IND vs AUS Match Live Score: New Delhi. The fifth and final T20I match between India and Australia was called off due to rain. India won the five-match series 2-1. The two teams faced each other in the decisive T20 match at the Gabba in Brisbane. Australia won the toss and invited India to bat first. India scored 52 runs for no loss in 4.5 overs. Then it rained. Later the game was canceled due to continuous rain.
When play was stopped due to rain, India’s vice-captain Shubman Gill was on 29 and young opener Abhishek Sharma was on 23. Gill hit six fours in 16 balls, while Abhishek hit one four and one six in 13 balls. Both the openers gave India a brilliant start. He seemed in a different mood today. Gill too was playing a good innings after his previous failures. However, rain interrupted the match, which was a dampener.
Abhishek Sharma became the fastest player to complete 1,000 T20 runs
Abhishek Sharma became the fastest player to complete 1,000 runs in T20 international cricket. He broke the record of his own team captain Suryakumar Yadav. Sharma reached 1,000 runs in T20 Internationals by playing 528 balls. Before Abhishek, Suryakumar Yadav achieved this feat for India. Suryakumar completed 1,000 runs in T20 Internationals in 573 balls. Meanwhile, England’s Phil Salt has slipped to third place. Salt completed 1,000 runs in this format off 599 balls.
India won two consecutive T20 matches
Australia won the second T20 match by 4 wickets. The Indian team collapsed on 125 runs. Australia reached the target for 6 wickets with 40 balls to spare. Then India won the third T20 match by 5 wickets with 9 balls to spare, while India won the fourth match by 48 runs.