IND vs AUS 1st T20I LIVE score updates: Australia need 40 from 18 balls vs India

22:17 (IST)

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FOUR! Full toss from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, outside off and Wade drives that through the covers for another four. He is keeping Australia in the hunt

22:16 (IST)

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FOUR! Another boundary and this time to the third man region. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls that full, offers some width and Wade plays guides that for a boundary

22:10 (IST)

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FOUR! Short one from Harshal Patel and Wade pulls that away for a boundary to the leg side

22:04 (IST)

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WICKET! One more for Axar Patel. He keeps it full, tosses it up a bit as Inglis tries to go the sweep but misses it completely as the ball hits the stumps behind. Australia have lost five now

21:58 (IST)

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FOUR! Two boundaries on the trot. Inglis first goes for the reverse sweep to the third man and then slogs that through mid-wicket for another boundary 

21:55 (IST)

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WICKET! That's another one gone. Umesh Yadav gets two in the over. He bowls it back of the length as Maxwell gives himself some room and tries to go over point but only manages to edge that to Dinesh Karthik. The on field umpire once again gives that not out and Rohit Sharma goes upstairs. The DRS shows a spike as the ball passes that bat and the batter has to walk back

21:52 (IST)

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WICKET! That's a massive wicket. Steve Smith is GONE! Umesh Yadav bowls that full, way outside off as Smith initially attempts to shuffle across and hit it over the wicket-keeper's head again but has to make the adjustment at the last moment as it was way outside off and tries to place that to the third man but only manages to edge it to Dinesh Karthik behind. The on-field umpire gives that not out but the DRS shows a clear spike as the ball passes the bat and he has to walk back

21:47 (IST)

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SIX! Cross seam, fuller delivery, outside off from Umesh Yadav and Steve Smith shuffles across and scoops it over for a maximum

21:44 (IST)

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WICKET! India have the breakthrough straight after the break. Axar Patel once again comes round the wicket, bowls it touch fuller, offers some width as Green tries for another aerial stroke but miscues it completely and Kohli holds on to a good catch running forward from long on

21:38 (IST)

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SIX! Another one from Green. Slower, length ball and Cameron Green drags that to the backward square leg boundary for another six

21:38 (IST)

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SIX! Another one from Green. Slower, length ball and Cameron Green drags that to the backward square leg boundary for another six

21:30 (IST)

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FOUR! That can prove a costly drop for India as Green is not shying away from playing his strokes. Back of the length from Pandya and the batter goes for the pull, top edges that and the ball runs away for a boundary over the wicket-keeper's head

21:27 (IST)

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FOUR! Steve Smith welcomes Hardik Pandya with a boundary. Touch fuller, outside off and Smith dances down the track to hammer that over mid off for a boundary

21:26 (IST)

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FOUR! A four to follow that six. Tossed up, going down the leg from Chahal and Green sweeps that for a boundary to the deep fine leg area

21:24 (IST)

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SIX! That has been hammered away. A touch quicker delivery from Chahal, onto the stumps and Green slog sweeps that over mid-wicket for a maximum

21:17 (IST)

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FOUR! A boundary to finish that over. Green gives himself some room as Chahal follows him, bowls it touch back of the length. The batter hits that through the covers for a boundary

21:11 (IST)

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WICKET! Axar Patel provides the breakthrough. He comes round the wicket to Aaron Finch, bowls that full and straight as the batter goes for the slog sweep but misses it completely and is cleaned up

21:08 (IST)

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FOUR! Short and wide from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Aaron Finch hammers that over covers for another boundary

21:02 (IST)

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FOUR! Good start from Green. He gets one to the fine leg region and then hammers two in a row through mid off. Three boundaries on the trot

20:57 (IST)

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SIX! Aaron Finch starts off the proceedings with a maximum. Fuller delivery, outside off from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and he goes over mid off for a maximum

20:49 (IST)

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Riding on some brilliant batting from Hardik Panyda in the death overs , India posted a massive total of 208/6 in 20 overs. Pandya remained unbeaten at 71 off 30

20:45 (IST)

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SIX! Three in a row from Hardik Pandya. Short and wide from Green and Pandya throws his bat on to it and gets another maximum over third man this time

20:44 (IST)

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SIX! Fuller, outside off and Pandya dispatches that over long off for another six. That brings up 200 for India

20:43 (IST)

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SIX! Flat and straight out of the park. Back of the length, outside off and Pandya pulls that with authority over cow corner for another maximum

20:36 (IST)

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WICKET! A good review from Australia. Dinesh Karthik tried to negotiate that length ball, around the middle and leg stump line towards the on side but misses it completely as it hits the pads. The Australian side appeal but the on field umpire gives that not out. Finch goes upstairs and the DRS shows three reds and Karthik has to depart

