India skipper Suryakumar Yadav was again in his factor with some spectacular hits however inclement climate proved to be an entire dampener as the primary T20 Worldwide towards Australia was referred to as off after a gentle spell of showers right here on Wednesday.

Together with his deputy Shubman Gill (37 not out off 20 balls) additionally in good nick, Suryakumar confirmed managed aggression earlier than unleashing a flurry of engaging strokes en path to his unbeaten 39 off 24 balls. The duo added 62 runs off 35 balls for the second wicket and each appeared good for giant scores which was to not be ultimately. India have been 97 for 1 in 9.4 overs.

Suryakumar, who has had a strike-rate of lower than 110 and managed solely 100 runs in 2025, confirmed why he was as soon as world’s No. 1 ranked T20 batter as he picked up a Josh Hazlewood supply and deposited it over sq. leg fence.

That was the shot of confidence that Suryakumar wanted in his armoury. It solely helped that Manuka Oval strip had good bounce and carry, two important co-factors within the Indian skipper’s sport.

He farmed the strike for a while until he reached 20 earlier than breaking the shackles off Nathan Ellis’ over, the tenth of the innings, as he uppishly square-cut, adopted by an off-drive after which an enormous pull over mid-wicket for a six earlier than the heavens opened up.

On the different finish, Gill blended warning and aggression with some lusty blows, together with a slog-swept six over cow nook off left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann which successfully opened the floodgates.

There have been two breaks throughout the 9.4 overs that India needed to endure and after the primary break, subsequent 4.4 overs turned out to be very productive for the guests with 54 runs coming throughout that section. The rain additionally meant that the ball was getting moist and Australian bowlers discovered it tough to grip.

Earlier, Abhishek Sharma (19 off 14 balls), who began the onslaught with three fours off Xavier Bartlett, couldn’t gauge Ellis’ back-of-the-hand slower supply which was pouched by the mid-off fielder after the southpaw didn’t get the required elevation.

This was after Gill had smashed Ellis for a few boundaries to get going.