat before he can get it down. Disturbs the off pole.
49.2Mitchell Starc to Navdeep Saini. 1 run, Length ball on off, Saini plays it to cover and gets a single.
49.1Mitchell Starc to Navdeep Saini. no run, On off, played to mid off.
End of over 49 ( 7 Runs )IND 302/7 48.6Josh Hazlewood to Navdeep Saini. 1 run, On off, Saini swings but the ball goes to third man off the outer half of his bat.
48.5Josh Hazlewood to Navdeep Saini. no run, On off, Saini blocks it.
48.4Josh Hazlewood to Navdeep Saini. 2 runs, On off, Saini punches it to cover for a couple.
48.4 to . no run, Saini plays it to mid on.
48.3Josh Hazlewood to Navdeep Saini. 2 runs, Length ball around off, Saini slaps it through cover for two.
48.2Josh Hazlewood to Navdeep Saini. no ball, no run, Full on the pads. Saini looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pad.
48.1Josh Hazlewood to Navdeep Saini. 2 runs, Full on off, Saini swipes it towards deep mid-wicket and gets a couple. Brings 300 up for India.