Aus-Ind 1st T20I: 5 Talking Points - The birth of a star, India's spin arsenal and the comeback that failed
India beat Australia by 37 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the T20I series at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. Virat Kohli was named the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 90 from just 55 deliveries.With an average age of 29, this was the oldest Indian outfit ever to take field in a T20 match. But the elements combined to give India a second consecutive win over Australia, though in different formats.MS Dhoni put in a 3-ball cameo to blast the Indian score close to 200 after the Kohli-Raina partnership, and India’s spinners came out on top. One young pace bowler also earned his way into the limelight with his exceptional bowling.Here are the five most talked about issues in the match:
#5 Jasprit Bumrah - 4th best T20I debut by an Indian
Jasprit Bumrah had impressed one and all with his slingy action in the 5thODI, and his showing in the T20 arena must only clasp him closer to the Indian fan. Here finally appears to be a fast bowler who is hard to score off, creates awkward angles at decent pace, bowls yorkers at decent pace, and also takes wickets.
His 3/23 is the 4th best performance by an Indian on T20I debut, and it would be fervently hoped that he does not go the way of unfulfilled promise – a path trodden by many young Indian fast bowlers.
The last wicket of the match was taken by Bumrah with a beautiful yorker, and though the match had been decided by then, it went to show what the Indian bowling attack have lacked in recent times.