Virat Kohli scored a fluent 50 and stitched a crucial partnership with Rohit Sharma. (Source: AP)
India completed 3-0 clean-sweep in the T20Is after a thrilling seven-wicket win over Australia in the third and final T20I at the SCG on Sunday. (Results: Ind vs Aus) (Aus Open: Djokovic thumps Murray in final)
Scorecard: India vs Australia, 3rd T20I
The chase, as it happened
Yuvraj starts the 20th with a four and six, and Raina scores the winning runs. India gun down 197, clean-sweep Australia 3-0
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It started poorly but a whitewash is not a bad way to end..
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 31, 2016
1705 hrs IST: Watson bowls a five-run 19th over. India need 17 from 6 now
1700 hrs IST: Raina finishes the tight over with consecutive boundaries. Important Yuvraj too responds in similar fashion. India need 22 from 12 balls
1657 hrs IST: Top over by Tye so far. Mixing it up well under pressure. India need a boundary, equation not in their favour as of now
1652 hrs IST: Watson makes a good comeback after conceding boundary first ball. India need 34 from last three overs now
1648 hrs IST: Equation – India need 42 from 24 balls. It’s game on at the SCG
1643 hrs IST: Yuvraj Singh walks out to the middle
In a 10/over game, 2-28 from 4 overs by Cameron Boyce is near man of the match stuff.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 31, 2016
1642 hrs IST: WICKET! Kohli trickles one back onto his stumps. Out after a fluent 50. India 147/3
1640 hrs IST: Kohli brings up his FIFTY off 35 balls. His third on the trot in the series
Law of averages? What’s that…asks Kohli. Only man who’s averaging 50+ in T20s. (Minimum 1000 runs) Next best is Duminy with 38. #Respect
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 31, 2016
1638 hrs IST: Heading towards an exciting finish. India need 59 runs from 36 balls. Kohli and Raina in the middle
1632 hrs IST: SIX! Raina arrives and is off the mark in style. Slog sweeps Boyce for a maximum
1629 hrs IST: WICKET! Rohit hits a Boyce delivery straight to Shane Watson. Much needed breakthrough for Australia. India 124/2
1625 hrs IST: FIFTY for Rohit Sharma. His dream run in Australia continues. Has been in top touch right from the start of the ODIs
1620 hrs IST: SIX! Rohit breaks free after a quiet little phase. Hits one way back into the stand. Huge hit!
1617 hrs IST: 100 up for India in the 10th over. Kohli and Rohit are approaching the chase in fine fashion. A boundary here and there, and sharp running between the wickets
1612 hrs IST: FIFTY-run partnership between Kohli and Rohit comes up off 36 balls
1606 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Kohli goes past 5000 runs in T20s (international and franchise both)
1605 hrs IST: Field restrictions over, Australia turn to spin. Introduce leggie Boyce into the attack
1600 hrs IST: Rohit ends the over with a boundary. India on track…62/1 after five overs
1554 hrs IST: Kohli brings up the FIFTY for India in the 5th over, with a boundary
1551 hrs IST: WICKET! Watson strikes in his first over. Removes dangerous Dhawan who edges one to Bancroft behind the stumps
This is a spirited start. The pace of Tait helping the batsman at the moment.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 31, 2016
1547 hrs IST: Tait bowls a 24-run over. Dhawan punished him there. India flying in 198 chase. 42/0 after three
1542 hrs IST: Dhawan and Rohit have found the rhythm early. Just using the extra pace on offer, and finding the gaps with ease
1540 hrs IST: Dhawan’s away with a boundary. Didn’t try to it hard, just placed it well
1514 hrs IST: Australia post 197/5 against India at the SCG. (Watson 124*, Head 26; Yuvraj 1/19)
Indian bowlers have bowled 28 full-tosses today…yes, some Yorkers end up as full-tosses but still 28 is too high. #AUSvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 31, 2016
1510 hrs IST: WICKET! Jadeja takes a blinder in the deep to get rid of Lynn. Bumrah with the wicket
1506 hrs IST: Six no. 6 for Shane Watson. He’s clearing the ropes with utmost ease at the SCG today
1500 hrs IST: WICKET! Jadeja fires one in, cleans up Head. India need to finish well now. Have struggled against Watson
1457 hrs IST: 100 for Shane Watson, off only 60 balls. And he celebrates the ton with another six. Raining sixes at the SCG
