Australia took a 1-0 lead in the five-match home T20I series against India with a dominant four-wicket win in Melbourne on Friday, October 31. The hosts won the toss and chose to field first.They were off to a stunning start, with the visitors reeling at 40/4 after six overs. Star pacer Josh Hazlewood bowled an excellent spell, conceding just 13 runs from his four overs while dismissing Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma.Opener Abhishek Sharma did a fantastic job amid the fall of wickets, notching up a fine half-century. He struck two sixes and eight fours, finishing with 68 runs off 37 balls.He got some support from fast bowler Harshit Rana, who contributed 35 runs from 33 balls. The Men in Blue were ultimately bundled out for 125 in 18.4 overs.Australia chased the target comfortably in just 13.2 overs. Skipper Mitchell Marsh was the top performer with the bat, scoring 46 runs in 26 deliveries at the top of the order.Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav claimed two wickets each. Hazlewood was named the Player of the Match for his wonderful bowling exploits.On that note, let's take a look at three moments from the game that generated a buzz among the fans:#1 Tilak Varma's spectacular boundary catch to provide India with a massive breakthroughAustralia opener Travis Head got off to an impressive start, scoring 28 runs off 15 balls. He formed a 51-run opening stand from 28 deliveries with Mitchell Marsh.The dangerous batter lost his wicket, courtesy of Tilak Varma's sensational effort in the deep. The southpaw went for a big hit down the ground off a length ball from spinner Varun Chakaravarthy.He seemed to have made a good contact. However, he failed to clear the ropes as Varma completed a fantastic catch at the long-on boundary. You can watch the video of the dismissal below:Notably, the catch reminded some fans of Suryakumar Yadav's iconic catch from the 2024 T20 World Cup final.#2 Harshit Rana hits a massive 104m six to Marcus StoinisHarshit Rana was promoted to the No. 7 spot in the batting order for the clash. He was sent in ahead of batting all-rounder Shivam Dube, a move that raised a lot of eyebrows.However, Rana repaid the team management's faith by playing an important knock. He also wowed the viewers with a huge six off Marcus Stoinis' bowling in the 15th over.Stoinis pitched it short on the fifth ball of the over. It was a slower delivery, and Rana clobbered that for a maximum over the mid-wicket fence. Here's a video of the 104m six:#3 Varun Chakaravarthy's mind games with Tim DavidAustralia's swashbuckling batter Tim David walked out to bat in the ninth over of the run chase. When he came on strike, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav attempted to put pressure by placing a short leg fielder.David pulled away when Chakaravarthy came in to deliver the ball. Interestingly, the Indian leg spinner gave the batter a taste of his own medicine right away by stopping mid-way in his action.The mind games worked for India as Chakaravarthy got David caught and bowled in the fourth ball of the same over.The third T20I of the five-match series will take place at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, on Sunday, November 2.