India chased down a target of 4 for 19.4 in the second match of the three-match T20 series against Australia in Sydney. For India, Shikhar Dhawan contributed 56, Hardik Pandya 42 * and Virat Kohli 40 runs. By winning this match, India has taken a 2-0 lead in the series.
Needing 14 runs in the final over, Pandya won the match with 2 balls to spare
India needed 14 runs in the final over in the runchase, with Hardik hitting two off the first ball, six off the second and fourth. Hardik hit 44 * in his 22-ball innings with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes. At the opposite end, Iyer was unbeaten on 12 off 5 balls.
Virat Kohli was caught by keeper Wade off Daniel Sams. He hit 40 off 24 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. Kohli has become the first victim of Sams in International T-20. Earlier, Sanju was caught out by Smith on a long-off bowling by Samson Swapson. He hit 15 off 10 balls with the help of 1 four and 1 six.
11th Fifty in Dhawan's T-20
Shikhar Dhawan hit 52 off 36 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes in the 11th fifty of his T-20 career. He was caught out by Swapson in the deep in Adam Zampa's bowling. Earlier, Lokesh Rahul was caught by Swapson at deep point in the bowling of Andrew Tiny. He hit 30 off 22 balls with the help of 2 fours and 1 six.
Australia gave a target of 195 runs
Australia are 194 for 5 in 20 overs. Captain Matthew Wade scored 58, Steve Smith 46, Moses Henriques 26 and Glenn Maxwell 22 for the Kangaroos. T for India. Natarajan took 2 wickets, while Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal took 1-1 wickets.
Matthew Wade, the second fifty in Wade's T-20, hit 58 off 32 balls with the help of 10 fours and 1 six, hitting the second fifty of his T-20 international career. In Sundar's bowling, Kohli dropped his easy catch on the cover, although he was run out by Kohli / Rahul as Wade was out of the crease.
Glenn Maxwell was caught out by Sundar at the point in Shardul Thakur's bowling. He hit 22 off 13 balls with the help of 2 sixes. While Steve Smith was caught by Hardik at long-off in the bowling of Yuzvendra Chahal. Smith hit 46 off 38 balls with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Missed Chance: Hardik Pandya dropped his catch at deep midwicket in Thakur's bowling while Wade was batting at 39.
Short got out cheaply
Darcy Short Natarajan's bowling was caught by Shreyas Aiyar at deep midwicket. He scored 9 off 9 balls with the help of 1 four
India won the toss and elected to bowl
India captain Virat Kohli has decided to bowl after winning the toss. India have made 3 changes in their squad. Yuzvendra Chahal, Shreyas Aiyar and Shardul Thakur are playing in place of Ravindra Jadeja, Manish Pandey and Mohammad Shami.
While the regular captain of the Australian team is not playing due to a hip injury, Matthew Wade is taking the captaincy instead. Kangaroo has made 3 changes in the team. Mitchell Stark, Josh Hazlewood and Finch will be replaced by Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sam and Andrew Tie
India have not lost a bilateral T-20 series in Australia in the last 12 years. If India wins today's match, it will win the fourth series out of 9 against Australia.
Australia whitewashed his hometown 4 years ago
India last lost a bilateral series in Australia in 2008. The last time India played Australia at home was in 2018, when the series was drawn 1-1. When 4 years ago, Team India whitewashed the Kangaroos 3-0.
Head-to-head
This is the 9th T-20 series between India and Australia. Out of the last 8 series, India won 3 and Australia won 2 series, while 3 were drawn. This is the fourth series between the two teams in Australia. India and Australia have won the series 1-1. 2 series drawn.
In terms of overall matches, 21 T-20s have been played between the two teams so far. Out of them, India has won 12 and Australia only 8, while there was no result in one match, the two teams have met 10 times in Australia, out of which Team India has won 6 T-20s and lost 3. One match did not result.
Weather and pitch report
The sky will be clear in Sydney. The maximum temperature is expected to be 30 degrees and the minimum 17 degrees. The pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground will help the batsmen. The team that wins the toss will want to bowl first. The success rate of the team chasing here is 50%.
India won by 6 wickets: 14 runs needed in the final over, Pandya won the match with 2 balls to spare, India took an unbeaten 2-0 lead in the series.
