IND vs AUS, 2nd T20I HIGHLIGHTS: Hardik Pandya Heroics Help India Beat Australia By 6 Wickets, Seal Series 2-0
IND vs AUS, 2nd T20I HIGHLIGHTS: India defeated Australia by 6 wickets in the second T20 match to seal the series 2–0. With this, the Indian team has also completed the revenge of their humiliating defeat in the ODI series. India needed 14 runs to win off the last over, which was achieved by Hardik Pandya with 2 sixes. Australia batted first and set India a challenging target of 195 for India.
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06 Dec 2020 05:56 PM
Indian cricket team's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya scored a match-winning 22-ball 44 after a solid 56-run opening stand from KL Rahul (30) and veteran Shikhar Dhawan (52) to help India beat Australia by six wickets at the SCG in Sydney. Pandya hammered the winning six with 2 balls remaining of the last over. Sensational young speedster T Natarajan was India's pick of bowlers. The Tamil Nadu-born picked 2 wickets for just 20 runs in his 4 overs.
After winning the first match in Canberra, Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia had set a target of 195 runs to win in front of India. Chasing a mammoth 195-run target set by Australia, team India's fiery wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul (30) and veteran Shikhar Dhawan (52) stitched a solid 56-run opening stand to help their team get a dreamy start and get some good runs inside the powerplay.
After winning the first match in Canberra, Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia had set a target of 195 runs to win in front of India. Chasing a mammoth 195-run target set by Australia, team India's fiery wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul (30) and veteran Shikhar Dhawan (52) stitched a solid 56-run opening stand to help their team get a dreamy start and get some good runs inside the powerplay.
14 needed off the last 6 balls! Australia need to get rid of Hardik Pandya, who needs some big hits from first three deliveries.
Indian cricket team's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya scored a match-winning 22-ball 44 after a solid 56-run opening stand from KL Rahul (30) and veteran Shikhar Dhawan (52) to help India beat Australia by six wickets at the SCG in Sydney. Pandya hammered the winning six with 2 balls remaining of the last over. Sensational young speedster T Natarajan was India's pick of bowlers. The Tamil Nadu-born picked 2 wickets for just 20 runs in his 4 overs.
After winning the first match in Canberra, Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia had set a target of 195 runs to win in front of India. Chasing a mammoth 195-run target set by Australia, team India's fiery wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul (30) and veteran Shikhar Dhawan (52) stitched a solid 56-run opening stand to help their team get a dreamy start and get some good runs inside the powerplay.
After winning the first match in Canberra, Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia had set a target of 195 runs to win in front of India. Chasing a mammoth 195-run target set by Australia, team India's fiery wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul (30) and veteran Shikhar Dhawan (52) stitched a solid 56-run opening stand to help their team get a dreamy start and get some good runs inside the powerplay.
BIG WICKET! Just when it seemed Kohli would get the job done for his squad, debutant Daniel Sams gets him caught behind for an easy catch to wicket-keeper Matthew Wade for 40! India need 46 from 23 balls. Iyer joins Pandya in the middle.
Indian cricket team require 72 off 36 runs to seal the series and hard-hitting Hardik Pandya has been promoted ahead of Shreyas Iyer.
WICKET! Swepson gets his first wicket of the game and its Sanju Samson who has to depart. He was looking really good with the bat. Samson looks to up the ante but this time he fails to put behind the required power behind his shot and is caught out at long-off for 15
Just moments after scoring a hard-fought half-century - his 11th T20I half-century - Dhawan has to depart for 52! The star opener tries to loft but is caught by the fielder off a Zampa's delivery! Virat Kohli is joined by young talent Sanju Samson in the middle.
Swepson bowled the ninth over and Dhawan narrowly escaped a stumping on the sixth ball of his over. The ball was a wide delivery but Wade tried to stump Dhawan. However, the Indian opener got back in time and the third umpire gives it a not out. Total eight runs off this over.
In-form spinner Adam Zampa bowls his first over and conceded only five runs. In 10 overs, India have scored 86 runs after losing one wicket. Now, 109 runs in 60 balls is required for the visitors to seal series.
