India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 series against Australia with an 11-run win at Canberra's Manuka Oval on Friday.
After posting 161-7 in their innings, thanks to opener KL Rahul (51) and Ravindra Jadeja (44 not out), the Indians restricted Australia to 150-7.
The next two matches will be played in Sydney on Sunday and Tuesday.
Scoreboard after the first T20 international between Australia and India:
India
KL Rahul c Abbott b Henriques 51
S. Dhawan b Starc 1
V. Kohli c and b Swepson 9
S. Samson c Swepson b Henriques 23
M. Pandey c Hazlewood b Zampa 2
H. Pandya c Smith b Henriques 16
R. Jadeja not out 44
W. Sundar c Abbott b Starc 7
D. Chahar not out 0
Extras (lb2, nb1, w5) 8
Total (for 7 wickets, 20 overs) 161
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Dhawan), 2-48 (Kohli), 3-86 (Samson), 4-90 (Pandey), 5-92 (Rahul), 6-114 (Pandya), 7-152 (Sundar)
Did not bat: M. Shami, T. Natarajan
Bowling: Starc 4-0-34-2 (2w), Hazlewood 4-0-39-0 (1nb), Zampa 4-0-20-1, Abbott 2-0-23-0 (1w), Swepson 2-0-21-1, Henriques 4-0-22-3 (1w)
Australia
A. Finch c Pandya b Chahal 35
D. Short c Pandya b Natarajan 34
S. Smith c Samson b Chahal 12
G. Maxwell lbw Natarajan 2
M. Henriques lbw Chahar 30
M. Wade c Kohli b Chahal 7
S. Abbott not out 12
M. Starc b Natarajan 1
M. Swepson not out 12
Extras (lb4, w1) 5
Total (for 7 wickets) 150
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Finch), 2-72 (Smith), 3-75 (Maxwell), 4-113 (Short), 5-122 (Wade), 6-126 (Henriques), 7-127 (Starc)
Did not bat: A. Zampa, J. Hazlewood
Bowling: Chahar 4-0-29-1, Sundar 4-0-16-0, Shami 4-0-46-0, Chahal 4-0-25-3 (1w), Natarajan 4-0-30-0
Result: India win by 11 runs
Toss: Australia
Umpires: Rod Tucker (AUS) and Shawn Craig (AUS)
TV Umpire: Paul Wilson (AUS)
Referee: David Boon (AUS)
