NEW DELHI – Australia beat India by four runs in their first Twenty20international in Brisbane on Wednesday, despite a fighting 76 from ShikharDhawan in a rain-reduced match.
Chasing a total of 174 under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern run rate system, thevisitors narrowly missed out, losing two wickets in the final over to endwith 169-7.
It gives Australia a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with the secondgame on Friday in Melbourne. – APP/ AFP