In-form spinner Adam Zampa bowls his first over and conceded only five runs. In 10 overs, India have scored 86 runs after losing one wicket. Now, 109 runs in 60 balls is required for the visitors to seal series.
In the 6th over, Andrew Tie got the much-needed breakthrough for Australia by getting KL Rahul OUT! On the second ball of his over, Rahul played a shot at deep point and got caught out. Rahul departed after scoring 30 runs off 22 balls. In his innings, he hit two fours and a six. Inside the powerplay, India have scored 60 runs after losing one wicket. India lost KL Rahul's wicket but Dhawan looks in quite good form. If Kohli supports him, getting a series win will not be difficult for India.
Dhawan latches on a short and wide delivery from Maxwell and hits him for a massive six...Another short delivery and Dhawan does not miss out to send it to the fence for another boundary..19 off the 4th over ...India are up and running with 43 on the board at the end of 4 overs
Maxwell darts it into leg stump and Rahul is equal to the task of sweeping it fine for a four...Maxwell bowls the next one wide and Rahul stretched out to connect and score three runs..Not a good start from 'Maxi'
After 3 overs of pace, Wade introduces spin with Glen Maxwell coming on..Maxwell has been used to opening the bowling in the IPL for Kings Eleven Punjab
After a rather quiet start for India, Rahul eventually breaks the shackles by capitalizing on a free hit and hitting Tye for a maximum..Dhawan gets a streaky edge to end the over with a boundary!! India wont mind this one bit as they have a massive target to chase down..After 3 overs, India are 24 for no loss
These are surprising tactics from the Australian skipper Wade..He brings in Andrew Tye in the third over and hence there is a plan to rotate the bowlers and unsettle the Indian opening pair..Tye is getting the ball to move around under lights at SCG..Two back to back shouts for a leg before against KL Rahul..The Indian opener survives
It is Sean Abbott from the other end!The tall seamer will like to extract some bouncy from a lively SCG deck under lights..Dhawan got beaten by a rising delivery but was lucky to not find a fielder in a vacant season..Australians have bowled to a plan and it has only been singles in the first 2 overs..India are 9 for no loss at the end of the 2nd over
Solid yet sedate start from Rahul and Dhawan as the Indian opening duo scores 5 off Sams' first over..Rahul was watchful and played a few cuts square off the wicket to score 2 doubles
In the absence of pace spearhead Mitchell Starc who has ruled himself out due to personal reasons, Daniel Sams has the new ball in his hand and will have his task cut out to bowl with the new cherry to Indian openers
The Indian chase is about to commence.. KL Rahul will open the batting with Shikhar Dhawan..Kohli, Iyer, , Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya to follow in a meaty middle order
The Indian bowling effort was below par with the exception of T Natarajan who got his length right all through his four over spell..Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal had an off day, being hit for plenty and so was new ball seamer Deepak Chahar
Given the average batting score at the SCG has been 164, Australia have got 25-30 in excess which has titled the advantage in their favour at the halfway mark. However, Australia are without their pace spearhead Starc so India will fancy their chances with a powerpacked batting lineup
Australia will be happy with their batting performance.There was good momentum by their batters all through the innings after stand-in-skipper Wade got them off to a flier in the powerplays
Australia have ended their innings with a bang with Stoinis going all guns blazing..The power hitter slammed Chahar for a massive six to go with a couple of doubles..17 off the final from Chahar..He was quite expensive all through the innings
With one over to go, Australia will target something in excess of 185..They have a dangerous power hitter in Stoinis to finish off on a high.Let us see how Chahar bowls to Stoinis and Sams..He has been expensive uptil now
'Nats' shows his class yet again.After digging in the yorkers, deceives Henriques with a slower off cutter to send him back to the pavilion..Daniel Sams strikes the last delivery for a four to get 8 off the over..Natarajan finished with impressive figures of 2 for 20 off his 4 overs..
T Natarajan is back again to finish off the innings with the ball at the death..'Nats' is right on the money and gets the first couple of deliveries right at the yorker zone to choke the batsman..
