India Beats Australia by 48 Runs, Takes 2-1 Lead in T20 Series

Melbourne, Nov 6: Team India ne Australia ko 48 runs se hara kar five-match T20 series mein 2-1 ki lead le li hai. India ne pehle batting karte hue 167/8 ka competitive total banaya, aur phir bowlers ne disciplined performance ke saath Australia ke run chase ko collapse kar diya.

Is jeet ke saath India ne apni flawless record banaye rakhi hai — Australia ke khilaf har bilateral T20I series (jisme 2 ya usse zyada matches huye ho) mein unbeaten rahi hai. Ab tak ke 4 encounters mein India ne 2 jeet aur 2 draw kiye hain, aur ab 2-1 ki lead lekar ek aur match baki hai.

India’s Bowling Shines, Australia Falls Short

Aussie batsmen ne shuruaat mein thoda resistance dikhaya, lekin Indian bowlers ne middle overs mein poori tarah se game par control kar liya. Axar Patel aur Shivam Dube ne 2-2 wickets liye, jabki Washington Sundar ne 3 important breakthroughs ke saath apni best bowling dikhayi.

Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, aur Arshdeep Singh ne bhi ek-ek wicket liya. Captain Suryakumar Yadav ne smart field placements aur timely DRS review ke through apni leadership ka kamaal dikhaya, jisse Aussies par lagatar pressure bana raha.

Batting Collapse After 121 — Middle Order Falters

India ne toss jeet kar batting choose ki aur ek achhi shuruaat mili. Shubman Gill aur Abhishek Sharma ne opening partnership mein 56 runs jode. Abhishek ne 28 runs banaye, jabki Shivam Dube ne no. 3 par aake 22 runs ka yogdaan diya.

Captain Suryakumar Yadav ne aggressive knock kheli, 20 runs mein do sixes jod kar momentum banaya. Lekin 121 par doosra wicket girte hi India ka middle order collapse ho gaya — agle 15 runs mein 4 wickets gir gaye. Tilak Varma aur Jitesh Sharma flop rahe, aur 152 par 7th wicket gir gaya.

Washington Sundar ne thode late runs ke saath 2 boundaries jodi, jabki Axar Patel ne quickfire 21 runs bana kar team ko 167 tak pahunchaya.

Bowling mein Nathan Ellis standout rahe — 4 overs mein sirf 21 runs diye aur 3 wickets liye. Adam Zampa ne bhi 3 wickets liye, halanki thoda expensive rahe. Xavier Bartlett aur Marcus Stoinis ne ek-ek wicket liya.

Australia’s Lowest T20I Totals at Home

Australia ke lowest T20I scores home ground par ye rahe hain:

• 111 vs New Zealand (Sydney, 2022)

• 119 vs India (Gold Coast, 2025)

• 127 vs Pakistan (Melbourne, 2010)

• 131 vs India (Melbourne, 2011)