Highlights from India's second T20 match against Australia:In a rain-hit second T20I here on Friday, Rohit Sharma displayed his six-hitting prowess with an unbeaten 46 aftersnapped two wickets in a fiery spell as India notched up a series-levelling six-wicket win over Australia in a rain-hit second T20I. The India skipper smashed four sixes and as many fours as he single-handedly helped India chase down a target of 91 with four balls to spare in a match which was reduced to eight overs a side due to a wet outfield.
Earlier, Matthew Wade smacked an unbeaten 20-ball 43 to fire Australia to a 90 for five. Wade hit four boundaries and three towering sixes—all in the final over off HE (0/32)—while skipper Aaron Finch hit 31 off 15 after Rohit invited Australia to bat in a match that was delayed by two-and-a-half hours.
Dinesh Karthi: "Rohit was trying to tell me this is what the bowler would do. I had my plans. As a middle order batter, it is all about execution. It feels good to hit the winning runs. He with the ball stood out. Good to see Bumrah back. We need to take the momentum forward. 1-1 is a good score. You want to play those crunch games. But more importantly, we are happy to have put up a show for the crowd with no injuries. "After four overs, Daniel Sam has 11 off his over and appears to be in control. Rohit Sharma, who had gone big on the leg side early in his innings, has ensured that the off side doesn't feel the Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO). Virat Kohli gets a boundary down the ground to get India past the 50 mark. that last-ball run out, He slumped to the grass. He had bowled just two overs, but seemed knackered, a touch forlorn too. The emotions that flickered across his face ranged from angst to anger, helplessness to hopelessness. Until a few months ago, before his injury-forced layoff, he was India’s death-over trump card, thrifty as well as wicket-taking. However, on his return, he has beenerring in length and fluffing his lines in an uncharacteristic manner. In the last two games, he has conceded eighty-one runs in six overs (32 in two overs in this game alone) and has attained the notoriety of conceding the most sixes this year (31) by any bowler. Maybe he is still feeling his way back to the international circuit. Maybe those were two anomalous outings. Perhaps he is trying too hard. But with just a month and a few games until the World Cup, these are worrying signs. In the end, Rohit Sharma dragged him back onto his feet and wrapped an arm of comfort around him. Still, he seemed lost and lonely.
Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Deepak Hooda, Umesh Yadav
Aaron Finch(c), Matthew Wade(w), Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Josh Inglis, Nathan Ellis
Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Deepak Hooda, Umesh Yadav Aaron Finch(c), Matthew Wade(w), Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Josh Inglis, Nathan Ellis
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