The 3rd T20i India vs Australia at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, india thrumph 5 wickets win over Australia and level the five matches series.
After india won the toss and Opted to bowl first, Australia innings began with shaky notes when Arshdeep gave first blood dismissed Travis Head on 6 after a moment , while Mitchell Marsh on 11, josh Inglis managed 1 and Mitchell owen goes on first ball duck however Tim David who smashed a blistering 74 runs off 38 deliveries , including 6 massive sixes and 5 boundaries, alongside him Marcus Stoinis contributing 64 off 39 deliveries with eight fours and 2 maximum, their Explosive 45 partnership powered Australia to strong Total 186/6 in 20 overs. While Mathew Short played cameo 26* off 15 balls at the end.
Arshdeep Singh is pick of the bowler took 3/35 in 4 overs while Varun chakravarthy got 2 wickets and Shivam Dube chipped with 1 wicket.
Chasing 187 target, india openers gave steady Start , Abhishek Sharma added quick 25 runs off 16 deliveries, while Shubman Gill chipped with 15 and skipper Surya Kumar Yadav looked good but managed only 24 , Tilak varma 29 off 26 steadied the Innings with smart stroke play and rotation of strike, however,the highlight of the chase was the calm and composed innings from Washington Sundar,who played a match winning unbeaten 49 off 23 balls, Jitesh Sharma steady unbeaten on 22 , india chase down with nine balls to spare.
For Australia Nathan Ellis is stand out bowler took 3/36 in 4 overs while Marcus Stoinis and Xavier Barttlet chipped with 1 wicket.
India vs Australia match summary
Toss: india won the toss and Opted to bowl first
Australia innings: 186/6 in 20 overs
Top performer: Tim David 74 off 38 balls, Arshdeep Singh 3/35 in 4 overs
India innings: 188/5 in 18.3 overs
Top performer: Washington Sundar 49 off 23 balls, Nathan Ellis 36/3 in 4 overs
Result: india won by 5 wickets
Player of the match: Arshdeep Singh 3/35