India vs Australia 2nd T20I Highlights: Glenn Maxwel 113 steers Australia to 7 wicket win
Bangaluru: Australia’s second T20 match also got its name thanks to the stormy turn of Glenn Maxwell (not out 113). Australia defeated India by 7 wickets in the match played at Bangalore’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium. India offered a challenge of 191 runs to win. In reply, Australia achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in 19.4 overs. With this victory, Australia took 2-0 on the two-match T20 series. In the first match played in Visakhapatnam, the visiting team defeated India by three wickets. Australia has made history after 11 years. The Australian team has won any T20 series against India after 11 years. The Australian team won the last Twenty20 series against India in 2007/08. It was a T20 match series and at that time the Indian team was in Australia tour.
India vs Australia 1st T20 highlights: AUSTRILA BEAT INDIA IN LAST BALL .
| India vs Australia 2nd T20I Highlights: Glenn Maxwell 100 steers austrila to 7 wicket win. |
Australia pursued a disappointing start to the target. The hosts lost their two wickets on a total of 22 runs. Marcus Stonnis (7) and Aaron Finch (8) returned to the pavilion soon. After this Maxwell took charge and won the team. Maxwell made two important partnerships. He added 73 for the second wicket with Darcy Short and the third wicket with Peter Handscomb to win the 99-run winning partnership. Maxwell played a wonderful innings in 55 balls with 7 fours and 9 sixes. He completed his third century of T20 International Cricket career in just 50 balls. At the same time, Handscomb scored an unbeaten 20 off 18 balls with one stoppage. Vijay Shankar and Siddharth Kaul got one wicket shock from India.
INDIA INNINGS
Earlier, India scored a huge 190-run stand for the fourth wicket with captain Virat Kohli (72 not out) on a brilliant innings. The Indian team started to bat first before losing the toss and got a good start. Openers Lokesh Rahul (47) and Shikhar Dhawan (14) shared a 61-run partnership for the first wicket with a strong start. However, the Indian team reached 100 runs-reaching the ball. The hosts had lost their three wickets for 74 runs. Rahul, Dhawan and Rishabh Pant (1) were included in these wickets.
After this, captain Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (40) took charge. Both of them shared a 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket, bringing the team to huge scores. Kohli completed his 20th half century of T20 International Cricket career in 29 balls. Kohli hit two fours and six sixes in 38 balls and Dhoni smashed three fours and as many sixes on 23 balls. India’s fourth blow was dropped on Dhoni’s total score of 174. He was touched by Pet Cummins at Aaron Finch’s hands. At the same time, Dinesh Karthik scored an unbeaten 8 off three balls with the help of two fours. India scored 117 runs in the last 10 overs. For Australia, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Jason Bendroff and Darcy Short took one wicket each.
India’s third wicket dropped as wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant on total score of 74. After Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed, wicketkeeper Pant, who came to the crease, lost his wicket cheaply. He made only 1 run in 6 balls and returned to the pavilion. pant dismissed by Darcy Short on the fifth ball of the 11th over. He hit the right-hander Richardson for a big shot at Darcy’s ball.
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