IND vs AUS 1st T20I HIGHLIGHTS: Suryakumar Yadav shines as India record thrilling last-ball win

Bowlers did a great job. We were put under pressure... Credit to Mukesh Kumar, the way he bowled. Everyone was eager to do well for the team, especially Rinku - it was his first game against a big team. Credit goes to Surya bhai for the way he played. He was taking on the bowlers... Plan was to give just 15-odd runs to the bowlers. The ball in which I got out, he was asking me to take a single. The communication was very good.

Rinku Singh pulls off a win with a six on the last ball and takes the game home. India win the thrilling game by 2 wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the series. Rinku finishes with 22* off 14 balls.

Golden duck for Ravi Bishnoi. Australia takes the game to the wire with two back-to-back wickets. India need 2 runs in 2 balls with Rinku Singh on strike.

Sean Abbott makes things interesting in the last over with Axar Patel's wicket. India need 2 runs in 3 balls.

Aaron Hardie pulls off a stunning catch to end Suryakumar Yadav's sensational knock. Suyakumar scored 80 off just 42 balls. India - 194/5 in 17.4 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav smashes a six and two fours off Nathan Ellis to boost India closer to the target. India - 189/4 in 17 overs.

India remain in control of the game despite losing two wickets in quick succession. India - 171/4 in 16 overs.

Tanveer Sangha dismisses Tilak Varma to give Australia some late hopes of a comeback. India - 154/4 in 14.5 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav continues to fire on Australian bowlers as India put 144 runs in 14 overs.

16th T20I fifty for Suryakumar. Indian captain brings his fifty with a straight six off Sean Abbott. India - 142/3 in 13.2 overs.

Ishan Kishan loses his wicket while trying to hit a third consecutive boundary. Ishan scored 58 runs off 39 balls. Tilak Varma joins Surykumar in the middle.

Ishan Kishan smashes a brilliant fifty off just 37 balls. India - 128/2 in 12.1 overs. 

Ishan Kishan smashes a stunning six over the deep mid-on to bring a 100-run stand with Suryakumar Yadav for the third wicket.

India - 114/2 in 11 overs. Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan keep the scoreboard moving with 8 runs off Stoinis' over.

India require a tad over 10 runs per over to chase Australia's total down. India are 106/2 after 10 overs.

India have scaled the 100-run mark in the 10th over and are looking firm in the run chase.

Ishan Kishan (36* off 26 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (38* off 20 deliveries) are taking the attack to the Aussies now. India are 98/2 after 9 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan get India back into the game with a 50-run* stand for the third wicket. India - 75/2 in 7.2 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav welcomes Nathan Ellis with two fours. India - 63/2 in 6 overs. 

Suryakumar and Ishan smash a six each off Sean Abbott as India scorch 20 runs in the 5th over. India - 54/2 in 5 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav brings his signature six over the down leg to ease off early pressure. India - 34/2 in 4 overs.

Matthew Short dismisses Yashasvi Jaiswal to give Australia early control. Jaiswal scored 21 off 8 balls. India - 22/2 in 2.3 overs.

Jason Behrendorff delivers a maiden over to Ishan Kishan. Australia - 12/1 in 2 overs.

Ruturaj Gaikwad gets run out after getting denied by Yashasvi Jaiswal for a second run. India - 11/1 in 0.5 over.

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal walk out to open an innings for India. Marcus Stoinis to bowl first over for Australia.

An excellent 5-run over from Mukesh Kumar finishes the innings. Australia put 208 runs on the scoreboard after fifty from Steve Smith and a sensational hundred from Josh Inglis.

Tim David brings Australia 200 with a huge six off Arshdeep Singh. Australia - 203/3 in 19 overs. 

Inglis departs after a sensational hundred. Prasidh picks his first wicket of the game with Yashasvi taking a catch at deep square leg. Australia - 180/2 in 17.2 overs.

Fastest T20I fifty for Australia

1. Josh Inglis - 47 balls (Today)
2. Aaron Finch  - 47 balls vs England in 2013
3. Glenn Maxwell - 49 balls vs Sri Lanka in 2016

Josh Inglis records his maiden international hundred and takes only 47 balls. Australia 171/2 in 16.4 overs. 

Steve Smith suffers an unfortunate run-out after a miscommunication with Inglish at the non-striker's end. Australia - 161/2 in 15.5 overs.

