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In the rain-affected second T20 International on Friday, Team India defeated Australia aꦗt Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur to level the three-match series.
The match began two-and-a-half hours after its designated time due to a wet outfield and was reduced to an eight-over-a-side contest. Captain Rohit Sharma ♐sizzled with the bat, smashing an unbeaten 46 from 20 deliveries with the help of eight boundaries, including four sixes.
Eventually, the contest went down to the wire with nine needed off the final over. That’s when Dinesh Karthik stepped up and justified his ‘finisher’ tag by smashing a six and a four of💞f the first two deꦫliveries to take India home.
Earlier, wicketkeeper Matthew Wade smashed an unbeaten 43 to power Australia to a challenging 90/5 in their allotted eight𓆏 overs. The touri☂sts lost wickets in quick succession but continued to score at a good rate after being asked to bat.
Apart from Wade, skipper Aaron Finch chipped in with a valuable 15-ball 31 at the top. For the hosts, Axar Patel (2/13) bowಞled a fiery spell, picking 💟up a couple of wickets for just 13 runs in his quota of 2 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Captain led 's charge with the bat in the chase & was our top performer from the second innings of the 2nd T20I. 🙌 🙌
Here's a summary of his batting display 🔽
— BCCI (@BCCI)
India coming backꦬ into the series in wet conditio🌺ns 😄
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
This knock w♉ill be remembered for long Ro 🤩 You were outstanding today. Great victory 👏👏
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Rohit Sharma becomes the first player to h🅠it 500 𓂃boundaries in T20Is.
Most boundaries (4s+6s):
504 – ROHIT SHARMA🇮🇳
478 – Martin Guptill 🇳🇿
451 – Paul Stirling☘️
425 – Virat Kohli 🇮🇳— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
L🀅eading by example. Leading from the front. Captain Rohit Sharma Supremacy.
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan)
What a knock from the Captain Rohit, genius stuff – 46* runs from just 20 balls including 4 fours and 4 sixes. One to remember.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
INDIAAA WINNN 💙💙💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
DK – THE FINISHER! 🫶
India level the series 🔥
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
Congratulations !
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
A kaDaK finish 💥
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Blockbu🦂ster game to set up a blockbuster finale on Sundඣay. 🙌🏻
Captain Rohit Sharma led the charge while DK dealt the winning blowsဣ for . ❀💥
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets)
