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IND vs AUS 1st T20I: KL Rahul answers critics with bat, plays with strike rate of 157.14

New Delhi: India vice-captain KL Rahul has answered his critics with his brilliant performance against Australia in the first T20I in Mohali.---Advertisement--- Indian opener played for his side with the strike rate of 157.14 and helped his team make a bug target. Rahul garnered 55 runs off 35 runs with 3 maximums and 4 boundaries. ---Advertisement--- […]

New Delhi: India vice-captain KL Rahul has answered his critics with his brilliant performance against Australia in the first T20I in Mohali.

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Indian opener played for his side with the strike rate of 157.14 and helped his team make a bug target. Rahul garnered 55 runs off 35 runs with 3 maximums and 4 boundaries. 

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Rohit Sharma couldn’t get stat on crease for long as he went back for 11 runs. Virat Kohli played 7 balls but could only score 2 runs. Suryakumar Yadav is the second most run-scorer for India and left the crease for 46 runs. 

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Australia opts to field first

Australia has won the toss in the first T20I against India and opted to field first in Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.

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Aaron Finch called this series a building up for the World Cup and said, “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. We have one change from out earlier XI.”

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First published on: Sep 20, 2022 08:33 PM IST


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