IND vs AUS, 5th T20I HIGHLIGHTS: India Close Out Series With Thrilling 6-Run Win
IND vs AUS 5th T20I HIGHLIGHTS: In a last-over finish at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, India beat Australia by 6 runs to win the series 4-1.
India win by 6 runs. What an over by Arshdeep. They had already clinched the series but the scoreline will now be in India's favour 4-1.
Arshdeep putting on a show then and he has got rid of Wade third ball after the first two dots. Australia still need 10 off the last 3 balls.
Australia Need 10 To Win off the last over. Wade on strike.
Thrilling game and a thrilling finish on the cards. Australia need 17 runs from 12 balls.
Two Wickets In Two Balls then for India. Mukesh Kumar on fire. First Matthew Short who gets caught at point before Ben Dwarshuis who gets cleaned up for a golden duck. AUS- 129/7 in 16.4 Overs.
Matthew Wade And Matthew Short In The Middle for Australia.
McDermott goes back for 54 off 36 as he done enough to get Australia over the line from here as he falls to Arshdeep Singh. One would think so with Australia needing 45 runs in 30 balls but cricket is a funny game. AUS- 116/5 from 15 overs.
Timely strike by Axar Patel. He has been miserly so far but now amongst the wickets as well. Tim David the man who falls prey to his bowling, giving an easy catch to deep square leg running in. AUS- 102/4 from 13.2 Overs.
Two wickets in two overs then for Bishnoi as he now gets rid of Aaron Hardie for departs for 6 off 10. AUS- 55/3 in 7 overs.
Aaron Hardie In At 4. He joins McDermott.
Bishnou gets rid of Travis Head who falls for 28 off 18. It's the wrong one from the leg-spinner and the ball hits the top of off stump. AUS- 47/2 after 4.5 Overs.
Expensive From Avesh. A top-edged six from McDermott and then a four from Travis Head to end the over. AUS- 40/1 after 4 overs.
END OF OVER 3. AUS- 28/1 after 3 overs and McDermott ends the over with a six. So Australia's run rate not getting down despite the wicket.
Muksh Kumar strikes for India. Josh Philippe departs for 4 off 4 as Mukesh cleans up the batter. AUS- 22/1 after 2.3 Overs.
Travis Head and Josh Philippe the openers for Australia. Arshdeep Singh to bowl the first over for India.
India end their innings at 160/8. Two wickets in the final over as Iyer got out for 53 off 37 before being cleaned up with a yorker off the third ball of the over from Nathan Ellis. Then in the last ball with Ravi Bishnoi trying to get back for a second. Shreyas the real hero for India but contributions from Axar and Jitesh also invaluable. Ben Dwarshuis with figures of 2 for 30 was the pick of the bowlers for Australia.
Half-century for Shreyas Iyer as he begins the final over with a six and a four.
India lose Axar but he was looking good in a bid to try and up the ante for India at the death. He falls for 31 off 21 after a top-edge is caught by Hardie off Behrendorff. IND-143/6 after 18.4 Overs.
Sangha has bowled out. He concedes 1 for 26 in his 4 overs. IND- 115/5. 24 balls remaining in this innings.
Axar Patel Comes In. How many more can India get?
Jitesh Sharma falls and India lose half their side. Sharma tried to go for the big one but finds midwicket. Hardie gets a wucket. IND- 97/5 after 13.1 Overs.
10 off the 12th over. After 12 overs, IND- 87/4. Two fours in that over, one from the bat of Kohli and one from Sharma.
Jitesh Sharma has joined Shreyas Iyer in the middle. Big opportunity for him this evening.
Getting bad to worse for India as Rinku Singh looks to hit one out of the park against Tanveer Sangha but gets holed out at long-on. No Rinku magic then in Benglauru as he goes back for 6 off 8. IND- 55/4 after 9.1 overs. DRINKS!
Meanwhile, Rinku Singh has joined Shreyas Iyer.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav falls for 5 off 7. IND- 46/3 in 6.5 overs. It's cut with all his might by SKY but not placed as well as he would have liked as McDermott takes a fine catch. IND- 46/3 after 6.5 Overs. Dwarshuis with two wickets in two overs.
Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav the two batters out in the middle for India
India lose both their openers in quick succession. Ben Dwarshuis gets rid of Ruturaj Gaikwad. The batter does not get the elevation and its taken at mid off. IND- 33/2 afer 4.3 Overs.
OUT!! Jaiswal departs for 21 off 15. This time the left-hander only manages a top-edge off the pull and its caught by the deep square leg fielder running in. So, Behrendorff after an expensiver over gets a wicket off its last ball. IND- 33/1 after 4 overs.
Behrendorff Going For Runs now. First Gaikwad with a boundary over midwicket and then a SIX and a four from Jaiswal. First over midwicket and then a straight shot from the toe end of the bat. 16 off the first five balls.
8 Off The Over then. IND- 17/0 after 3 overs.
Wow! This time Jaiswal gets plenty of bat on it. Short of a length from Hardie but the southpaw is up for the challenge and pulls it for a massive six over midwicket. First six of the match.
Behrendorff From The Other End for Australia. Another tight over. 4 off it. IND-9/0 after 2 overs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad the openers for India. Aaron Hardie bowls the first over for Australia and it's a tidy one. IND- 5/0 after 1st over.
Playing 11s:
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh
Australia: Travis Head, Josh Philippe, Ben McDermott, Aaron Hardie, Tim David, Matthew Short, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper/captain), Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha
BREAKING NEWS: Australa win toss, elect to bowl first.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the final T20I of the series. India have bagged the series but still lots to play for with the T20 World Cup next year.
Background
IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE: India may have won the 5-match T20I series against Australia with a match to go but with just six months to go for the T20 World Cup in the shortest format of the game and very few T20 internationals to go before the marquee event in West Indies and United States of America (USA), every match will be an opportunity for both the teams to prepare keeping that tournament in mind.
It has been a run-scoring feast in every match so far and while the first three matches saw over 400 runs being scored in the competition, in the fourth T20I India managed to successfully defend their total of 174. With the final match of the series being scheduled in Bengaluru, another high-scoring venue, expect a lot of boundaries and sixes to rain in Karnataka's capital.
India made four changes to their Playing 11 in the last T20I and now with the series in their kitty, it won't be a suprise if the hosts make changes aplenty even in the final T20I of the bilateral series. It would be tempting to give Washington Sundar a game while Tilak Varma can also be slotted after having to make way for Shreyas Iyer in the previous match.
Australia on the other hand are left with a 13-member squad in India and can't afford to make too many changes. Yet what they could consider is bringing in either of Kane Richardson or Nathan Ellis in place of Tanveer Sangha.
Brace yourselves then as the Bengaluru T20I looks set to be a high-scoring entertainer on a Sunday evening.
Probable Playing 11s
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer/Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel/Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
Australia: Josh Phillippe, Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Aaron Hardie, Tim David, Matthew Short, Matthew Wade (captain/wicketkeeper), Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Green, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha/Nathan Ellis/Kane Richarson
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