A concussed Ravindra Jadeja was replaced by Yuzvendra Chahal following India's innings in Canberra with both the players making match-winning contributions much to the frustration of the home side.
Yuzvendra Chahal turned out to be the perfect concussion substitute after an injured Ravindra Jadeja did his part with the bat as the duo played their roles to perfection in India's impressive 11-run victory over Australia in the first T20 International in Canberra on Friday.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who came out as a concussion substitute and took 3 for 25 to play a big part in India's 11-run win against Australia in the first T20 international.
BCCI had even tweeted a statement saying that Jadeja is being assesed by the medical team while captain Virat Kohli mentioned that the batsman felt a bit of dizziness on reaching the dressing room and felt it even after the match had completed.
Jadeja was hit by a Mitchell Starc bouncer in the final over of the Indian innings and he was replaced by Chahal when India came out to defend their total.
Chahal, who was not in the original squad, came in as concussion substitute for Jadeja and grabbed 3 for 25 in a match-winning performance.
Ravindra Jadeja got hit on his helmet en route to his match-defining 44 off 23 and Chahal was named as the concussion subsitute.
While Jadeja smashed an unbeaten 44 off 23 balls to propel India to 161 for 7, his head injury turned out to be a blessing in disguise with India unleashing Chahal (3/25 in 4 overs) on an Australian side caught completely off-guard.
Jadeja was hit on the helment during his knock of 44 off 23 and shortly before he had incurred a hamstring injury for which a physio had come in to the field to ease the pain.
Ravindra Jadeja injured himself during his knock of 43 runs in India's innings at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
Ravindra Jadeja got India the required momentum in the last few overs and also etched his name on the record books. His innings helped post a respectable total on board in 1st T20I against Australia.
Talking about his batting in a post-match interview, Jadeja said he followed MS Dhoni's pattern in shaping the innings.
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Maxwell, who hit 59 off 38 balls, also felt that the run out of wicketkeeper Alex Carey (38) was a key moment of the game that his team lost by 13 runs
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Ravindra Jadeja's flourish with the bat towards the end of the innings has been one of the rare bright spots for the Chennai Super Kings this season.
CSK chased down the 173-run target on the last ball of the match, with Jadeja smashing back-to-back sixes as the MS Dhoni-led side dented KKR's chances of making it to the playoffs.
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