Against the run of play, Chahal scalps Smith as the Australian batsman holds out one to Hardik Pandya in the deep..Good knock by Smith in the context of the game..Chahal finishes off his spell going for 50+plus off his 4 overs.
Chahal comes back to bowl the 18th over..He has dragged the first delivery a bit wide, a trick which he used very effectively in the IPL at 13..The fourth delivery is in the hitting arc of Smith and he tonks it straight down the wicket for a long six!!!
After an expensive Chahal over, the 17th over was good from India's standpoint with Thakur only conceding 7 runs...The seamer was much better than his previous three overs bowling wicket to wicket..At times, getting your basic rights at the death overs works well rather than experimenting too much
Australia have stepped up on the peddle with Chahal's 15th over going for 20 runs.Just the impetus the hosts required to finish strongly at the death..Indians need to bowl well at the death and try to restrict Aussies to around 180 region
That is another six off Chahal..This time it is Henriques..He makes room and rocks back to shuffle across the wicket and sweep Chahal for a maximum to square leg region
Chahal has been on the expensive side today conceding 21 runs off his two overs..He has been struck for another six by Smith..The leggie has picked up his Bunny but is going for plenty
Smith has been scoring at a run-a-ball.He needs to go big now as Australia have been losing momentum with the bat in the middle and latter stages of the innings..After 15 overs, Australia are 132 for 3
It has been singles off the last few deliveries and the boundaries have dried down completely...'Nats' has delivered for a second game in a row and mixed up his deliveries well
Thakur comes back strongly after being slammed for two boundaries by Smith..The seamer has deceived Maxwell by changing his pace and gets the power hitter to hold out to Washington Sundar..Timely wicket for India to peg back the Australian march..
Smith has now decided to change gears and step up the scoring rate.. He has tonked Thakur for two boundaries off his first 2 deliveries..The unorthodox batting genius is hard to bowl at when he plays those cheeky dabs
After a lacklusture outing in the first T20I, Maxwell is looking to make amends and he has looked very bit dangerous out in the middle, tonking Chahal for two sixes...Smith is playing his role by ticking off the singles
Chahal has enjoyed success against Maxwell, dismissing him 5 times in 10 innings..However, the 'Big Show' has hit a massive six off the leggie to continue Australia's march..Chahal has kept it tidy in the next couple of deliveries..At the halfway mark, the hosts have laid a strong foundation with 91 on the board
Kohli has brought in his strike weapon Yuzvendra Chahal..Yuzi was the game changer with the ball in India's series opener at Canberra..He is bowling to Glen Maxwell who came out in the middle after skipper Wade's departure
India has pulled back things a bit by slipping in two quiet overs..'Nats' has looked a different bowler on this batting friendly surface and is hardly giving anything to the Aussies..At the end of 9th over, the hosts are well placed at 81 for 2
With Australia dominating India in the powerplays, tonking the Indian bowlers to all corners of the green turf at SCG..India needed a bit of luck and it has come their way...After Kohli drops a sitter, he runs out dangerous Matthew Wade to have Aussies 2 wickets down
Wade has got to his 2nd T2OI half ton in just 25 deliveries. An interesting piece of trivia...Both of Wade's half tons have come against India opening the innings in T20Is
Wade is playing an absolute blinder..He is dealing in boundaries and nothing else at the moment..It was a poor over by Thakur with him spraying his deliveries all over the place and inviting Wade to hit him for 3 boundaries...After the 6-over powerplays, Australia are 59 for no loss
Smith joins in Wade after Short's departure..Smith will compliment Wade well as he runs well between the wickets and will keep the scoreboard ticking with Wade going strong at one end
After the fiery start for the Aussies in the first four overs, T Natarajan has dealt them the opening blow..Gets Opener D Arcy Short with a delivery banged in short..Australia are one down with 47 on the board after 5 overs
Sundar was guilty of being a bit short and Wade dispatches it for a third boundary in the over. 3 boundaries, a double mean 15 runs off the over and Australia are nearing 50-run mark inside the 5 overs
Wade continues his onslaught against Sundar..hammers him for back to back fours..Nothing wrong with the deliveries but Wade is looking in ominous form at SCG
