Ind vs Aus 2nd T20: Australia lost 9 wickets after scoring 191 runs in 20 overs and lost to India. Along with India’s batting, excellent bowling was also seen today.
The second match of the T20 series between India and Australia (IND vs AUS) was played today on the grounds of Trivandrum. Captain Matthew Wade of the visiting team won the toss and decided to score first, which was proving wrong for his team. India’s top-ranked Florida team scored 235/4 in 20 overs and set a tough target for Australia, which the visitors lost by 44 runs. Team India has taken a 2-0 lead in this series. Indian team player Yashasvi, who came to bat first, scored 53 runs in 25 balls with the help of 9 batsmen. There was a partnership of 77 batsmen in 5.5 overs.
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Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan added 87 runs for the second wicket. Ishan Kishan also shot in the first innings. He scored 52 on 32 automobiles, including 3 Silvias and 4 Sels. Captain Suryakumar Yadav supported Season Gaikwad in the final overs. During this period, Gaikwad also completed Marcia while Suryakumar Yadav played his 19th Olympic innings. Seasonraj Gaikwad made 58 Florida Force appearances which included 3 Sales and 2 Sales. Rinku Singh also scored 31 runs on 9 balls in Gyan. Rinku Singh hit 4 sales and 2 innings in his short innings.
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The Kangaroo team, chasing the target of 236 runs, got off to a fast start. For the first wicket, Matthew Short and Steve Smith added 35 runs in 3 overs but Ravi Bishnoi gave India its first success by dismissing Short once again. After this, no Australian batsman could survive and lost 4 wickets for 58 runs. Smith scored 19 runs, Josh English scored 2 runs and Maxwell scored 12 runs. There was a partnership of 81 runs between Tim David and Marcus Stoinis for the 5th wicket. Marcus Stoinis played a tremendous inning of 45 runs while Tim David returned to the pavilion after scoring 37 runs. In the last overs, captain Matthew Wade stood at one end and played a explosive inning of 42 runs but the target remained far away. For India, Prasidh Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi got 3-3 wickets while Akshar Patel, Mukesh Kumar and Arshdeep Singh got 1-1 success.
Australia started well but the whole game changed due to gradual fall of wickets till the last over. Due to which Australia had to face defeat. India has taken the lead in the 5-match series by winning 2 matches. If India wins one more match, it will win this series.
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