India vs Australia 5th T20I Highlights: IND beat AUS by six runs, win series 4-1
India vs Australia 5th T20I Highlights: A superb bowling effort combined with Shreyas Iyer's gritty batting helped India beat Australia by six runs in the fifth and final T20I against Australia in Bengaluru. India, who were asked to bat first, piled 160/8 in 20 overs and Australia could only manage 154/8 in response....Read More
Iyer smashed 53 off 37 balls and found some support from Jitesh Sharma and Axar Patel in the middle overs. Jitesh chipped in with 16-ball 24, while Axar scored 31 in 21 deliveries.
Mukesh Kumar and Ravi Bishnoi then made early injections as Australia lost both openers Travis Head and Josh Phillipe in the powerplay overs. Mukesh removed Phillipe for run a ball four, while Bishnoi cleaned up Head for 28(18). Australia, who are chasing 161, accumulated 50/2 at the end of powerplay. Bishnoi then removed Aaron Hardie for 6(10) in his next over.
Tim David and Ben McDermott then added 47 runs for the fourth wicket before Axar broke the stand. He removed David for run a ball 17. McDermott, on the other hand, completed his half-century before falling against Arshdeep Singh for 54(36). Mukesh Kumar then removed Matthew Short (16 off 11) and Ben Dwarshuis (0) in consecutive deliveries.
Matthew Wade kept Australia in hunt before getting out to Arshdeep Singh for 22(15) in the final over.
Earlier, India got off to a brisk start before Australia crashed the party and removed openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad inside powerplay overs. Jaiswal was removed by Jason Behrendorff for 21(15), while Gaikwad fell for 10(12) against Ben Dwarshuis. Dwarshuis then got rid of Suryakumar Yadav in the next over, packing the Indian skipper for 5(7).
Australia continued to make inroads as Tanveer Sangha removed Rinku Singh for 6(8), reducing India to 55/4 in 9.1 overs.
Both teams have made one change each in their playing XIs. Nathan Ellis got some game time and replaced Chris Green. Deepak Chahar, on the other hand, has flown back home due to medical emergency and is replaced by Arshdeep Singh.
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India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: India win by six runs
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Arshdeep comes to bowl the final over and starts with a short delivery, which goes over the head of Matthew Wade but is still not signalled wide. Wade is unhappy with the decision.
The bowler gets rid of Wade in the third ball, who is caught by Shreyas Iyer at long-on. He falls for 22(15).
Ellis connects the fifth ball from the middle of his blade, which takes a deflection of Arshdeep Singh's hand before it hits the umpire. A single come from it.
Australia manage 154/8 in 20 overs as India win the match by 6 runs. The outcome also helps India wrap the series 4-1.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: AUS need 10 in final over
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Matthew Wade continues to inflict damage as he drives a full delivery by Mukesh Kumar wide of mid-off for a boundary. AUS: 151/7 (19 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Wade does the damage
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Matthew Wade hits Avesh Khan for a hattrick of fours as 15 runs come in his over. The momentum suddenly shifts in AUS' favour. AUS: 144/7 (18 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Two-in-two for Mukesh
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Avesh Khan concedes eight runs in the 16th over, following which Mukesh Kumar joins the attack. He removes Matthew Short, who is caught by Ruturaj Gaikwad at backward point for 16(11).
He then removes Ben Dwarshuis in the next ball. Bowls it full, with good pace and the batter tries to guide it towards third-man but makes no connection. The ball then rattles the stump. He falls for a golden duck. AUS: 129/7 (17 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Arshdeep joins the party
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Ben McDermott hits Arshdeep Singh for a maximum, which also takes him to his half-century.
Matthew Short then hits the pacer for a boundary later in the over but the bowler has the final laugh. He removes McDermott in the final ball of the over. The batter is caught by Rinku Singh at long-off and returns for 54(36). AUS: 116/5 (15 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Axar strikes
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Axar Patel provides India with a breakthrough as he gets rid of Tim David for run a ball 17. He is caught by Avesh Khan at backward square leg. AUS: 104/4 (14 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: SIX!
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Arshdeep Singh is back into the attack. He bowls it slightly full against McDermott, who slices it over point for a flat six. Could have been a catch but Rinku fails to cover his ground. AUS: 101/3 (13 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: The runs keep coming
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: McDermott hits Ravi Bishnoi for a maximum as Australia race to 90/3 at the end of 12 overs. They need another 71 runs to win in 48 balls.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: SIX!
