The opening encounter of the three-match Twenty20 International cricket series between India and Australia will be played in Adelaide tomorrow. All India Radio will broadcast ball-by-ball commentary on the match alternately in Hindi and English. The commentary can be heard on RN Channel and additional frequencies from 1.40 p.m. onwards. After the below-par show in the just concluded five-match ODI rubber which they lost 1-4, Team India will now aim to turn their fortunes in the T20 International series which also kicks off their build-up for the ICC World T20 from March 8 to April 3. The men-in-blue will be bolstered by the return of experienced batsmen Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and pacer Ashish Nehra in the squad. Raina had recently led Uttar Pradesh to their maiden glory in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the team management will be hoping senior pros Harbhajan and Nehra use all their vast experience to good effect in the T20 series as the Indian bowling line-up had been hammered in all the five ODIs. Young Jasprit Bumrah, who made an impressive debut at Sydney, claiming two crucial wickets, is likely to feature in the bowling line-up alongside Nehra and Rishi Dhawan. Dhawan replaced seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the series as he got ruled out due to a fractured left thumb. India, who are currently ranked eighth have managed five wins out of nine matches against Australia in T20Is. India can claim the top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings if they make a clean sweep of the three-match series.
News On AIR | January 25, 2016 8:43 PM
India to take on Australia in T20 match tomorrow