IND vs AUS: Top 5 performers from T20I series
The three-match T20I series between India and Australia is done and dusted and its hosts India, who came from behind to clinch the series 2-1. After losing the opening fixture, Rohit Sharma’s side bounced back to seal the remaining two games. There were plenty of positives for both sides as they looked to do final preparations before the T20 World Cup beginning next month. Few players shone throughout this short series and made their mark ahead of the marquee tournament.
Let’s take a look at the top 5 performers from the India-Australia T20I series:
1.Cameron Green
Cameron Green has announced himself in some way in T20I cricket. He ended the series as the highest run-scorer with 118 runs. Opening the innings, Green smashed two destructive half-centuries at an average of 39.55 and a stellar strike rate of 214.54. He grabbed the Player of the Match award in Australia’s only win in the series in Mohali. Notably, his 19-ball fifty in the final game turned out to be the fastest by any player against India in the format.
2.Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav finished the series as the second highest run-getter. The right-handed batter scored 115 runs at an average of 38.33 and a strike rate of 185.48. The 32-year-old smashed one half-century in the last match in Hyderabad, which proved to be the series-winning one. Suryakumar also hit a quickfire 46 off just 25 deliveries in the high-scoring opening encounter.
3.Matthew Wade
Matthew Wade loves playing against India in the shortest format. And it seemed evident in this three-match series where the left-handed batter amassed 89 runs at an average of 89.00 and a strike rate of 202.27. He played two impactful innings of 45* off 21 and 43* off 20 in the first and the second T20Is respectively. His knock in the series opener took the Aussies over the line to seal their second-highest successful run-chase of 211/6.
4.Hardik Pandya
It seems to be the year of Hardik Pandya in the T20 format. Having performed as a player and also as a captain for Gujarat Titans in the title-winning IPL campaign, Hardik has continued his solid show for the national side as well. He scored the third-most runs (105) at an average of 105.00 and a strike rate of 190.90 with one fifty. Hard-hitting Pandya registered his career-best T20I score of 71*, which came in just 30 deliveries in the first encounter.
5.Axar Patel
The list is incomplete without mentioning India’s spinner Axar Patel. The slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler ended the series as the highest wicket-taker. In three matches, Axar took eight wickets at an average of 7.87 and a strike rate of 7.5. His economy rate was just 6.30 with the best bowling figures of 3/17. He was so impactful in the series that the closest to him was the Aussie trio of Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, and Adam Zampa who took three wickets apiece.