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Mukesh Kumar bowls it short and Tim David pulls it for a maximum over the fine leg. AUS: 80/3 (11 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: AUS: 70/3 at the midway stage
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Axar keeps it tight as just five singles come in his over. AUS: 70/3 at the midway stage
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: IND keep it tight
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Axar continues from the other end and concedes just four singles.
Bishnoi follows it up with another tight over as the run-rate drops significantly. AUS: 65/3 (9 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: OUT!
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Ravi Bishnoi picks his second wicket as Aaron Hardie is caught at long-on by Shreyas Iyer. He falls for 6(10)
AUS: 55/3 (7 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: End of powerplay
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Axar bowls the final over of the powerplay and starts with a two-run over.
There was a strong LBW appeal against Aaron Hardie but Suryakumar Yadav decides not to take a review. AUS: 50/2 (6 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Bishnoi cleans up Head
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Travis Head slog sweeps Ravi Bishnoi for a six, following which he cleans up the batter for 28(18). AUS: 47/2 (4.5 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: The boundaries keep coming
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Ben McDermott and Travis Head combine to hit Avesh Khan for a six and a four as Australia race to 40/1 in 4 overs.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: OUT!
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Mukesh Kumar is introduced in the attack and he bowls it slightly full against Josh Phillipe, who punches it back straight past the bowler for a four.
He then drags a length ball back on to his stumps later in the over and falls for 4(4). AUS: 22/1 (2.3 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Head hits a FOUR
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Avesh Khan bowls short against Head and he gets on top of the ball and pulls it towards mid-wcket for a boundary. AUS: 18/0 (2 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: The chase begins
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Travis Head and Josh Phillipe arrive in the middle to start the run chase. Arshdeep Singh opens the attack for India and he is hit for three consecutive fours by Head. AUS: 14/0 (1 over)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: India post 160/7 in 20 overs
Shreyas Iyer welcomes Nathan Ellis with a boundary and follows it up with a six, following which he also completes his half-century in 36 balls.
Ellis removes Iyer immediately after his half-century with a clinical yorker, which crashes his off stump. He falls for 53(37).
Nathan Ellis is in some pain as he remained down on the pitch after bowling the fourth delivery. The problem seems in his ankle and is attended by the physio.
India post 160/7 in 20 overs.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: OUT!
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: A short delivery, wide by Behrendorff to Axar and the batter slaps it over the long-on fielder for a six. He gets a top edge later in the over, which is caught by Aaron Hardie, who runs behind from a short third-man position and completes it comfortably. He falls for 31(21). IND: 143/6 (18.4 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Axar hits a FOUR!
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Nathan Ellis bangs it short with very little pace as Axar steps out and slaps it wide of long-off for a boundary. IND: 134/5 (18 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Three overs to go!
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Shreyas Iyer hits Dwarshuis for a boundary. Despite the boundary in the first ball only nine runs come in the over. IND: 124/5 (17 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: AUS keep things under control
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Tanveer Sangha keeps it under control from his end as seven runs come in his over. IND: 115/5 (16 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: FOUR!
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Jason Behrendorff is back into the attack. He slices a fullish delivery, slightly widish, over backward point for a boundary. IND: 108/5 (15 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: OUT!
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Aaron Hardie strikes as Jitesh Sharma falls for 24(16). He is caught by Matthew Short at deep mid-wicket. IND lose half their side with 97 on the board in 13.1 overs
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Jitesh dropped on 10
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Jitesh Sharma sweeps a flighted delivery by Tanveer Sangha, which touches the hands of Jason Behrendorff and pops over the backward squareleg fence.
Shreyas Iyer gets an inside edge in the next over by Nathan Ellis, which misses the off stumps by inches and goes behind for a boundary. IND: 92/4 (12.3 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Iyer goes bang bang
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Jitesh Sharma hits a boundary each in the last two overs.
Iyer finishes the 11th over by Dwarshuis with a six and a four as IND move to 77/4 in 11 overs.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: OUT!
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Tanveer Sangha strikes and he gets rid of Rinku Singh, who is caught in the deep by Tim David. He falls for 6(8).
