India’s innings began with intent as opener Abhishek Sharma charged down the track on the very first ball against Josh Hazlewood, showing early aggression. After a few mistimed swings, he found his rhythm with a boundary to end the over. Facing Xavier Bartlett next, Abhishek added two more fours despite some risky shot selections. Shubman Gill, at the other end, joined the fun with a top-edge that raced for four against Hazlewood, putting pressure on the Australian bowlers.
Gill continued the momentum by greeting Nathan Ellis with two crisp boundaries in three deliveries, surviving a close LBW call in between. However, Ellis had the last laugh as his clever slower delivery deceived Abhishek, who holed out to mid-off for 19 off 14 balls. Suryakumar Yadav, battling a rough patch in T20Is, came in next and announced his arrival in style, flicking Hazlewood for a magnificent six over square leg.
India were looking solid at 43/1 after five overs when rain interrupted play. A 45-minute delay followed, reducing the contest to 18 overs per side. Once play resumed, India picked up right where they left off, with Gill cracking a boundary off Marcus Stoinis and SKY dispatching Matt Kuhnemann for a four and a six. The duo’s attacking intent kept India ahead of the game despite the shortened format.
Bartlett returned to the attack in search of a breakthrough but found little luck as the Indian batters continued to dominate. Josh Philippe dropped a crucial chance off SKY, allowing him to capitalize and further punish Ellis with two more boundaries and a towering six in the next over. The pair looked well set to launch a final assault in the closing overs.
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Unfortunately for the visitors, rain returned—this time with greater intensity—halting India’s charge at 97/1. After a lengthy one-hour delay, the umpires had no choice but to call off the match. What promised to be an entertaining T20 opener ended without a result, leaving fans disappointed as the Gill–SKY partnership’s fireworks were cut short by the weather.