Australia wins by four wickets after chasing down 209 runs.

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• Sep 20, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

Digital
Desk: Australia won the first T20 International by four wickets, taking a 1-0
lead in the three-match series. Cameron Green's blistering innings, combined
with Matthew Wade's unbeaten 45 off 21 balls, aided the Kangaroos to a
four-ball victory.

Earlier, Hardik Pandya (71 not out) and KL Rahul (55) hit
half-centuries to help India reach 208/6 in 20 overs after Australia captain
Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to bat first. India's playing XI did not
include Jasprit Bumrah or Rishabh Pant.

India defeated
Australia by a score of 208/6 in 20 overs (Hardik Pandya 71 not out, KL Rahul
55; Nathan Elis 3/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/39).

211/6 in 19.2 overs (Cameron Green 61, Matthew Wade 45 not
out; Axar Patel 3/17).