1452 hrs IST: Going, going, gone! Watson goes straight and clears the ropes with ease. Moves to 89
Shane Watson is timing this perfectly. For Australia and the #IPL auction
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 31, 2016
1450 hrs IST: Pandya’s athletic effort near the ropes denies Head a six. Pulled the ball, sailing over the ropes, back
1447 hrs IST: Good chance for Watson to score a hundred here. He’s unbeaten on 80, and six overs left
1440 hrs IST: Pandya leaks 15 runs from his second over, bowls two wides in the process. Watson is punishing India in the middle
1438 hrs IST: Kohli drops Watson. Not often we see this. Probably overran on that occasion
1435 hrs IST: Six, four and Head brings up the 100 for Australia in the 12th over of the innings
1430 hrs IST: Watson brings up his FIFTY, off 37 balls. He holds key for Australia now, needs to bat through the innings
1427 hrs IST: Five runs a wicket coming from Yuvraj’s first over
1422 hrs IST: WICKET! Yuvraj into the attack and he strikes first ball. Maxwell hits one to Raina who completes a sharp catch. Australia 75/3
1417 hrs IST: WICKET! Ashwin cleans up Marsh. Timely wicket for India. Australia 69/2
1416 hrs IST: FIFTY-run partnership between Marsh and Watson comes up off 31 balls. Marsh scored only eight runs in the stand
1414 hrs IST: Spin from both ends..Jadeja with the ball now. He keeps it tight in the first five deliveries but concedes a boundary from the last
1411 hrs IST: FIFTY up for Australia in the sixth over. India need a wicket, Watson’s wicket
1409 hrs IST: Early spin! Ashwin into the attack. Australia vs India spin, interesting contest on the cards
Australia can field all openers in the batting line-up…too many of good openers around. Finch, Warner, Watson, Khawaja, Marsh, Lynn🙏
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 31, 2016
1408 hrs IST: After 5, Australia 48/1. Watson doing bulk of the scoring there
1404 hrs IST: Watson looking dangerous today. Consecutive boundaries off Nehra now. Australia, despite the early wicket, are scoring at a brisk pace
1400 hrs IST: Bumrah oversteps on consecutive deliveries and Watson collects boundaries from both the free-hits
1357 hrs IST: Watson pounces on the short one and hits it hard for a maximum. Australia 24/1 after three
1354 hrs IST: WICKET! Nehra gets one to shape away from Khawaja and the opener edges it to Dhoni behind the stumps. Crucial breakthrough, the southpaw was in good touch
1350 hrs IST: Short from Bumrah and Khawaja rocks onto the back-foot to power it to the ropes. He’s looking very fluent. Timing the ball sweetly, finding the gaps with ease
Very impressed by the effort @ashwinravi99 is putting in the field. He is not naturally quick but good to see him try
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 31, 2016
1347 hrs IST: Bumrah into the attack and Khawaja creams it through covers for a comfortable couple
1344 hrs IST: Nehra starts with a tight over. Only a single coming from the first
1340 hrs IST: Shane Watson and Usman Khawaja to open the innings for Australia, Nehra with the new ball for India
1332 hrs IST: With six in the second T20I and five in the third, Australia have made plenty of changes in this series. Only Chris Lynn and Shane Watson have played all three matches
1327 hrs IST: Aus XI – S Watson, U Khawaja, C Lynn, G Maxwell, S Marsh, TM Head, C Bancroft, A Tye, C Boyce, S Boland, S Tait
1320 hrs IST: Here’s India’s playing XI. No changes there
#TeamIndia Playing XI for the 3rd T20I #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/z6zgeLCVaY
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2016
1318 hrs IST: India, for the first time in the series, will chase the total set by Australia
1317 hrs IST: TOSS! Australia elect to bat at the SCG. Five changes for hosts, India unchanged
1312 hrs IST: Debuts for Usman Khawaja and Cameron Bancroft. Khawaja has been in top touch, scoring bucket loads of runs
1310 hrs IST: India women’s team clinch series 2-1. First bilateral series win over Australia women’s team
India Women’s clinch the T20I series 2-1 #AusvInd #WomenT20I pic.twitter.com/JkAWaxqQRs
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2016
1300 hrs IST: Bat, bat, bat says Hayden at the pitch report. He feels it will suit Indian bowlers. 160-170 par score, fast outfield. Win the toss, bat first feels former Australia opener
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