The two finalists of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, India and Australia are clashing against each other once again but this time, they are playing in a 5-match T20I series and India started with a bang by winning the first T20I of the series. The first T20I was played yesterday at Dr. Y.S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium – Visakhapatnam and the young Indian team headed by Suryakumar Yadav defeated the Aussies by 2 wickets with 1 ball remaining.
After India chose to bowl first, the Aussies put up a huge total of 208/3 on the scoreboard but the Indian team managed to chase the target successfully and skipper Suryakumar Yadav played a brilliant knock of 80 runs and helped his team in winning the match. Ishan Kishan also played a superb knock of 58 runs and it was Rinku Singh (22* runs) who batted with calmness during the critical phase and took his team home as the winner.
After the match, SKY praised the youngsters for playing so well, he said, “Very happy with the way the boys played. Was very happy with their energy, we were put under pressure but the way everyone showed up was amazing.”
Talking about leading the team, SKY said, “It’s a proud moment, very proud moment, every time you play, you think about representing India but coming out here and captaining India is a big moment.”
Talking about his batting in the match, SKY said, “We’ve been in such situations many times in franchise cricket, just told Ishan to enjoy himself. We knew what was going to happen. I left the luggage of captaincy in the dressing room. I try to enjoy my batting.”
Well played team India!
