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India defeated Australia in the first T20I by two wickets in Visakhapatnam to take the 1-0 lead in the five-match series on Thursday, November 23. At the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium, the Indian cricket team managed to chase down a massive score of 208, posted by the Australians in a last-ball thriller.
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The principal architects of the Indian victory were the captain Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan, who scored fifties in double quick time against an Australian bowling attack that wasn’t at its best. Apart from the fiery start from Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the order, Rinku Singh was a key player for Team India in scrapping past the finishing line in the last over.
Earlier in the evening, the Indian bowlers got hit to all corners of the ground, mainly by Josh Inglis, who scored his first international hundred, an innings filled with 11 fours and eight maximums. He received support from the veteran opener Steve Smith, who scored a fifty of his own.
Looking forward to the second T20I, the weather in Thiruvananthapuram is expected to be mostly sunny, but there is a chance of a shower in the afternoon, as per AccuWeather. Although with rains hitting the Greenfield International Cricket Stadium on the eve of the India versus Australia match, a shower could lead to a delayed start to the proceedings on Sunday, November 26.
The possibility of precipitation reduces from 55% in the afternoon to 11% in the evening, which is a welcome sign for the fans as far as watching the full 40 overs of cricket. The maximum temperature is expected to be 32°Celsius, while the minimum temperature is expected to be 25°Celsius at the Greenfield International Cricket Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram during the India versus Australia matchday.
