Green, Wade power Australia to victory over India in 1st T20

MOHALI, India (AP) — Matthew Wade put on a spectacular finish to help Australia beat India by four wickets in the first Twenty20. Wade reached 45 not out off 21 deliveries as Australia finished with 211-6 in 19.2 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Earlier, Cameron Green (61) smacked his maiden T20 half-century off only 26 balls. Hardik Pandya’s hit 71 not out off 47 balls to set up India’s 208-6 (20 overs). Pandya had seven fours and five sixes in a death-over assault against Australian bowling. Lokesh Rahul (55) also scored a half-century. The second T20 will be played in Nagpur on Friday. The series is a tune-up for the World Cup in Australia that starts next month.