Suryakumar Yadav: The captain said where the mistake was made
Suryakumar Yadav after Australia beat India in third T20I: Glenn Maxwell’s century helped Australia beat India by five wickets in the third match of the five T20 international series. In this match played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Team India gave Australia a target of 223 runs to win. Chasing the target set by India, Australia got off to a good start with the pair of Travis Head and Aaron Hardy. The opening pair for Australia added 40 runs in the first three overs. But after this, the Indian bowlers came back with a bang. Australia suffered a fifth setback at the score of 134. It looked like India would win the match, but the team failed to take Maxwell’s wicket and eventually Glenn Maxwell emerged as the hero of Australia’s victory.
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During the post-match presentation after India’s defeat, captain Suryakumar Yadav defended the bowlers for not successfully defending the target. The captain also revealed where the team went wrong. Glenn Maxwell said after the loss against Australia, “Our plan was to send Glenn Maxwell back to the pavilion early. To defend 220 with this much fog, the bowlers have to give something. Australia were always in the game. Told the boys that we will get him (Maxwell) out early.” We should have tried but it didn’t happen, it was madness. Akshar is an experienced bowler, he thought that when there is fog there is always a chance for an experienced bowler, even if it is a spinner, I am proud of my boys.”
If we talk about the match, with the help of aggressive batting icon Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten 104 off 48 balls, Australia made a comeback in the five-match series by defeating India by five wickets on the last ball in a very thrilling third T20 match. on Tuesday. Maxwell, who conceded 30 runs in the last over while bowling, more than made up for it with the bat and led Australia to a target of 223 runs that once seemed impossible.
Having lost the first two matches, Australia needed 43 runs from the last two overs. Captain Matthew Wade hit Axar Patel for a six and a four in the 19th over after a mistake by wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan to score four runs as a bye. Now with 22 needed off the last over, Maxwell, who recently scored a double century in the ODI World Cup to give Australia such a miraculous victory over Afghanistan, hit the famous Krishna for a six on the third ball and fours on the last three. Five runs were given to the team in the ball. Reached 225 runs on the wicket.
Maxwell scored 104 runs in 48 balls with the help of eight fours and eight sixes. By completing his century in 47 balls, he equaled Josh Inglis and Aaron Finch’s record for the fastest T20 century for Australia. Wade scored 28 runs and World Cup final hero Travis Head scored 35 runs. Earlier, with the help of Ruturaj Gaikwad’s unbeaten 123 runs in 57 balls, India scored 222 runs for three wickets. Gaekwad hit 13 fours and seven sixes in his innings and this was the first century by an Indian batsman in T20 cricket against Australia.
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