Steve Smith scored an excellent 50* off 40 balls with two brilliant fours off Mukesh Kumar. 

Josh Inglis erupts with three big sixes off Ravi Bishnoi. Australia - 151/1 in 15 overs. 

Josh Inglis and Steve Smitha add 10 runs in the 14th over off Prasidh Krishna to put Australia in a strong position to finish high.

Australia add 10 runs in this over and are looking to accelerate further with 9 wickets in hand. Australia - 120/1 in 13 overs. 

Maiden T20I fifty for Josh Inglis. The wicketkeeper batter takes only 29 balls to reach 50. Australia - 110/1 in 12 overs. 

Steve Smith smashes Axar Patel for a straight four over the bowler's head. Australia - 92/1 in 11 overs.

Australia - 83/1 in 10 overs. Steve Smith (24* off 24 balls) and Josh Inglis (45* off 25 balls) put Australia in dominant position in the game.

Josh Inglis smashes another six off Ravi Bishnoi as Australia dominate Indian bowlers at the moment. Australia - 75/1 in 9 overs.

Josh Inglis brings the team's fifty with a four and six off Prasidh Krishna. 19 runs in the over. Australia - 65/1 in 8 overs. 

Steve Smith welcomes Mukesh Kumar with a stunning boundary to the covers. Australia - 46/1 in 7 overs.

India make an excellent comeback with Short's wicket in the 5th over and concedes only 5 runs in the next. Australia - 40/1 after 6 overs.

Two recent World Cup winners Steve Smith and Josh Inglis in the middle as Australia look to avoid more wickets in the powerplay. 

Ravi Bishnoi bowls out Matthew Short to give India the breakthrough they needed. Short scores 13 runs off 11 balls. Australia - 31/1 in 4.4 overs.

Australia - 30/0 in 4 overs. Matthew Shorts smashes two fours off Axar Patel as India introduce an early spin.

Two excellent fours from Steve Smith off young pacer Prasidh Krishna to set an early momentum for the travelling side. Australia - 20/0 after 2 overs.

Veteran Steve Smith pulls off a beautiful cover drive off Arshdeep Singh in the opening over. Australia - 7/0 after 1st over. 

We would have bowled first as well, looks a bit tacky and dew could come later. Always an opportunity for young players to play in India, just around 10-12 matches for the next WC and we're looking forward to it. Some WC guys are resting - Maxwell, Zampa and Head are not playing tonight

Australia Playing XI: Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (c & wk), Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha

We will bowl first. The wicket looks good, dew should come later and should make the pitch better. It's a little difficult, but there's always light at the end of the tunnel. Lots of positives and looking forward to the series. The guys have played a lot of franchise and domestic cricket, just told them to express and enjoy themselves. Washington, Shivam and Avesh are sitting out.

India Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna

Suryakumar Yadav wins the toss and elects to bowl first.

I met the squad in the afternoon today (Wednesday). I told them lets be selfless when you go on to the field. I am a guy who doesn't think about personal milestones. I have told them to keep the team first. Keeping the (2024) T20 World Cup in mind, all the games we are going to play are very important. I want us to be fearless.

Travis Head played out a match-winning hundred in the ODI World Cup final a few days ago and is included in the T20I side today. Will he start for Australia or will be rested for the opening game?

With deadline to announce retention list coming close, a lot IPL updates are coming:

Ben Stokes has pulled out of IPL 2024 and this has been CONFIRMED by CSK.

Surykumar Yadav faces a positive headache today as three players Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan and Yashasvi Jaiswal bidding for the openers' role. It will be interesting to see if India start with two spinners or a three-spin attack with Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi and Axar Patel available for the selection. 

India's probable playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krisha, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh

India thrashed South Africa by 48 runs in the last T20I match played at Visakhapatnam's Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in June 2022. However, Australia beat India in their only T20I game at this venue in February 2019. In 3 T20I match played here, India have won two and lost one.

India holds an impressive head-to-head record against Australia in the recent T20Is with three wins in the latest five encounters. India also beat Australia in the last three-match T20I series at home in September 2022 with Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel making the difference. 

India T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Avesh Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Jitesh Sharma (wk)

Australia T20I Squad: Matthew Wade (c & wk), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha, Aaron Hardie, Kane Richardson

Hello and welcome to India TV's live blog for the India vs Australia 1st T20I game today. 

Stay tuned for timely updates and scores as the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian team takes on Australia in the series opener at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.