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The first T20I of the five-match series between India and Australia has started with a bang for the wicket-keeper batter Josh Inglis, who smashed Prasidh Krishna for 19 runs in an over at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, November 23. The 27-year-old, who was part of the Indian team in the ODI World Cup 2023, is playing his first international match in months, leading him to spray the ball around in his first spell.
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For the unversed, Suryakumar Yadav, the new India captain, won the toss earlier in the evening, putting the Australians into batting first on a placid batting pitch. The powerplay stage was a decent one for the hosts, with Ravi Bishnoi castling Matthew Short for 13 off 11, but since then, Josh Inglis has got hold of the Indian bowlers, smashing them to all corners of the ground.
In the 8th over of the innings, he hit Prasidh Krishna for three fours and one six before taking the single off the last ball. It led to a plethora of negative reactions for the Indian fast bowler on the social media platform X, some of which are as under:
As of this writing, Australia are 83/1 in 10 overs, with Josh Inglis on 44 off 23, while Steve Smith, who had opened the innings, on 23 off 23. They will be looking to put up a total in excess of 180 to be competitive on the night against a powerful batting lineup of India.
