Kohli And Surya Lead India To Series Victory Against Australia

The full capacity crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad was treated to Suryakumar Yadav's explosive batting and Virat Kohli's measured innings. With Virat and Surya powerful play India clinch the 3-match T20 series 2-1 with a 6-wicket victory over Australia at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.

As India chased Australia's 187-run target, Suryakumar's 36-ball 69 and Kohli's 48-ball 63 knocks helped them reach the target with one ball to spare. They added 104 runs for the 3rd wicket, paving the way for a comfortable victory.

India reached 50/2 in the powerplay after Kohli smacked Hazlewood into deep midwicket for a 6 and lofted him over covers for a boundary. Kohli got a reprieve when he was dropped by Adam Zampa when on 24. Suryakumar Yadav, who joined Kohli at the other end, hit Maxwell for consecutive boundaries.

Surya’s range of strokes was displayed as he overtook his senior partner and whacked Zampa for six consecutive sixes to reach his half-century. After hitting 6 and 4 off Hazlewood, he was caught at long on in the same over. Kohli then took control of the chase. In 37 balls, he reached his fifty. In the final, with Indian needing four runs for victory, he took India to the brink of victory with Pandya.