India vs Australia 2017, 1st T20I: 5 reasons why India got the better of the Aussies at Ranchi

#2. The inability of the Australian bowlers to cash in on an early dismissal

Coulter-Nile was pretty expensive despite taking the early wicket of Rohit Sharma

Australia were at a disadvantage, having been given only 48 runs to defend in 6 overs. However, they began well by getting the crucial wicket of Rohit Sharma.

However, the Aussie bowlers could not create much pressure on the Indian batsmen despite the early wicket as Coulter-Nile conceded a boundary off the final delivery of his over. In the following over, Andrew Tye made things worse as he conceded 10 runs.

Coulter-Nile’s second over was decent but marred by the boundary he conceded and this brought India’s required run-rate below six. Adam Zampa bowled a decent penultimate over but the match was almost over by then and India finished things off with Virat Kohli smashing a boundary off Dan Christian in the final over.