Hardik scores winning runs

September 25, 2022 22:41

Ind 187-4 (19.5 ovs) vs Aus 186-7 (20 ovs) | Scorecard

India beat Australia by 6 wickets to win the 3rd T20I and claim the series in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Having won the toss, India put Australia in to bat and on the back of 50s by Green and David, the visitors put on 186 for 7 in their 20 overs.

Chasing 187 for victory, India got off to a torrid start losing openers Rahul and Rohit early before Kohli and Surya steadied the ship before the latter changed gears and smashed the bowling to get to his fifty.

After SKY's dismissal, Kohli upped the ante and took the mantle upon himself to take on the bowlers and take India close to victory before Hardik closed the issue with a winning four.

India now have 22 T20I wins in 2022.

India need 5 off 4 now as Karthik comes in to bat.

The batters in a long convo as Sams readies to bowl at DK.

Karthik smashes the ball to extra cover for a single.

Sams bowls a dot ball and 4 needed off 2 now.

Wide ball, Hardik gets a bat to it and the ball races past short third man to the boundary and India win by 6 wickets.

10 needed off the last over as Sams on to bowl the last over and Kohli just swings his bat and smashes it over cow corner for a six!

Kohli then smacks the next ball only to play it straight at extra cover. He is out for 63 off 48.

Hazlewood back in the attack and he starts with a full toss, Hardik comes across the off stump and smacks the ball over long on for a six!

Hardik then gets a single to long off.

Hazlewood then bowls a wide yorker, dot ball that.

Kohli then plays and misses as the ball comes in.

Wide and full and Kohli creams it through cover point for a couple as Maxwell puts in the dive to cut down the boundary.

Kohli then creams the ball to mid-wicket for a single. 10 come off the over.

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