Australia finally came good in the T20I series in the third and the final game beating India by 12 runs and avoided the clean sweep.
Put into bat first, Australia didn’t get off to a great start, with losing their original captain back into the side Aaron Finch cheaply – in the 2nd over.
Wade and Maxwell Show
Steve Smith joined wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade, who continued his smashing form from the last game and kept punishing the Indian bowlers whenever they missed their lines.
Wade was especially severe on the shorter length deliveries. Whether it was spinners or the pacers, Wade latched on to anything short and compiled yet another fifty in T20Is for Australia.
Smith was scratchy in his 23-ball 24 as he hit just one boundary and was bowled by Washington Sundar. Sundar came back well after a pasting in the second game. He accounted for both Finch and Smith.
Howver, India’s good times ended then and there as what followed next was carnage from Glenn…