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Thursday, February 02, 2012

Australia beat India in first T20

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SYDNEY: Australia defeated India by 31 runs in the first of two Twenty20 internationals at the Sydney Olympic stadium on Wednesday.

Australia scored 171 for four and restricted India to 140 for six.

Man-of-the-match Matthew Wade top scored with 72 off 43 balls in Australia's innings and India did not recover after falling to 81 for six in the 14th over.

India captain M.S. Dhoni top scored for his side with an unbeaten 48 while Dan Christian and David Hussey took two wickets each.

The second match in the series takes place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

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