I thought 167 was par on that wicket, Australian captain Mitchell Marsh said. But batting was pretty hard we had a few partnerships, but we just couldn't get the big one that would give us momentum going into the back end of the innings.
But there was just enough time for a 24-ball cameo from Suryakumar Yadav that suggested the India captain is ready to rediscover his best form on an international stage. Mitch Marsh won the toss and elected to field before the tourists set out to make a fast start with India opener Abhishek Sharma (19 off 14) taking the attack to the Australia bowlers from the first ball.
Nepal beat the West Indies by 19 runs in the first of their three T20I matches in Sharjah, spurring wild celebrations. Cricket fans in Nepal are celebrating their team's historic win over the West Indies in a T20 international match, the country's first-ever triumph over a Test-playing nation. Nepal defeated the two-time former world champions by 19 runs in the first fixture of their three-match T20I series in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday.