Here’s a quick look at how five key Indian T20 players did in this series:
virat Kohli (134 races)
The Indian captain played all three games in the series and finished with 134 runs in his kitty. Virat scored those runs with a strike rate of 142.55 and had a higher score of 85, which he recorded in the third and final T20 in Sydney on Tuesday. Virat finished as the second-highest rider in the series, behind Australian Matthew Wade, who scored 145 runs in all 3 games. Virat did not start well in the T20 series. In the first match, played in Canberra, which India won by 11 runs, he scored just 9 runs before going down and diving into spinner Mitchell Swepson. In the second T20, which India won by 6 wickets, Virat found his touch and scored 40. His hit of 85 in the final T20 was particularly significant for his own form. Although India could not win the match, a fit Virat is always great news for Indian cricket. Although the Indian skipper will only play the first test against Australia and then return home on paternity leave, this bodes well for the opening match of the important Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which begins with the first test in Adelaide on 17 December. that it will be a matter of day and night.
Shikhar dhawan
The Indian southpaw had a great 2020 IPL, where he finished as the second best overall racing player, behind orange cap winner KL Rahul. Shikhar will always enter a T20 series as one of India’s key players. In this series, however, he failed to live up to expectations, scoring a total of 81 runs in all 3 games. In the first game, a Mitchell Starc beauty cleaned it up by just 1. In the second game he raised the ante and scored his only half-century of the series, 36 52 balls, in India’s successful 195 chase. In the third T20 he fell 28 to Swepson. Overall, Shikhar had a strike rate of 128.57 in the series and an average of 27.
Hardik pandya
Without a doubt, the series’ most impactful player, Hardik Pandya more than deserved the Man of the Series award he was presented with. In the 3 games played, Hardik scored 78 runs. It might not sound like much, but hitting at No. 5 and No. 6 were very useful runs. In the first T20, he scored 15 16 balls. In the second T20, when India was chasing a 195 mammoth to win, it came in at number 5 and broke an undefeated 22 balls 42, with 3 fours and 2 sixes. The HI shot is what made the difference for the Indian team, as they chased the required 25 runs in the final two overs, with 2 balls to spare. In the third T20, Hardik scored 13 balls 20. His hit rate on the series was 156.
Yuzvendra chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal, who is a key player for the India team in limited overs cricket, was not initially chosen to play the first T20 of the series. But he was hired when India was bowling in the second inning as a substitute for a concussion. Ravindra Jadeja. And he walked away with the man of the match award for his 3/25 stats, which helped India to an 11-run win. Chahal took key wickets from Aaron Finch, Steve Smith and Matthew Wade in the game. The form of Chahal, although it was subsequently reduced. It was almost as if the Australians were determined to attack Chahal as they were not at all happy that he was allowed to be Jadeja’s concussion substitute in the first game. Chahal took a wicket but was the most expensive Indian pitcher, giving away 51 runs in his 4 overs, at an economy rate of 12.75. In the third T20, Chahal was again quite expensive, leaking 41 runs in his 4 overs without taking a wicket.
T Natarajan
The find of the series for India. Left arm middle pacemaker T Natarajan would not have played the T20 series, if his fellow state Varun Chakravarthy had not been removed from the team with a shoulder injury. And he made the most of the opportunity. Playing his first international T29 series and only one international cricket match prior to this (he played the third ODI against Australia), Natarajan incredibly finished the series as the biggest wicket catcher overall, with 6 wickets in all 3 games. He had an overall economy rate of 6.91 and best bowling figures of 3/30 in the first game. In that match, Natarajan took the lands of D’arcy Short, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc. In the second T20, the 29-year-old from Salem, Tamil Nadu again posted big 2/20 figures in his 4 overs. In the final match of the series, Natarajan returned figures of 1/33. In the second and third matches, Natarajan was the cheapest Indian bowler. After the series, Hardik Pandya gave Natarajan his Man of the Series trophy, saying he deserved it more. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli has hinted that Natarajan can compete to play the T20 World Cup in 2021 if he continues to work hard and deliver consistently.
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