Spinners Ravi Ashwin (2-28) and Ravindra Jadeja (2-21) triggered a game-defining collapse – from on track at 1-89 in the ninth over, Australia were derailed and lost their last nine wickets for just 62 runs.
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Australia were bowled out for 151 runs in 19.3 overs. The beauty about his batting is the top hand, when needed to play shots on the onside and the same delivery, same line, same length the bottom hand comes into play and he whips it to mid-wicket, so what does a bowler do.
Warner was out by the time the field spread after the powerplay.
Finch twice hit Jadeja for two in his first over.
However, debutante opener Beth Mooney’s run-a-ball 36 followed by an entertaining knock of unbeaten 41 by Alyssa Healy lower down the order helped Australia post 140/5.
“It is something that we need to look at, as two games in a row now in two different formats, fielding has let us down”.
“But definitely your basic batting wasn’t there last night (in Adelaide) and that’s trying to get twos on the big field”.
India and Australia will face off at the MCG and the match after that will be held at the SCG.
The Australian women’s Twenty20 outfit has been given a reality check in a shock five-wicket loss to India at Adelaide Oval.
Warner also reckoned Shaun Tait’s performance in his return to worldwide cricket was better than his figures of 0-45 from four overs indicated. “It’s a great thing for the team at the moment and he deserves the accolades he gets”, he said.
“Definitely [better than the scorecard indicated]”. I think that would have been a more manageable total. “The crowd have been brilliant as well, they have supported us very well right throughout the tour”, the 27-year-old added.
Australia Twenty20 skipper Aaron Finch today heaped praise on Virat Kohli, saying it is almost impossible to stop the Indian batsman once he gets going.
“I thought we bowled well, might have conceded 10-15 runs too many”.
Dhoni and Kohli added quick 13 runs partnership in the end. It’s easy to play a big shot, everyone can play it. But it’s how you calculate where your strengths are and take risks according to that.
While Dhawan struggled in his scratchy innings, Rohit played a cracking cameo at a strike rate of 155.00, including four boundaries and a six.
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Kohli took some time to get his eye in but once he had done that, Aussie bowlers were taken to the cleaners by his bat.
