India vs Australia 2017: 1st T20I, 5 things we learnt from the match

Australia v India - Game 1 — India raced to a comfortable victory in the rain-shortened first T20I

Opting to bowl first, Virat Kohli expected his bowlers to step up and dismantle the Australian batting line-up in the first T20I at Ranchi on Saturday. His wish was granted as Australia succumbed to 118/8 before rain prevented them from grabbing a few lucky runs late in the innings.

With rain curtailing the game to six overs, Duckworth-Lewis method estimated that the Indians needed 48 for victory. Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli effortlessly guided the hosts to an easy victory, albeit in the final over of the game.

Earlier, it was Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav who once again tormented the Aussies with their wily leg-breaks and curtailed the flow of runs. Finch saved face with a valuable 42 but otherwise, the whole batting line-up crumbled.

Here are five takeaways from the match:

#5 The two wrist-spinner ploy is here to stay

Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have established themselves in the playing XI

A common notion in cricket is never to play two wrist spinners. Although they are wicket-takers, wrist spinners tend to give away runs and this theory has prevented teams from fielding more than one in a playing XI. However, this modern Indian team have trashed that notion.

Combining Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav, India have strangled oppositions with control and aggression. The young pair has been quite a revelation meaning Ashwin and Jadeja are far from the selectors' minds at the moment. In the first T20I at Ranchi, the duo was at it once again, picking up three wickets in between them to decimate the Aussies.