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Mukesh-Kumar. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)
India completed a 4-1 series win over Australia as they beat them by six runs in the fifth and final T20I on Sunday, December 03 at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. After being once again put in to bat first, the Men in Blue posted a fighting total of 160/8 in their allotted 20 overs riding on a half-century from Shreyas Iyer. In reply, Australia were restricted to 154/8 in their 20 overs with McDermott top-scoring with a half-century.
Australiaโs chase got off to a brisk start as opener Travis Head played a quick-fire knock of 28 (18). Mukesh Kumar got the first strike for India as he made Josh Phillipe (4 off 4) chop one back onto his stumps. Ravi Bishnoi (2/29, 4 overs) also continued his brilliant form as he got the big wicket of Travis Head and Aaron Hardie to leave Australia on 55/3.
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Ben McDermott was threatening to take the game away from India with his incredible half-century (54 off 36), however, he was removed by Arshdeep Singh in the 15th over. Mukesh Kumar (3/32) gave two consecutive blows to Australia in the form of Matthew Short (16 off 11) and Ben Dwarshuis (0 off 1) in the 17th over to further derail their chase.
In the end, Arshdeep (2/40) did a phenomenal job by defending nine runs in the final over and dismissed Australian captain Matthew Wade (22 off 15) on the third ball to seal an Indian win. Axar Patek was the most economical bowler from India with figures of 1/14 in four overs.
Shreyas Iyer guided India to a respectable total
Earlier in the day, after being put in to bat first, India didnโt get off to a good start as openers Ruturaj Gaikwad (10 off 12) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (21 off 15) were dismissed inside the powerplay. The matters got worse for the hosts as captain Suryakumar Yadav (5 off 7) and Rinku Singh (6 off 8) also departed cheaply leaving India on 55/4 after 9.1 overs.
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A brilliant half-century from Shreyas Iyer (53 off 37) and cameos from Jitesh Sharma (24 off 16) and Axar Patel (31 off 21) helped India reach 160/8 in their 20 overs. Jason Behrendorff (2/38, 4 overs) and Ben Dwarshuis (2/30, 4 overs) picked two wickets each for Australia.
Meanwhile was X was abuzz with reactions on India’s emphatic series win. Here are some of the posts:
WHAT A PHENOMENAL ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!!! THE AUSSIES ARE BLOWN AWAY WITH A ๐-๐ SERIES WIN!! ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ
Brilliant performance by @ShreyasIyer15 with the bat and then Mukesh Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi and @arshdeepsinghh ensured an emphatic series win!! ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ณ#INDvsAUS | #TeamIndia | #T20I pic.twitter.com/iEMcjcX4Lf
โ MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) December 3, 2023
Best spell im his Career #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/IBWZne6PHL
โ CRC Cricket Review Corner (@faizanfaisal55) December 3, 2023
You can win any number of matches, but the pain that you have given us in the Finals against Australia cannot be cured.
These victories are just forcing us to ask you.
Why didn’t you played your best game when it was needed the most.#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/LVD7iqFfj1
โ The Flash…!โก (@Call_It_Flash) December 3, 2023
#Arshdeepsingh what a spell ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
congratulations #TeamIndia for massive win against #Australia 4-1 #INDvsAUS #Arshdeep #Wade #MukeshKumar pic.twitter.com/K6cRS51wGf
โ Imtiyaj Rizwan ๐ฎ๐ณ (@Imtiyajrizwann) December 3, 2023
0 0 W 1 1 1 – Arshdeep Singh, coming in clutch! ๐#INDvsAUS #Arshdeepsingh #iyer pic.twitter.com/8mNUGrnc2f
โ Apurba Malik (@ApurbaMalik15) December 3, 2023
Arshdeep Singh has done it for India.#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/pMpoBJcvRm
โ Bilawal (@Bilawal1191) December 3, 2023
India won the T20I series 4-1 against Australia.
what a start For My Mann ๐ฅนโค๏ธ
So so proud of you ๐ซถ#SuryakumarYadav #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/IueuCS1MJX
โ โฐ (@its_sheenu_63_) December 3, 2023
Brilliant From Arshdeep.
Has reay developed this knack of coming clutch in these pressure situations.
๐๐#INDvsAUS #ArshdeepSingh
โ The Happy Life (@Archaet0pteryx7) December 3, 2023
Great bowling by #Arshdeep. Gave away only 3 runs in the final over. Outstanding effort!!! ๐๐ผ
India wins the series 4-1 #INDvsAUS #Cricket #ShreyasIyer
โ xNews Universal (@xNewsUniversal) December 3, 2023
Arshdeep & the perfect death bowling…evolving!
Credit to Mukesh as well, good to see the bowlers doing well & making it a habit.
Shreyas definitely doing the job of a ‘Wise’ Captain.
Nice to see them going for a win & not giving up!#INDvsAUS #T20ISeries
โ ลกฤทwโค (@4_Simplicity_) December 3, 2023
10 needed off 6 balls
Arshdeep Singh goes – 0 0 W 1 1 1
What a Back to Team India ๐ฅโจ#INDvsAUS #indvsaust20 #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/kZaMOZffEn
โ Sports Cricket (@SportsCricket07) December 3, 2023
This bilateral win cant heal our mental health from world cup loss ,however congratulations india.#INDvsAUS
โ Dexter (@The_dexter07) December 3, 2023
Just 3 singles in last over defending 9, well bowled Arsh ๐๐ฝ Congratulations Team India on a convincing series win ๐๐ฝ Quite of few positives this series like Rutu, Rinku, Jitesh, Axar, Mukesh, Bishnoi to name a few. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/8sNWk9HR0W
โ Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) December 3, 2023