India Champions vs Australia Champions, 1st Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
India Champions won by 46 runs (India Champions 196/7, Australia Champions 150).
- India Champions: 196/7 (20 ov)
- Australia Champions: 150 (16.2 ov)
Match report
India Champions (IND-C) faced Australia Champions (AUS-C) in the 1st Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Play began on Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 11:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Australia Champions won the toss and chose to bowl.
India Champions made 196/7 in 20 overs, with Yuvraj Singh top-scoring on 71 from 44 balls. Ben Laughlin was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 20. Australia Champions made 150 in 16.2 overs, with D'Arcy Short top-scoring on 65 from 28 balls. Dhawal Kulkarni was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 44.
Result: India Champions won by 46 runs. Yuvraj Singh was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
India Champions · 1st innings: 196/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naman Ojha | c Kane Richardson b Ben Laughlin | 31 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 119.23 |
| Ambati Rayudu | c Ben Laughlin b Ben Hilfenhaus | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Stuart Binny | c Ben Dunk b Ben Laughlin | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 144.44 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Jonathan Wells b Fawad Ahmed | 71 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 161.36 |
| Yusuf Pathan | c Ben Dunk b Fawad Ahmed | 37 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 185 |
| Irfan Pathan | st Ben Dunk b Fawad Ahmed | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Rishi Dhawan | not out | 35 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 291.67 |
| Piyush Chawla | run out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: Harbhajan Singh, Mohit Sharma
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.5 |
| Kane Richardson | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 11 |
| Ben Laughlin | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6.67 |
| Fawad Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 10.33 |
| D'Arcy Short | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 |
Australia Champions · 1st innings: 150 (16.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Arcy Short | c Pawan Negi b Dhawal Kulkarni | 65 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 232.14 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Ambati Rayudu b Mohit Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Dunk | st Naman Ojha b Harbhajan Singh | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
| Joe Burns | c Stuart Binny b Mohit Sharma | 45 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 140.63 |
| Callum Ferguson | c Ambati Rayudu b Dhawal Kulkarni | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wells | c Ambati Rayudu b Dhawal Kulkarni | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157.14 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | c Rishi Dhawan b Dhawal Kulkarni | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kane Richardson | b Piyush Chawla | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | c Rishi Dhawan b Mohit Sharma | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Fawad Ahmed | c Stuart Binny b Piyush Chawla | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Ben Laughlin | not out | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 5
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohit Sharma | 3 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 10.67 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | 4 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 11 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 12.33 |
| Piyush Chawla | 3.2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Rishi Dhawan | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 |
Latest overs
- Over 17 (AUS-C, Piyush Chawla): 1 runs, 146/10 – W 1
- Over 16 (AUS-C, Dhawal Kulkarni): 9 runs, 145/9 – • • 6 1 1 1
- Over 15 (AUS-C, Mohit Sharma): 4 runs, 136/9 – 1 W 1 1 1 W
- Over 14 (AUS-C, Piyush Chawla): 3 runs, 132/7 – • W 1 1 • 1
- Over 13 (AUS-C, Mohit Sharma): 12 runs, 129/6 – 1 6 1 1 wd 1 1
- Over 12 (AUS-C, Rishi Dhawan): 4 runs, 117/6 – 1 1 • 1 0lb 1