Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli and Axar Patel starred for India as they comfortably defeated Australia in the 3rd and final T20I of the 3-match series to win it by 2-1. This was a remarkable comeback from India after losing the first match of the series even after posting a huge total!
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Toss Update: India won the toss and opted to field first.
After being sent into bat first, Australia scored 186 on the board losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Cameron Green (52 off 21) impressed at the top with a 19-ball fifty while Tim David provided a late boost to the scorecard with a 27-ball 54. Axar Patel was once again the pick of Indian bowlers with figures of 3-33 from his 4 overs.
India, chasing 187 runs to win, managed to score 187 losing 4 wickets in 19.5 overs. Suryakumar Yadav (69 off 36) and Virat Kohli (63 off 48) scored most of the runs while Hardik Pandya (25* not out off 16 balls) scored the winning runs. Cameron Green was the most impressive bowler for Australia with figures of 0-14 from his 3 overs. Unfortunately, he didn't get to bowl his 4th over in this match!
Match result: India defeated Australia by a margin of 6 wickets.
Suryakumar Yadav has been adjudged as the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of 69 runs off 36 deliveries 5 fours and 5 sixes. With this 6-wicket victory, India completed a series victory of 2-1 in this 3-match series.
Brief Scores: India: 187-4 in 19.5 overs (Suryakumar Yadav - 69, Daniel Sams - 2-33) defeated Australia: 186-7 in 20 overs (Tim David - 54, Axar Patel - 3-33) by a margin of 6 wickets
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