One such opportunity presented itself soon after Rohit Sharma’s dismissal, when the hosts could have also had Suresh Raina out stumped for duck.
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India successfully chased the highest Twenty20 global total against Australia on Sunday at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Dhawan and Sharma provided a blistering start to the Indian innings, taking 42 runs off the first three overs.
However, had Australia won the home series against India they would have risen from second to first on the official table. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs Australia, 3rd T20I at Sydney.
The 29-year-old Australia worldwide will participate in all three formats for the county and act as a replacement for Kumar Sangakkara while the former Sri Lanka skipper is playing in the Caribbean Premier League.
Australia had used 19 different players across the recently concluded three-match T20I series, raising questions over the make-up of its best XI for the World T20. The advantage they brought was their part-time bowling, which they did well – Yuvraj more than Pandya – but they did not get tested with the bat.
The result marked India’s third series win in this land, after the World Championship of Cricket in 1985 and the CB Series of 2008. While Yuvraj might have made the headlines for his 11 off the last over, it was Raina, who was striking at almost 200 and made the impossible chase, possible. However, MS Dhoni’s men are not the only one making the country proud.
In the first ODI at the Basin Reserve, the Pakistan pace trio of Mohammad Irfan, Anwar Ali and Mohammad Amir had New Zealand reeling at 99 for six.
As a captain, there were several things Dhoni did well in the series. Yuvraj Singh claimed the 20th position. A damning indictment, considering he was picked for his big-hitting and not his fielding prowess or ability to take wickets.
India’s 3-0 victory helped them reach the No. 1 spot in the world, while Australia slid to the eighth spot. “We are looking at these four games rather than two series separately because we will feel much better about ourselves, if we do well from here on”.
Spinners in Australia don’t always have a great record.
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Dhoni, Yuvi found their mojo just in time to stop the nation from going into collective hysteria Hope is floating. Jadeja finally bowled Head in the 17th over but the damage had already been done. They’ve got so many world-class players, especially from a batting and a spin bowling point of view, which is very important.
