Current Match Report – India vs Australia fifth T20I 2023/24
India 160 for 8 (Iyer 53, Dwarshuis 2-30, Behrendorff 2-38) beat Australia 154 for 8 (McDermott 54, Mukesh 3-32, Bishnoi 2-29) by six runs
Spinners Ravi Bishnoi and Axar Patel relished a turning floor in Bengaluru earlier than left-arm fast Arshdeep Singh bowled an excellent ultimate over as India edged Australia to clinch a 4-1 victory within the T20I sequence.Australia’s chase of 161 was a see-saw on a floor at Chinnaswamy Stadium taking part in in opposition to sort with rain a relentless menace. The match was on a knife’s edge with Australia needing ten runs off the ultimate over after a late surge from captain Matthew Wade.
Arshdeep bowled a brief supply on the primary ball that flew previous Wade, who was furious that it was not referred to as a large. After one other dot supply, Wade fell on the third ball as Arshdeep iced the sport with clutch bowling to seal India’s tense victory.
After being despatched in to bat, India recovered from 46 for 3 with Shreyas Iyer top-scoring with 53 from 37 balls.
The fifth and ultimate match was successfully a lifeless rubber however continued the T20 World Cup preparations for each groups. It additionally ended Australia’s tour of India highlighted by their triumph on the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Bishnoi and Axar once more star
Australia began strongly in reply with opener Travis Head intent on ending his unforgettable tour of India. He smashed three straight boundaries off Arshdeep to start out the innings as Head powered Australia to 40 for 1 after 4 overs.
It pressured India captain Suryakumar Yadav to convey on Bishnoi within the fifth over and he responded by knocking over Head’s off bail. Axar, who was unstoppable in Raipur, got here into the assault because the spin duo made it powerful for Australia.
Bishnoi picked up Aaron Hardie earlier than Axar claimed his solely wicket when he dismissed Tim David within the 14th over. The spinners have been accomplished, however fast Mukesh Kumar claimed Ben McDermott and Ben Dwarshuis with consecutive deliveries in a game-changing seventeenth over.
Wade threatened to carry Australia to a comfort victory earlier than Arshdeep proved his composure below stress by touchdown a slew of yorkers in a superb ultimate over.
Ben McDermott scored his highest T20I rating of 54•AFP/Getty Pictures
McDermott places his hand up
Australia have made fixed adjustments all through this sequence to present exhausted gamers a break, however to additionally take a look at out fringe gamers with an eye fixed in direction of subsequent 12 months’s T20 World Cup.
McDermott has been a beneficiary after flying to India in a late call-up for the ultimate two video games. He made simply 19 in Raipur, however batted beautifully in a troublesome state of affairs to notch up his highest T20I rating of 54 from 33 balls.
He top-edged a towering six early in his innings earlier than taking part in Bishnoi and Axar calmly within the center overs. He couldn’t information Australia over the road, but it surely’s a tonic for him after enduring a troublesome BBL marketing campaign final season.
McDermott has had little success in T20Is however issued a reminder of his big-hitting talents.
Iyer rescues stuttering India batting
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal gave India one other fast begin, however as soon as once more didn’t make it out of the powerplay. His dismissal on the final ball of the fourth over triggered a top-order collapse leaving Iyer to rebuild the innings.
He was watchful given the state of affairs, and scored solely 12 off 15 balls earlier than launching Dwarshuis for six over mid-off. Iyer discovered his rhythm and loved help from Axar in a 46-run sixth-wicket partnership.
Iyer smashed seamer Nathan Ellis for a six within the final over to finish a well-timed innings in a bounce again after making simply eight runs in his sequence debut at Raipur.
Sangha finishes on a excessive
Legspinner Tanveer Sangha can really feel justifiably weary having been a part of Australia’s white-ball tour of South Africa beginning in late August forward of the World Cup.
Sangha then spent the whole World Cup on the sidelines earlier than lastly getting his alternative and taking part in each sport on this T20I sequence. It was a baptism of fireside on flat surfaces and in opposition to a rampaging India batting line-up intent on taking him down.
Sangha entered the sport with figures of 4 of 153 from 16 overs, however he bowled beautifully throughout a three-over spell within the center overs.
He got here into the assault at an opportune time after Suryakumar’s wicket and with India stuttering at 46 for 3. Sangha instantly produced drift and spin on a useful floor to drive Rinku Singh into mistiming to mid-on.
Such was his wicket-taking menace that Sangha was armed with a slip fielder and he was unfortunate to not add a second wicket when Jason Behrendorff dropped Jitesh Sharma at deep backward sq..
Sangha, who turned 22 earlier within the sequence, has a behavior of bowling one or two unhealthy deliveries an over, however he was largely correct to complete with a powerful 1 for 26 off 4 overs.
Tristan Lavalette is a journalist primarily based in Perth
