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In the rain-affected second T20 International on Friday, Team India defeated Australia at 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, inc𒁃luding 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 off🎃 the first two deliveries to take India home.
Earlier, wicketkeeper Matthew Wade smashed an unbeaten 43 to power Australia to🃏 a challenging 90/5 in their allotted eight overs. The tourists lost wickets in quick succession but continued to score at a good rate after ꦬbeing 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) bowled a fiery spell, picking up a couple of wi𒁏ꩲckets 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 back i🦹nto the series in wet conditions 😄 𝐆
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
This knock will be remembered for long Ro 🤩 Y🗹ou were outstanding today. Great victory 👏👏
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Rohit Sh🅺arma becomes the first player to hit 500 boundaries in T20Is.
Most boundaries (4s+6s):
504 – ROHIT SHARMA🇮🇳
478 – Martin Guptill 🇳🇿
451 – Paul Stirling☘️
425 – Virat Kohli 🇮🇳— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
Leading by example. Leading from 🔯the front. Captain Rohit Sharm🔯a 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)
Blockb✨uster game to ✅set up a blockbuster finale on Sunday. 🙌🏻
Captain Rohit Sharma led the cha💝rge while DK dealt the winning blows for . 💥
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
