Visakhapatnam
Australia defeated India by three wickets in a thrilling T20I here on Sunday. India managed only 126 for 7 in their 20 overs against Australia despite a half-century from comeback man KL Rahul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Save opener Rahul\u2019s 50 off 36 balls and Mahendra Singh Dhoni\u2019s unbeaten 29 off 37 balls, none of the other Indian batsmen could manage a significant knock.
\nFor Australia, Nathan Coulter-Nile took 3 for 26 in four overs. Glen Maxwell top-scored for Australia with a 43-ball 56.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KL Rahul, back in the senior team after two-month wilderness due to his trash talk on a TV show, Rahul showed why he is rated highly during his 36-ball-50 but some indiscreet shot selection from his teammates meant that only 46 runs were scored in the back 10.From a comfortable 80 for two in 9.5 overs, India lost four wickets for 20 runs by the 15th over to be reduced to 100 for six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, played one of his signature dogged innings as he stemmed the rot with an unbeaten 29 off 37 balls but the total was definitely sub-par in the end.
\nThe best partnership was 55 for the second wicket between Rahul and skipper Virat Kohli .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking in his element, Kohli didn\u2019t get the required elevation as he stepped out to leg-spinner Adam Zampa only to find Nathan Coulter-Nile at long-on.In the very next over, Rishabh Pant misjudged a single and Jason Behrendorff dived to his left and released the ball quickly for keeper Peter Handscomb to effect a run-out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indian innings was all about Rahul\u2019s flair as he repeatedly played the inside out lofted shot off pacers and the only six was a down the ground hit off Adam Zampa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rahul however could not convert his start and got out immediately after reaching his fifty in an over where Coulter-Nile (3\/26) also breached Dinesh Karthik\u2019s defence with an off-cutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the start of the innings, Behrendorff dismissed Rohit (5) as early as in the third over with the Indian vice-captain trying the lap shot but only to give Zampa a simple catch at fine leg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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