IND vs AUS 3rd T20I: Hobart is hosting the third match of the five-match T20I series between India and Australia. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Indian bowlers proved the captain’s decision right, dismissing both the hosts’ opening batters within the first three overs.
But Tim David came out of the syllabus for the Indian bowlers as he thrashed the Indian bowlers. He completed his half-century in just 23 balls. Even after reaching his fifties, he didn’t stop and, despite a poor start, led Australia to a big score. He also smashed a 129-meter-long six.
IND vs AUS 3rd T20I: Tim David Outstanding Fifty
Wickets continued to fall at the other end amid Tim David’s stormy innings. Varun Chakravarthy gave Indian fans hope by dismissing Mitchell Marsh and Mitchell Owen in consecutive balls. But David had entered the field today with a different intention. He continued his power-hitting and took Australia past 100 in just 12 overs.
The right-handed batsman was eventually dismissed by Shivam Dube, caught by Tilak Verma near the boundary. David smashed 74 runs in 38 balls, including 8 fours and 5 sixes. At the time of writing, Australia’s score was 118/5 after 13 overs.
After Tim David’s dismissal, Marcus Stoinis played a fiery knock of 64 runs off 39 balls, which included 8 fours and 2 sixes, but was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh, and Matt Short also played a great knock of 26 runs off 15 balls. These crucial knocks enabled Australia to reach the target of 186/6 in 20 overs.
Washington Sundar Stole The Show In IND vs AUS 3rd T20I
Indian opener Abhishek Sharma gave a quick start to the Men In Blue by scoring 25 runs off 16 balls but was dismissed by Nathan Ellis. Once again Indian vice captain Shubman Gill was dismissed cheaply, scoring just 15 runs by Ellis; after that, captain Suryakumar Yadav went back to the pavilion, scoring 24 runs, looking in good form but failing to stay on the field for a long period of time.
After the collapse of the top order, Washington Sundar made it to the last, scoring 49 unbeaten runs off 23 balls, and Jitesh Sharma finished it with a four at the end and went back to the pavilion, scoring 22 runs. The Men in Blue won the game by 5 wickets at the Ninja Stadium.
The fourth match of the T20I series between India and Australia will be played on November 6, Thursday, at the Heritage Bank Stadium.
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