NEW DELHI: India defeated Australia by two wickets in an exciting high-scoring contest in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, and took a 1-0 lead within the five-match T20I sequence.
Using on quick-fire 80 from skipper Suryakumar Yadav and late heroics from ‘finisher’ Rinku Singh, India registered their highest ever run chase – 209 – within the shortest format of the sport.
Tense affair:
Suryakumar scored 42-ball 80, which included 9 fours and 4 sixes on his captaincy debut for India, and Rinku performed an unbeaten knock of twenty-two off 14 balls because the hosts gained with one ball to spare.
It was a tense affair as India wanted seven off the final over.
To make the state of affairs worse for the hosts, they misplaced three successive wickets together with two run outs on ball 4 and 5. Chase-master Rinku acquired the workforce to victory after Sean Abbott bowled a no-ball.
Unaccounted six:
Rinku smashed a six, off the ultimate supply, that was not counted because the run off the no-ball acquired India residence.
Earlier report:
With the thrilling win, India went previous their earlier greatest chase of 208 towards the West Indies in 2019.
India’s highest profitable chase (in numbers):
Using on quick-fire 80 from skipper Suryakumar Yadav and late heroics from ‘finisher’ Rinku Singh, India registered their highest ever run chase – 209 – within the shortest format of the sport.
Tense affair:
Suryakumar scored 42-ball 80, which included 9 fours and 4 sixes on his captaincy debut for India, and Rinku performed an unbeaten knock of twenty-two off 14 balls because the hosts gained with one ball to spare.
It was a tense affair as India wanted seven off the final over.
To make the state of affairs worse for the hosts, they misplaced three successive wickets together with two run outs on ball 4 and 5. Chase-master Rinku acquired the workforce to victory after Sean Abbott bowled a no-ball.
Unaccounted six:
Rinku smashed a six, off the ultimate supply, that was not counted because the run off the no-ball acquired India residence.
Earlier report:
With the thrilling win, India went previous their earlier greatest chase of 208 towards the West Indies in 2019.
India’s highest profitable chase (in numbers):
- 209/8 in 19.5 overs | Goal 209 | vs Australia | at Visakhapatnam | Date: 23-11-2023
- 209/4 in 18.4 overs | Goal 208 | vs West Indies | at Hyderabad | Date: 6-12-2019
- 211/4 in 19.1 overs | Goal 207 | vs Sri Lanka | at Mohali | Date: 12-12-2009
- 204/4 in 19.0 overs | Goal 204 | vs New Zealand | at Auckland | Date: 24-1-2020
- 202/4 in 19.4 overs | Goal 202 | vs Australia | at Rajkot | Date: 10-10-2003
- 201/3 in 18.4 overs | Goal 199 | vs England | at Bristol | Date: 8-7-2018
- 200/3 in 20.0 overs | Goal 198 | vs Australia | at Sydney | Date: 31-1-2016
Information set within the match:
- India is the one workforce to finish 5 profitable run-chases of 200 or extra in T20Is.
- 209/8 is India’s highest complete towards Australia in T20Is, eclipsing the 208/6 at Mohali on September 20, 2022.
- Suryakumar Yadav (42-ball-80) slammed the very best particular person rating on captaincy debut for India in T20Is.
- Ishan Kishan joined MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant to hit two 50-plus scores by designated wicket-keepers for India in T20Is. KL Rahul heads the record with 3.
- Along with his maiden T20I ton, Josh Inglis equalled the Australian report of Aaron Finch to hit a T20I hundred off 47 balls.
- Australia’s 208/3 in Visakhapatnam is their highest first innings T20I rating towards India.
(Stats courtesy: Rajesh Kumar)
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