20:28 (IST)

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SIX! Hammered away once again. Fuller delivery from Cummins, right into the slot and Pandya dispatches that over mid-wicket boundary for a maximum

20:25 (IST)

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FOUR! Hazlewood bowls a full toss and Hardik Pandya hits that straight back past the bowler for a boundary. That's another one for Pandya

20:24 (IST)

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FOUR! Fuller from Hazlewood, way outside off, Hardik Pandya reaches out for that, throws his bat on it and gets enough to get a boundary to the third man area

20:18 (IST)

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WICKET! Soft dismissal. Nathan Ellis bowls that full, outside off and Axar Patel takes the aerial route but miscues his stroke and is caught at long off

20:14 (IST)

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FOUR! Back of the length from Pat Cummins and Hardik Pandya hits that over covers for a boundary. He is scoring runs at a brisk pace

20:12 (IST)

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FOUR! Length ball from the pacer and Axar Patel hits that straight back for a boundary

20:06 (IST)

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WICKET! Suryakumar Yadav has to walk back. Cross seam, length ball, outside off, SKY tries to hit that over the wicket-keeper's head but only manages to edge straight back to him. He has to walk back after a stunning knock

20:04 (IST)

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SIX! That three sixes in a row for India. Length ball, just outside off and Hardik Pandya hammers that over mid-wicket for a maximum

20:02 (IST)

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SIX! Suryakumar Yadav clears his front leg on that tossed up delivery from Zampa and hammers that over long on for a maximum. He is looking in fine, fine touch

19:57 (IST)

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WICKET! Australia finally have the breakthrough. Josh Hazlewood bowls a knuckle ball, fuller in length, on to the stumps and KL Rahul flicks it again but is deceived with the pace and is caught in the deep

19:55 (IST)

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SIX! Suryakumar Yadav is looking in brilliant touch today. That's another maximum from his willow. The right-hander flicks that fuller delivery, on to the stumps for a maximum over widish long on

19:42 (IST)

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SIX! KL Rahul finishes the over with a maximum. Glenn Maxwell comes round the wicket, bowls it touch fuller, on to the stumps and Rahul slog sweeps that for a maximum over mid-wicket region

19:37 (IST)

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SIX! Mammoth hit, that is. KL Rahul once again gets that bottom hand into play and dispatches the fuller delivery, around the leg stump line for a maximum over deep fine leg boundary

19:33 (IST)

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FOUR! Tosses up from Zampa, just outside off and Suryakumar Yadav finds the gap around the cow corner region for a boundary. He is looking in good touch at the moment

19:23 (IST)

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WICKET! Australia have the big one. Virat Kohli departs. Fuller and a slower delivery, outside off from Ellis and Kohli hits that straight to the fielder at mid on. India lose two now

19:19 (IST)

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FOUR! KL Rahul doesn't time that well but he will still get a boundary as the fielders are inside the circle. Zampa tosses that one a bit, turns it away from the right-hander as KL takes the aerial route and gets a boundary on the off side

19:13 (IST)

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WICKET! That's the early breakthrough that Australia needed. Touch fuller from Hazelwood this time, around the off stump line and Rohit Sharma once again takes the aerial route but doesn't connect it well and is caught in the deep by Ellis who takes a superb catch running forward

19:10 (IST)

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SIX! KL Rahul joins the party now. Length ball, outside off, Rahul shuffles a bit, gets that bottom hand into play and hits it over mid-wicket boundary for a maximum

19:09 (IST)

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FOUR! This time he comes down the track on that fuller one, outside off and hits it over point fielder for a boundary

19:08 (IST)

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SIX! And that's the first maximum of the match. Fuller, around middle and leg stump channel from Cummins, Rohit Sharma utilizes the pace on the ball nicely and flicks that one over deep fine leg fielder 

19:00 (IST)

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We are moments away from LIVE ACTION. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul will open the innings while Josh Hazlewood will bowl the first over

18:41 (IST)

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Playing XI
Australia: Aaron Finch(c), Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Josh Inglis, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood

18:40 (IST)

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Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik(w),  Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal

18:36 (IST)

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For India, Bumrah is not playing this first match while Rishabh Pant has also not been included in the final XI. "Bumrah is not playing, he will take a game's break and probably come back in the second and the third game. We have Axar and Chahal. Pant misses out," Sharma said at the toss

18:31 (IST)

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Australia skipper Aaron Finch has won the toss and he has elected to bowl first against India in this first encounter. "We're going to have a bowl first. It is about building up to the World Cup, and about getting some information about our boys. Really excited. You expect to be tested, hopefully some dew comes out. The pitch looks hard and flat," Finch said at the toss