Australia/Patiala, 02 November (Sports Desk)
🏏 Match Scorecard
Australia 1st innings: 186/6 in 20 overs.
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Top performers:
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Tim David: 74 off 38 balls.
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Marcus Stoinis: 64 off 39 balls.
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Key bowling for India:
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Arshdeep Singh: 3 wickets for 35 runs
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Varun Chakravarthy: Took 2 wickets in his spell
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Jasprit Bumrah: Economical at the death (4 overs for 26).
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India 2nd innings (chase): 188/5 in 18.3 overs. India won by 5 wickets.
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Key batting contributions:
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Washington Sundar: Unbeaten 49 off 23 balls.
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Jitesh Sharma: 22* off 13 balls.
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Tilak Varma: 29 off 26 balls setting a good base.
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Fall of wickets (1st innings Australia):
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1-6 (Travis Head)
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2-14 (Josh Inglis)
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3-73 (Mitchell Marsh)
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4-73 (Mitchell Owen)
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5-118 (Tim David)
India’s playing XI:
Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah. The Times of India+1
Australia’s playing XI:
Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (w), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Short, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann.
✅ Key Moments & Stats
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India’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss gave them an advantage.
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Australia posted a strong total, thanks to the big contributions from David and Stoinis.
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India’s bowlers, especially Arshdeep and Varun Chakravarthy, provided crucial wickets to keep the total from being even higher.
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In the chase, India maintained the required run rate well, and the partnership between Sundar and Jitesh sealed the game.
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The successful chase of 187 is now among the highest successful T20I chases in Australia.
