<p>Chasing 164 for victory, openers Manan Vohra and captain Unmukt Chand were brutal in their reply as they chased down the target in just 12 overs, scoring 167 runs.<br />Vohra struck 15 boundaries and two sixes in his 35-ball 79 while Chand came up with 40-ball 72 that was laced with 11 hits to the fence and three over it.<br /><br />Earlier, opting to bat Australia were dismissed for 163 in 41.1 overs with off-spinner Baba Aparajit picking up five wickets for 38 runs from 8.1 overs.</p>.<p>Only wicketkeeper James Peirson provided some resistance with a patient 51. Apart from Peirson, skipper Cameron Bancroft (27) and William Bosisto (21) managed to get past 20.<br /><br />While defending the total, Australia captain Cameron Bancroft deployed five bowlers but none of them could manage an economy-rate of below 10.<br /><br />Vohra and Chand particularly targeted spinners Ashton Turner and Shane Cassell, slamming them for 17.50 and 23 runs an over respectively.</p>.<p>India take on Sri Lanka in their next game on September 29, while Australia play West Indies on the same day.</p>.<p>In the other match of the day, Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by two wickets in their tournament opener. </p>.<p>Brief scores: Australia: 163 all out in 41.1 overs (Cameron Bancroft 26, William Bosisto 27, James Peirson 51; Baba Aparajith 5-38) lt to India: 167 for no loss in 12 overs (Manan Vohra 79 n.o., Unmukt Chand 72 n.o.).<br /></p>
<p>Chasing 164 for victory, openers Manan Vohra and captain Unmukt Chand were brutal in their reply as they chased down the target in just 12 overs, scoring 167 runs.<br />Vohra struck 15 boundaries and two sixes in his 35-ball 79 while Chand came up with 40-ball 72 that was laced with 11 hits to the fence and three over it.<br /><br />Earlier, opting to bat Australia were dismissed for 163 in 41.1 overs with off-spinner Baba Aparajit picking up five wickets for 38 runs from 8.1 overs.</p>.<p>Only wicketkeeper James Peirson provided some resistance with a patient 51. Apart from Peirson, skipper Cameron Bancroft (27) and William Bosisto (21) managed to get past 20.<br /><br />While defending the total, Australia captain Cameron Bancroft deployed five bowlers but none of them could manage an economy-rate of below 10.<br /><br />Vohra and Chand particularly targeted spinners Ashton Turner and Shane Cassell, slamming them for 17.50 and 23 runs an over respectively.</p>.<p>India take on Sri Lanka in their next game on September 29, while Australia play West Indies on the same day.</p>.<p>In the other match of the day, Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by two wickets in their tournament opener. </p>.<p>Brief scores: Australia: 163 all out in 41.1 overs (Cameron Bancroft 26, William Bosisto 27, James Peirson 51; Baba Aparajith 5-38) lt to India: 167 for no loss in 12 overs (Manan Vohra 79 n.o., Unmukt Chand 72 n.o.).<br /></p>