Hardik Pandya was the star hitter who helped India break India’s record for highest score against Australia. Pandya’s undefeated 71 shot, along with significant contributions from KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav, boosted India’s score to 208/6 on Tuesday 20 September at IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to go bowling first. India’s two openers, Rahul and Rohit Sharma, came out to strike, but the latter’s smackdown was short-lived as the captain returned after scoring 11 points from nine balls.
Not long after, player #3 Virat Kohli followed Rohit’s steps to the locker room. Rahul couple and Suryakumar Yadav He planted a 68-run partnership between them before the first was dismissed with 35 balls (including four borders and three sixes) in 55 runs. This was ranked 12th by Josh Hazlewood.
Hazlewood hit the pads right on, causing Rahul to whip him, but he didn’t get the desired height and Nathan Ellis on the deep square leg caught a good catch.
India lost their next stronghold in Cameron Green’s bowling. Green’s brevity caused Suryakumar to direct the ball towards the third man, but he found a thin corner and goalkeeper Matthew Wade made no mistake. Suryakumar returned to the locker room after 46 hits from 25 balls with two borders and four sixes.
Pandya then took an undefeated 71 lap over 30 balls seven fours and five sixes at an impressive stroke rate of 236.67, helping India’s score reach 208/6 in the 20 overs allocated. Notably, this has now become India’s highest score against Australia in the T20Is.
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