India put up a brilliant display to thrash Australia by 8 wickets in the second T20I. They chased down a target of 189 in only 18.3 overs with 5 wickets remaining, taking the series to 1-all. The final took place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. This victory was a much-awaited return to form for the Indian team, and their first victory since their loss last week.
Washington Sundar sparkled with the ball in the match. He made 49 runs in just 23 balls including six fours and three sixes. His explosive batting proved to be the difference between the two sides as he pushed India to a score that proved competitive enough. Tilak played a huge hand in their cause by scoring 29 off 26 balls. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav proved a valuable contributor with a brisk 24 off 11 balls, demonstrating the batting order’s depth and versatility.
India got off to a difficult start as they lost their first wicket at only 33 runs. This happened during the third over of the match. After fighting through a difficult stretch where the team was still 61 for 2 and then 76 for 3. With the middle order re-establishing control, the innings remained assertive. In the end, they arrived at an intimidating score of 1,020, making it a difficult tall order for Australia to exceed.
Nathan Ellis was Australia’s best bowler, taking three key wickets. He continued to dazzle as he finished with incredible figures of 4-0-36-4. Xavier Bartlett played a big role, claiming one for 30 in his four-over spell. Sean Abbott had an awful night with the ball. He conceded 56 runs and failed to pick up a wicket in a little over three overs bowled.
Matt Kuhnemann had a tough day at the office, going wicketless at a cost of 31 runs in four overs. On the flipside, Marcus Stoinis only took one wicket but conceded 22 runs in two overs. No matter what they tried, the Australian bowlers couldn’t stop India’s rampantly attacking batting order.
Australia’s batting order included middle-order bashers like Mitch Marsh and Travis Head. Despite their efforts, they were unable to recover from early damage and were always behind the run rate needed for progression as their innings unfolded. The pressure increased when the woeful pace of the chase continued as wickets continued to fall at vital times, leaving the tourists with a horrible chase.
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