After losing the ODI series against Australia, India was eager and determined to take revenge in the T20 series. Even though Rohit Sharma wasn’t available to start the inning well for team India, Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul handled the position well. Rahul scored an important 51 runs and with the finish from Ravindra Jadeja, India managed to put on 161 on the scoreboard in the first match. Even though the target wasn’t good enough, the Indian side managed to defend the total with Chahal coming in as a concussion replacement for Jadeja and taking 3 wickets in the match. It was a positive sign to see Chahal taking wickets and bringing his old form back.
The second T20 was won by India as well and this time it was won by chasing down a mighty 195 in 20 overs. The stars of this match were Hardik Pandya finishing things in style, Shikhar Dhawan setting a perfect base by scoring 52 and Natarajan who went for 20 runs in 4 overs taking 2 important wickets especially when all other bowlers were sent for boundaries.
After leading the series by 2-0 the Indian team lost the 3rd T20 but took home the T20 series and are now buckling up for the test series. The best part to notice in this T20 was that Natrajan proved his worth to this bowling side and has now become a top contender to be in the 2021 T20 world cup. Also watching Hardik’s incredible come back into the game after back surgery was a treat. Our own Captain Kohli also looks in good touch after having another bad IPL season.
