Australia's deep batting line-up gets rolled for 133 in 18 overs. Arundhati Reddy and Renuka Singh were sensational. Ranuka set the tone early with a maiden and two wickets. Reddy then ripped through the middle and lower order. Richa Ghosh keeping up played a big part as Reddy hit a perfect length throughout on a surface that has some hold in it. Australia really battled for timing. Wareham top scored with 30 off 19 among a host of unfulfilled starts. India have a great chance to take the opening match here if they bat well.
Shadow-Shell: "For a second I thought innings ended at 18 overs because of the rain break. Couldn't perceive that Australia is all out"
Gnasher: Only sixth time Australia have been bowled out in the first innings of a T20I.
George: "5/12 off 26 balls without a single boundary from over 13.5 is quite a collapse. On an unrelated note, what more does Richa Ghosh have to do to get a Grade A contract from BCCI? She has been the linchpin for India for quite a while now in all formats."
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