Thakur digs in a short bouncer to surprise Wade as he tried to plonk himself on the front foot for a pull shot..Good bowling by Thakur after the a loose first delivery..Australia have raced away to 31 for no loss after 3 overs
Thakur makes amends, alters his length a bit and mixes it up with a slower delivery..Good thinking by the Indian seamer..Anything full or short has been dispatched so far to the boundary by Wade
Matthew Wade is looking in punishing mood at the top off the order..Shardul Thakur has been welcomed with a boundary off his first over..A quick single follows to rotate the strike..'Aussies' are steam rolling at the moment
Not the best start from Sundar, he drags his length a bit short and Wade latches on to heave it for a massive six..Australians have made their intentions clear..It has looked like an attacking mindset from ball one..A quick single off the last ball takes Australia to 23 without toss after 2 overs
It is spin from the other end of India..Mystery spinner Washintgon Sundar starts off with the second over in the powerplays..'Washi' has become a stock bowling option for both RCB and India in the first six overs
Wade has got Australia off to a flying start with a couple of well struck boundaries off Chahar..The lefty has shown a wide range of strokeplay hitting the Indian seamer to all corners of the parker..A good start for Australia..They are 13 without a wicket after the end of the 1st over
Deepak Chahar has the new ball in his hand and will start proceedings with the white cherry for India..Chahar will look for swing as he usually does to get the early breakthrough
In the absence of regular opener, stand-in-skipper and wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade will come out to open the innings for the Aussies with D'Arcy Short..
Deepak Chahar has the new ball in his hands for India and will start proceedings with the new ball..Chahar will look to make the initial breakthrough by getting some swing
We are five minutes away from Live action from the SCG..The atmosphere has been vibrant and lively with spectators being allowed for international matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground
In the absence of Starc and Hazlewood, a lot of onus will lie on Abbott and Andrew Tye with the new ball..They will need support from Henriques and comeback man Marcus Stoinis.Zampa and Agar will share the spin duties
Marcus Stoinis' inclusion with bolster the Australian middle order and also add depth to their pace bowling attack which is without Starc and Hazlewood.
On expected lines Shreyas Iyer replaces Manish Pandey in India's Playing XI. Chahal comes in for injured Jadeja.No Bumrah for a second straight game
Australia will be skippered by Matthew Wade in the absence of seasoned skipper Aaron Finch who is nursing an injury, Sams, Stoinis and Tye make the cut in the Playing XI..Starc and Hazlewood are out
Australia (Playing XI): D Arcy Short, Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Matthew Wade(w/c), Daniel Sams, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Swepson, Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan, Yuzvendra Chahal
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan, Yuzvendra Chahal
Here is what Virat Kohli had to say after winning the toss: We will bowl first. Pitch looked really nice. They are missing Aaron Finch today, so we want to restrict them and chase it down. Chahal replaces Jadeja. Thakur replaces Shami. Iyer in for Pandey.
Toss Update: Indian skipper Virat Kohli has won the toss and decided to field first against the Australians at the SCG in Sydney
We saw T Natarajan making his T20 debut in India's 11-run win in the opener at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, we could witness another debut today with Daniel Sams being handed his maiden cap for Australia
The toss for the 2nd India vs Australia T20 internationals is coming up shortly in ten minutes time..It will be interesting to see what course does the skipper winning the toss charter..The last two ODIs at Sydney witnessed Aaron Finch winning the toss and batting first on both occasions to win the games. However, the T20 records at SCG suggest that batting second has been the recipe to success on most occasions
Shreyas Iyer could replace Manish Pandey in the middle order for the 'Men In Blue'. Meanwhile, if skipper Aaron Finch is not fully fit then Marnus Labuschagne will open the batting with D'Arcy Short
Possible Team Changes: After missing out in the opening game, seamer Jasprit Bumrah could be back in the Playing XI and could most likely replace Mohammad Shami or Deepak Chahar, both of whom proved expensive in the opening win at Canberra.
