IND vs AUS 1st T20I: Opener KL Rahul blasted into form while Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya maintained their form, powering India to 208/6 against Australia in the 1st T20I.

India lost Rohit Sharma (11) in the 3rd over by Josh Hazlewood and Virat Kohli (35) in the 5th over by Nathan Ellis. However, opener KL Rahul blasted into form as he smashed 55 runs off 35 balls with 4 fours & 3 sixes. The batter was dismissed in the 12th over by Josh Hazlewood. 

Batting at #4, Suryakumar Yadav displayed some great pick-up shots as he scored 46 runs off 25 balls with 2 fours & 4 sixes. The batter was dismissed just 4 runs shy of a half-century by Cameron Green in the 14th over. Dinesh Karthik (6) and Axar Patel (6) were also dismissed cheaply.

However, Hardik Pandya kept thrashing the Australian bowlers in the latter half of the innings, smacking 7 fours & 5 sixes. Pandya went unbeaten after 71 runs off just 30 balls, striking at 236.67. 

For Australia, Nathan Ellis picked up 3 wickets while Josh Hazlewood picked up 2 wickets. Cameron Green also managed 1 wicket to his name. Australia now needs 209 runs, which would be the highest run chase between the two sides, to go 1-0 up in the 3-match T20I series. 

Earlier, Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss & opted to bowl first against India in the 1st T20I. This match is being played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.

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