Dr. Y.S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam played host to the first T20I between India and recent ODI World Champions Australia. The two teams met only four days ago in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium where Australia beat India to lift their sixth world title; only Suryakumar Yadav retained a spot for the series among the big-hitters and led a fresh-faced team through a series of five matches. (Scorecard | Match Report | Full Coverage)
Powered by a ton from Josh Inglis, Australia set India a target of 209 runs, which the Men in Blue chased down with one ball to spare after a sensational display by captain Surya earlier. The Indian stand-in skipper made 80 off 42 as India chased down their biggest-ever target in T20Is.
Trivandrum will host the second T20 game between the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 finalists, while Guwahati the third. Nagpur and Hyderabad will round off the five-game series.
