Mumbai: Shubman Gill and skipper Surya Kumar Yadav aka SKY had just started to cut loose and were threatening to post an imposing total when the skies opened up for the second time during the opening T20 International against Australia on Wednesday evening.

With the rain not relenting, the umpires were forced to call off the match at Canberra’s Manuka Oval, with India on 97/1 in 9.4 overs. ADVERTISEMENT

Asked to bat first after Mitchell Marsh won the toss, the flamboyant Abhishek Sharma (19) spanked four boundaries before chipping one straight to mid-off.

SKY, looking to get back among the runs after four low scores in last month’s Asia Cup, announced his intentions by hitting a typical pick-up six over square leg off the miserly Josh Hazlewood.

India reached 43/1 in 5 overs when rain

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