AUS vs IND Ball by Ball Commentary

Short ball, on the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma stands tall and pulls it over mid-wicket. The ball slows down on the way to the ropes and is chased by Tim David from the inner ring, keeping the batters down to a couple of runs only.

Tap and run! Length-delivery, around off, Gill gets half forward and taps it between mid off and extra cover for a quick single. 50 UP FOR INDIA IN JUST 4.4 OVERS!

BEATEN! On a hard length, jagging back in a touch, on top of middle. Shubman Gill shapes to pull it across but misses.

An attempted yorker from Bartlett, on middle, Abhishek Sharma shimmies down the track and takes it on the full as he smashes it to mid off for a single.

Back of a length, on the pads, Shubman Gill wrists it away to deep backward square leg for a single.

SIX! BANG! Ellis goes short into the pitch, around off, Abhishek Sharma transfers the weight on the back foot and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a cracking six. 12 runs off Ellis' first over. 28 runs from the last 2 overs for India.

On a hard length, on middle, Shubman Gill waits back and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Short of a length, outside off, slashed hard off the back foot to deep backward point for a single.

HIGH UP AND DROPPED! Abhishek Sharma survives for the second time inside the Powerplay! Ellis hits the back of a length, on the stumps. Abhishek Sharma shapes to pull, but gets a thick top edge that flies behind square on the leg side. Ben Dwarshuis from deep fine leg runs forward to settle under it, but puts down a straightforward chance as he tries to take it while crouching a bit. Probably, he had a bit of a concentration lapse with the fielder converging from the inner ring. But another sitter shelled. Two runs taken.

Slower one again, on a good length, just outside off, Abhishek Sharma weighs on the back foot and punches it to backward point.

A pace-off delivery, probably the back-of-the-hand slower one, wide outside off, on a fuller length. Abhishek Sharma is early into the shot and pushes away from his body. Only manages a thick outside edge that goes uppishly, but wide of the point region for a couple of runs. He also brings up 1000 runs in T20I cricket.

The stumps are attacked on a good length, Shubman Gill gets on the front foot and taps it to the point region with soft hands. This has been some start for the Indians. 16 runs from Ben Dwarshuis's second over. 2-0-27-0 are his figures so far.

FOUR! Geez, that has been struck powerfully! Short of a good length, on middle, Shubman Gill stands tall, picks the length and pulls it to deep square leg for the fourth boundary of the over.

FOUR! Through the gap! Dwarshuis changes the angle and comes from around the stumps. Hits the length hard, angling in on off, Shubman Gill waits for it to arrive and cuts it past backward point for a boundary.

FOUR! Not quite timed well, but enough on it to find the fence! Fuller from Ben, on middle, Shubman Gill dances down the track and heaves it a bit uppishly. It is played off the inner half of the bat, but Gill manages to get it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Closer to the stumps, on a good length, on off, Shubman Gill waits back and steers it to backward point.

FOUR! Sweetly timed! Angles across off, on a fuller length. Shubman Gill leans forward and cracks the cover drive for a boundary through the gap.

Skidding off the deck on a length, outside off, Shubman Gill slashes it through backward point for a single.

FOUR! A shot of authority! Fractionally fuller, on off, Shubman Gill charges down the track and crunches it between mid off and extra cover for a boundary.

Shapes back in from a fuller length, Shubman Gill gets a bit across and knocks it firmly to mid on.

Hits the deck hard, does Xavier. Outside off, Gill dabs it off the back foot to backward point.

Good length, on middle and leg, Abhishek shimmies down again and works it wide of mid on for a single.

On a hard length, just outside off, Abhishek Sharma advances ahead and lofts it over cover-point. Nathan Ellis from deep backward point cleans it up. Two taken.

FOUR! All class! On middle, on a fuller length, shaping back in. Shubman Gill prods forward and flicks it between mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary. Phew! What a first over. 11 runs off it.

IN THE AIR... AND DROPPED! Glenn Maxwell of all people. This one slightly nips into the batter from off, on a fuller length. Abhishek Sharma again shapes to go downtown, but does not get his bat underneath the ball and airs it high in the night sky towards mid off. The ball hangs up for an eternity and Glenn Maxwell has enough time to settle under it. He backtracks, but eventually drops it. A single taken. A big reprieve for Abhishek in the first over itself. But that should have been taken by Maxwell's standards.

FOUR! Smashed! On a back of a length, on top of off with not much lateral movement. Abhishek Sharma shimmies down a bit and flat bats it over mid off for a boundary.

On a good length, around off, Shubman Gill presses forward and taps it in front of mid off and gets a single.

IN THE AIR... LANDS JUST SAFE! Touch full, moving away, on off. Abhishek Sharma lofts it inside out over cover-point. The ball lands in the deep and is cut off by Xavier Bartlett from deep backward point. The batters cross for a single. India and Abhishek are off the mark!

BEATEN! Great start from Dwarshuis! Swings away from off, on a good length. Abhishek Sharma stays in the crease, creates room for himself to go over covers, but misses as the ball shapes away late.