Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|02-11-2025
Arshdeep Singh made an excellent comeback in the team by taking 3 wickets.Image Credit source: PTI
Team India made a strong comeback in the T20 series and defeated Australia by 5 wickets. In the third T20 match of the series played in Hobart, Team India won on the basis of the excellent bowling of Arshdeep Singh and then the explosive innings of Washington Sundar and leveled the 5-match series 1-1. Team India won the toss for the first time in this series and got the benefit in the form of victory in the match. Batting first, Australia had made a strong score of 186 runs but Team India chased this score by losing 5 wickets in the 19th over.
The first match of the T20 series was canceled due to rain, while the Indian batsman flopped badly in the second match. But in this match, while chasing the target, the Indian team made batting its strength and won its first T20 match on the Hobart ground. The fourth match of the series will be played on Thursday 6th November in Gold Coast and there Team India will have a chance to take the lead in the series.
Arshdeep-Varun's excellent bowling
Australia batted first in this match but Arshdeep Singh (3/35), who returned to the team, spoiled their start.
The Indian pacer lost two wickets till the third over itself. But Tim David (74), who came after him, batted explosively and completed his half-century in just 23 balls. However, Varun Chakravarthy (2/33) tried to put a break on the Australian innings by taking 2 consecutive wickets in the same over. However, David and Marcus Stoinis continued the attack. After David's dismissal, Stoinis (64) scored his half-century and along with Matthew Short (26 not out) took the team to the score of 186 runs.Sundar's explosive innings
Once again Abhishek Sharma (25) made an explosive start for Team India but this time he could not convert his innings into a big score, while the bad phase of Shubman Gill (15) continued here too.
Although captain Suryakumar Yadav (24) kept the team's momentum going by hitting sixes and fours as soon as he came, but he too could not last long. From here Tilak Verma (29) took charge from one side and took the team to 145 runs. Meanwhile, Sundar, who came to the crease, started beating the Australian bowlers. Then, along with Jitesh Sharma (22 not out), Sundar took the team to victory in the 19th over. However, Sundar could not complete his first half-century and returned unbeaten on 49 runs.
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