India edge Australia in T20 last-ball thriller

Australia 208-3 (20 overs): Inglis 110 (50); Krishna 1-50India 209-8 (20 overs): Suryakumar 80 (42); Sangha 2-47 India won by two wickets Scorecard.

India lost three wickets in three balls in the last match when they needed just two runs to win.< /p>

Rinku Singh smashed the last ball for six to seal victory in emphatic style, only for her to be called a no-ball, which was the winning run.

The five-match T20 series has begun just four days after the teams played in the World 50 over Cup final.

The Australia won the World Cup by six wickets, but here both teams were much changed, with Australians Josh Inglis and Steve Smith and Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav the only players involved in the final.

And all three players made key contributions: wicketkeeper Inglis smashed 110 off 50 balls, including eight sixes and 11 fours. to put up Australia's imposing 208-3, as Smith hit 52 off 41 balls at the top of the order.

Suryakumar then struck 80 from 42 balls in a stand of 112 with Ishan Kishan, who made 58, as the duo led a 22-2 recovery.

When Suryakumar was dismissed in the 18th over, India still needed 15 runs off 14 balls before his last stutter. with only seven races needed.

Axar Patel was caught and bowled by Sean Abbott for two, and Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh were run out trying to put Rinku back on strike.

Rinku was not part of India's World Cup squad but finished with 22 balls on 14 to guide India from chaos to victory. , even if his final six ball was ultimately irrelevant.

Australia rested World Cup winners Glenn Maxwell, Ada...