India Vs Australia 3rd T20 Highlight, Ruturaj Gaikwad achieved his first T20 International century with an unbeaten 123 runs off just 57 balls.
India Vs Australia 3rd T20 Highlight
Australia captain Matthew Wade won the toss and opted to field first. From Australia, Travis Head, Kane Richardson and Jason Behrendorff played the third T20 match. Avesh Khan replaced Mukesh Kumar.
Teams:
Australia (Playing XI):
Travis Head, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w/c), Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha, Kane Richardson
India (Playing XI):
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna
Venue – Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Date – 28 November 2023, Tuesday 7:00 pm
India Innings
Yashasvi Jaiswal set the tone with an aggressive start in the first over. But unfortunately, he got out by Jason Behrendorff. Both Jaiswal and Kishan departed without contributing much as India were rocked early.
However, the partnership between SKY and Ruturaj added 57 runs, providing stability. After the captain’s departure, Ruturaj assumed control and showcased a remarkable shift in momentum, achieving his first T20 International century with an unbeaten 123 runs off just 57 balls. Tilak Varma also hit some boundaries with Rituraj.
Ruturaj’s attack in the 18th over, where Hardie gave 25 runs, and Maxwell’s final over, yielding 30 runs, India posted another challenging total. Ruturaj’s stellar performance has brought India to score 222/3, although chasing 223 won’t be a simple task.
Highest individual scores in T20I (for India)
126* – Shubman Gill 2023
123* – Ruturaj Gaikwad 2023
122* – Virat Kohli 2021
118 – Rohit Sharma 2023
117 – Suryakumar Yadav 2022
T20I hundreds (India)
4 – Rohit Sharma
3 – Suryakumar Yadav
2 – KL Rahul
1 – Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Deepak Hooda, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad
India Scorecard
Australia Innings
Travis Head and Aaron Hardie provided a quick start to Australia. Both of them showed an incredible batting performance, especially World Cup hero Travis Head played drastically. Only scoring 16 runs, Aaron Hardie was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh. Travis Head played superbly and scored 35 runs from 18 balls, Josh Inglis also struggled with the bat, lbw by Ravi Bishnoi. Australia has lost three wickets, but these three players are too dangerous, India takes back-to-back wickets. Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Tim David, and sent to golden duck!
Maxwell showcased his unique abilities once again. He sustained the momentum, and Australia maintained control of the run chase. Matthew Wade played a crucial role towards the end, and Maxwell reached his century in the last over.
Australia came through in the clutch to keep the series alive at 2-1.
Fastest T20I hundreds by balls (for Australia)
47 – Aaron Finch 2013
47 – Josh Inglis 2023
47 – Glenn Maxwell 2023
49 – Glenn Maxwell, 2016
50 – Glenn Maxwell 2019
Most T20I hundreds
Rohit Sharma – 4 (IND)
Glenn Maxwell – 4 (AUS)
Babar Azam – 3 (PAK)
Sabawoon Davizi – 3 (Czech Republic)
Colin Munro – 3 (New Zealand)
Suryakumar Yadav – 3 (IND)
Australia Scorecard
India Squad:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube
Australia Squad:
Matthew Short, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w/c), Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardie, Kane Richardson, Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe
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