Bradman & Sehwag tear into Aussie pace at the G

Asia XI's all-time openers blaze 142 in 12 overs; Australia fold chasing 221 at the MCG.

Asia XI

220/5 (20.0)

Australia

183/8 (20.0)

Asia XI won by 37 runs

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · T20 · 2026 · Australia won the toss & chose to field

How it played out

Bradman and Sehwag turn the MCG into a shooting gallery, hammering 142 inside twelve overs against a shell-shocked Australian attack. Sehwag picks Cummins and Ellis for boundaries off the first over; Bradman, classical and ruthless, drives Hazlewood through cover at will. Kohli finishes the carnage with a 22-ball cameo as Asia XI post 220 for 5. The chase begins brightly through Head, but Bumrah's yorkers and Rashid's wrong'uns choke the middle overs. Tim David swings late, yet 64 from the final five overs proves beyond Australia. Bradman, with 86 off 41, walks away with the player-of-the-match medal.

Asia XI innings

220/5(20.0 ov)

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Don Bradman	c Inglis b Cummins	86	41	11	4	209.8
Virender Sehwag	b Zampa	58	32	8	3	181.3
Sachin Tendulkar	c Maxwell b Zampa	14	11	2	0	127.3
Virat Kohli	c David b Hazlewood	32	22	3	1	145.5
Babar Azam	c Inglis b Ellis	9	8	1	0	112.5
MS Dhoni*	not out	6	5	0	0	120.0
Hardik Pandya*	not out	5	3	0	1	166.7
Extras		10 (wd 6, nb 1, b 0, lb 3)
Total		220/5 (20.0 overs)

Fall of wickets

142-1 (Virender Sehwag, 11.4 ov) · 161-2 (Don Bradman, 13.5 ov) · 168-3 (Sachin Tendulkar, 15.1 ov) · 192-4 (Babar Azam, 17.4 ov) · 208-5 (Virat Kohli, 19.1 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Pat Cummins	4.0	41	1	10.25
Josh Hazlewood	4.0	38	1	9.50
Nathan Ellis	4.0	47	1	11.75
Adam Zampa	4.0	36	2	9.00
Glenn Maxwell	2.0	28	0	14.00
Mitchell Marsh	2.0	27	0	13.50

Australia innings

183/8(20.0 ov)

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head	c Dhoni b Bumrah	54	29	6	3	186.2
Jake Fraser-McGurk	b Akram	18	12	3	0	150.0
Mitchell Marsh	lbw b Rashid Khan	22	19	2	1	115.8
Glenn Maxwell	st Dhoni b Rashid Khan	11	13	1	0	84.6
Tim David	c Pandya b Bumrah	41	21	2	4	195.2
Marcus Stoinis	c Kohli b Pandya	14	11	1	1	127.3
Josh Inglis	run out (Sehwag)	8	6	1	0	133.3
Pat Cummins	c Bumrah b Akram	6	5	0	0	120.0
Adam Zampa*	not out	2	4	0	0	50.0
Josh Hazlewood*	not out	0	0	0	0	0.0
Extras		7 (wd 5, nb 0, b 0, lb 2)
Total		183/8 (20.0 overs)

Fall of wickets

38-1 (Jake Fraser-McGurk, 3.4 ov) · 82-2 (Travis Head, 7.2 ov) · 105-3 (Glenn Maxwell, 11.1 ov) · 119-4 (Mitchell Marsh, 13.3 ov) · 148-5 (Marcus Stoinis, 16.4 ov) · 165-6 (Tim David, 18.2 ov) · 172-7 (Josh Inglis, 19.1 ov) · 181-8 (Pat Cummins, 19.5 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Wasim Akram	4.0	31	2	7.75
Jasprit Bumrah	4.0	28	2	7.00
Rashid Khan	4.0	26	2	6.50
Hardik Pandya	4.0	42	1	10.50
Shakib Al Hasan	4.0	54	0	13.50

Player of the Match

Don Bradman

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"Bradman and Sehwag open for an all-time Asia XI against the 2026 Australia T20 squad at the MCG. T20 format."

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