- India take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three-match T20 series against Australia after winning the second T20 by 27 runs at Melbourne.
- MS Dhoni has broken Kumar Sangakkara’s record of most stumpings in international cricket.
- Virat Kohli’s 59* and Rohit Sharma’s 60 propelled India’s score to 184/3.
- All the Indian bowlers chipped in with wickets, except Ashish Nehra.
- Aaron Finch is down with a hamstring injury.
- Virat Kohli is named the player of the match.
India Win by 27 Runs
Bumrah Dismisses Hastings
Bumrah is banging the final nails in the coffin. He bowled a terrific yorker to get Hastings bowled. Australia now need 33 from four balls.
India have truly bounced back from the ODI series loss.
Faulkner Stumped Unluckily
And in a night of run-outs and stumpings, Faulkner gets stumped unluckily. The Australian finisher tried to loft Jadeja out of the ground but inside-edged the ball onto Dhoni’s pads instead and the ball bounced back onto the stumps with Faulkner short of his crease.
With this stumping, Dhoni breaks Sangakkara’s record of most stumpings in international cricket.
Australia six down. Dhoni is getting ready to win his first series in one-and-half years.
Jadeja in Action Again
That’s it. India have got their man. And it’s Sir Jadeja who is getting things done for the Indians. Finch tried to take a risky run to get on strike but Jadeja was too quick. He threw the ball to Dhoni and the captain took off the stumps in a flash.
Finch seemed to be struggling with his hamstring.
Australia are 124/5 after 15.2 overs. This match is surely in India’s bag now.