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India vs Australia: Suryakumar Yadav stars to assist hosts to six-wicket win in T20I collection decider


Yadav top-scored for India with 69 and Virat Kohli posted 63 as India chased down 187 to win the T20I collection decider; Tim David’s maiden T20I half-century not sufficient for Australia to keep away from shedding the collection 2-1

Final Up to date: 25/09/22 7:11pm

Hardik Pandya (proper) and Dinesh Karthik (left) completed unbeaten as India received the collection determined

Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli struck half-centuries as India beat Australia by six wickets of their third and remaining Twenty20 Worldwide in Hyderabad on Sunday to say a 2-1 collection win.

India misplaced openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul cheaply within the powerplay, however Yadav and Kohli placed on a century stand as they chased their goal of 187, and Hardik Pandya hit the successful runs with a ball to spare.

Yadav hit 5 boundaries and as many sixes in a 36-ball 69 and was wanting unstoppable till he fell to Josh Hazlewood, with Kohli then taking on as he hit 63 runs off 48.

Suryakumar Yadav top-scored for India in their six-wicket victory

Suryakumar Yadav top-scored for India of their six-wicket victory

Pandya (25) stored his cool whereas going through a relentless Australian assault after Kohli’s dismissal within the remaining over and wrapped up the win with a boundary off Daniel Sams.

Put in to bat, Australia had made a blazing begin with opener Cameron Inexperienced smashing seven fours and three sixes in a 21-ball 52 after Axar Patel drew a mishit from skipper Aaron Finch (seven) to supply India with a breakthrough.

The hosts discovered some extra respiration area after Bhuvaneshwar Kumar eliminated Inexperienced and Glenn Maxwell (6) was run out by Axar, whereas Steve Smith (9) was stumped by Dinesh Karthik off Yuzvendra Chahal’s supply.

Josh Inglis (24) and Matthew Wade (1) each fell to Axar within the 14th over to go away the guests at 117-6 earlier than Tim David supplied a late flourish.

Tim David's half-century helped Australia make a strong start to their innings

Tim David’s half-century helped Australia make a robust begin to their innings

David scored 54 runs off 27 balls as he added 68 runs for the seventh wicket with Sams (28) and notched his first worldwide half-century for Australia to assist the guests publish a robust 186-7.

Australia received the collection opener by 4 wickets, whereas India levelled the collection with a six-wicket victory on Friday in a match diminished to eight overs per facet.

India subsequent face South Africa in a three-match T20 collection, starting on Wednesday, earlier than a three-match ODI collection in opposition to the identical opposition from October 6. Australia have T20 warm-up collection in opposition to the West Indies and England forward of subsequent month’s world cup