AUS vs IND

Australia take a 1-0 lead in this 5-match series with three games to go with this nearly flawless performance. India will need to be much better down in Hobart in a couple of days time when the two teams will meet next on Sunday (Nov 2). Can already see live visuals with the head coach Gautam Gambhir engaged in a deep conversation with captain Suryakumar Yadav and a couple others. Hazlewood will not be there for the remainder of the series and Australia will have to make a couple of changes with their changes to the squad in the next match. We will be back again, for now this is Sourabh Agrawal and Darpan Tikiya singing off, cheers!

Mitchell Marsh (Australia Captain): "It was a good toss to win. There was a bit of moisture underneath and Hoff (Hazlewood) is such a great bowler when there is a bit in it. As a collective, we bowled really well and kept trying for wickets once we got a few early. Since the last WC we've tried to build a squad of 2 players who can come to the team if required and be a part of the WC. Got some great young talent through coming through Australia. (About his batting) Was bit nervous on 10 off 10 but then got going, Heady (Head) took the pressure off as he always does. Nice to chase that down. Have so much respect for the Indian team, it is going to be an exciting 3 games."

Suryakumar Yadav (India captain): "The way Hazlewood bowled in the powerplay... If you are four down in the powerplay, it is not easy. So, credit goes to him. Abhishek knows what his game is. Hopefully he does not change it much and sticks to this and wins as many games as possible. (On the plans for the next game) We need to bat well, put runs on the board and then, come out and defend. 

Josh Hazlewood has been named as the Player Of The Match for his 3/13 in 4 overs, here are his words: "The ball seems to be coming out nicely from my hand in whatever format I am playing and on a pitch like this, did not feel to change much, we kept it simple and it worked for us. Just minor changes here and there. Have been playing cricket up north in New Zealand and before that in West Indies. Everything feels in a right place and I'm good to go (speaking about the Ashes). It is important to get the red ball miles in your legs. No better place to learn than right here in front of 80-odd thousand people, we've got a nice group of quicks fighting for spots. Will head back home and prepare for the Shield game before heading to Perth for the first test."

10:34 PM local time, 5:04 IST: MATCH SUMMARY

Australia (126/6 in 13.2 overs) beat India (125 all-out in 18.4 overs) by 4 wickets with 40 balls to spare

Mitchell Marsh 46(26) | Josh Hazlewood 3/13(4)
Abhishek Sharma 68(37) | Varun Chakaravarthy 2/23(4)

The scorecard might trick you but that is as comprehensive as it gets from Australia and they have steamrolled India in front of 82438 people at the MCG.

It was all set up a masterclass with the new ball from Josh Hazlewood who dented India in the powerplay and truth be told India never really recovered from being 32/4 at the end of 5 overs.

Abhishek Sharma was the lone warrior for India as he held one end up with wickets falling all around him. His 68 combined with Harshit Rana's 35 with the pair being the only two batters for India to get into double-digits, took India to some kind of respectability before India were bundled out inside 19 overs but the total of 125 was never going to near-enough.

Not when the opposition openers Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head rocket upto 50 in 4 overs and kill the run chase right there and then. Head got after Bumrah who tried a bit too hard at the start while Rana was a bit too short or full with the new ball. Marsh got after Kuldeep with a 20-run over before getting out to him.

Varun bowled a lovely spell with 2/23 and Bumrah nipped out two in two right at the fag end but the result was never in question. Australia hands down were the better team and by a distance too as they won with more than 6 overs to spare in the end and register their first T20 victory over India at the MCG after 2008.

13.2 Kuldeep Yadav to Marcus Stoinis, good length delivery at the off pole. Pushed into the gap towards cover. They come back for two and seal the victory. Australia have been thoroughly dominant today. A top spell from Hazlewood at the top set it up for them. Yes, India fought well with the ball. However, it was not enough. The hosts are not 1-0 up in this series.

13.1 Kuldeep Yadav to Marcus Stoinis, hurls it flat on the fuller side of good length, 86.7 kph. Stoinis went for the hard sweep, but failed to put it away. 

Still 2 needed if any of you forgot, that was something that will surely make the Indians fans happy though. Stoinis up against with a slip and a leg slip, he will want to end this in one ball.

12.6 Jasprit Bumrah to Xavier Bartlett, anti-climatic! Bumrah delivered this one on a good length, at the off pole. Bartlett waited patiently for it to arrive and then dabbed it into the ground using soft-hands and a straight bat. 

Xavier Bartlett to face the hat-trick ball. The fielders have crowded him up, this looks like a test match. Almost everyone up in the ring and in a few steps.

PHEW! Thanks for coming, Matthew Short. Bumrah has a big smile on his face and now he will be on a hat-trick. We are not short of excitement.

12.5 Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Short, BOWLED! A BUMRAH SPECIAL! A searing yorker that came tailing in towards the middle pole. Short was probably not expecting it since there were two slips and a short leg in place. He was a split second late in plunging the bat down and the ball had sneaked through. Bumrah will be on a hat-trick now.