Australian Team Injury Update: Hosts too have their share of injury woes as skipper Aaron Finch and seam-allrounder Marcus Stoinis are not fully fit heading into the game..Meanwhile, Aussies were dealt a major blow as he ruled himself out of the remaining 2 games due to personal reasons
Indian team Injury Update: India will miss out on the services of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja who has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury..Seamer Shardul Thakur has taken his place in the playing XI..In Jaddu's absence, leggie Yuzvendra Chahal will share the spin duties with mystery spinner Washington Sundar
Weather Update: The rain gods are away and it is a bright and sunny morning afternoon at Sydney with clear blue skies hovering around the SCG..We are all set for thrilling 40-over full contest of slam bang T20 action at the iconic cricketing venue
Australia havent fared too badly either, winning four out of the seven T20Is played at the SCG..However, they would like to reverse their 2-match losing streak to India at the SCG with a win and level the series
The ODI record for the Indians at the SCG looked rather dismal but when it comes to the T20Is, they enjoy a cent percent winning record, coming out victorious in both their previous T20 games against Australia..
The SCG desk has become a den for the exquisite strokemakers off late with world class exponents with the willow helping their team's rack up some monumental totals and laying strong foundations for their team's wins batting first..4 out of the seven wins in T20I at the SCG have been registered batting first
'Men In Blue' are enjoying a great run in T2O internationals, putting together eight wins on the trot in the shorter format. They blanked Sri Lanka 2-0, trounced New Zealand 5-0 and won the series opener against Australia at Canberra.
The Indians edged out the 'Kangaroos' at the Manuka Oval in Canberra to carve out a 11-run win..KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja were the heroes with the willow, Yuzvendra Chahal's inclusion as concussion substitute for Jadeja worked wonders for India as the leggie picked up three wickets and headlined a fine bowling display by the visitors
An upbeat Virat Kohli-led Indian team will eye a second series win in T20I internationals 'Down Under' as they head into the 2nd T20I with a 1-0 lead post winning the opening encounter at Manuka Oval
India will lock horns with Australia in the 2nd game of the 3-match T20I series at the Sydney Cricket Ground in two hours time from now
Background
'Men in Blue' will square off against the 'Aussies' in the second game of the 3-match T20 international series at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) after going 1-0 up courtesy their 11-run win in the first T20I at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on December 4.
A win in the second encounter at the SCG would also help the visiting team clinch the T20 series by taking a 2-0 unassailable lead and make the third game inconsequential.
While India lost both their ODIs to Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the recently concluded 3-match ODI series, they have happy memories from their T20 outing at Sydney beating the hosts twice in the shortest formats at the venue in New South Wales.
India hold a 6-3 winning edge over Australia in T20 internationals played 'Down Under' after winning the first ODI of the series at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja Headlined Batting Efforts In India's Win In Series Opener At Canberra
The chief architects in India's win at Canberra with the willow were KL Rahul who scored a fluent half ton and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja who came down the order to tonk a whirlwind cameo and help the visitors set a competitive 162-run target.
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Concussion Substitute Yuzvendra Chahal Starred With Ball For 'Men In Blue' At Manuka Oval
Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal who came in as the concussion substitute for all-rounder Jadeja came out as the hero with the ball as he cast a web around the Australian batsmen in the middle overs and pegged back their chase after openers Aaron Finch and D'Arcy Short got the hosts off to a good start in the powerplays.
Spinner Washington Sundar was once again very economical in his 4-over spell just conceding and choking the Australians for runs.
Debutant T Natarajan had a decent outing in his maiden T20 international as he picked up 3 wickets including the major scalps of opener D'Arcy Short and Glen Maxwell. Meanwhile Mohammad Shami had a off day going for 46 runs off his 4-over spell.
With all-rounder Jadeja ruled out for the rest of the series, ace leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is set to take his place in the Playing XI. Seamer Shardul Thakur has been named as the replacement for Ravindra Jadeja for the balance of the series.
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