IND: 55/4 (9.1 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: AUS keep things under control
Tanveer Sangha, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and he starts with an economical three-run over.
Aaron Hardie is reintroduced in the attack and is hit for a boundary by Rinku Singh. AUS: 55/3 (9 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: SKY departs
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: There is a bit of drizzle around but play continues.
Dwarshuis continues from his end and keeps it tight. He gets of Suryakumar Yadav, who plays a short ball straight to McDermott at backward point. He departs for 5(7). IND: 46/3 (6.5 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: End of powerplay
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Nathan Ellis bowls the final powerplay over and is hit for a boundary by Shreyas Iyer.
India accumulated 42/2 in the powerplay overs.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Australia strike in back-to-back overs
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Australia strike in back-to-back overs. Ben Dwarshuis gets rid of in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad for 10(12). Tries to play it over mid-off but doesn't get enough height as the ball goes straight into the pockets of Behrendorff.
Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer are the new batters in the middle. IND: 34/2 (5 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Jaiswal departs
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Behrendorff pitches it full against Gaikwad, on his pads, and the batter whacks it towards mid-wicket for a boundary.
The pacer then bangs it short against Yashasvi Jaiswal later in the over, which is hooked for a six over the square leg fence. It is turning out to be a good over for India.
He whacks the pacer for another boundary in the fifth ball, this time Jaiswal goes straight and after a couple of bounces it goes towards the fence.
The bowler has the final laugh as Jaiswal gets a leading edge in the final ball, which is caught by Nathan Ellis. He falls for 21(15). IND: 33/1 (4 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: SIX
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Slightly short by Hardie and Yashasvi gets under the ball before pulling it over the mid-wicket fence. IND: 17/0 (3 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Economical start by Behrendorff
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Jason Behrendorff shares the new ball duties with Hardie. He makes a decent start too as four runs come from his over. IND: 9/0 (2 overs)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Here we go!
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal kick-off proceedings. Aaron Hardie leads the attack for Australia.
He starts with an excellent over as just one run come in the first five balls. The last one is pitched slightly up and Gaikwad punches it towards cover for a boundary. IND: 5/0 (1 over)
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Playing XIs
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh
Australia: Travis Head, Josh Philippe, Ben McDermott, Aaron Hardie, Tim David, Matthew Short, Matthew Wade(w/c), Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Update on Deepak Chahar
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Deepak Chahar has flown back home because of a medical emergency, skipper Suryakumar Yadav informs at the toss.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Australia win toss
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Australia win the toss, opt to bowl.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Axar on his match-winning effort
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Axar made an impressive return to international cricket, claiming five wickets in the series so far with his three-wicket haul setting up the 20-run win for India in the fourth T20I on Friday night.
"If you are away from international cricket for some time due to injury and then come back, you try to prove yourself and you also have to look after your body, so I also took one match (at a time)," he said.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Bishnoi leads wicket tally
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Ravi Bishnoi has been leading the spin department and has done a good job. If we look at the stats, the youngster is the leading wickettaker, scalping seven wickets in four encounters.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Gaikwad rules batting chart
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: One player who has ruled the batting charts in the series is Ruturaj Gaikwad. The youngster, who got out for a diamond duck in the first encounter, has so far accumulated 213 runs from four innings, which also feature a century.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Secret behind Rinku's gigantic SIX
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Rinku Singh revealed the secret behind his massive 100-meter six in the fourth T20I.
"You know it that I gym with you, eat well. I like lifting weights too, so there is natural power inside me," Rinku told Jitesh Sharma in a video posted by the BCCI.tv.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Chahar returns after long injury layoff
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Deepak Chahar, on the other hand, made a return after a long injury layoff. The fourth T20I against the Aussies was his first outing for India after the match against South Africa at Indore in October last year.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Shreyas Iyer's recent form
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Shreyas Iyer was in supreme form in the recently-concluded ODI World Cup, but he failed to carry forward the momentum in the previous T20I. He was dismissed for 8(7).
So, Iyer will be looking to rack in some runs and he will be longing for an outing at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where he cracked a hundred against Netherlands not so long ago in the one-day showpiece.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Focus on Iyer and Chahar
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar will have significant roles to play in the T20Is against South Africa, which starts on December 10. In that context, the Indian think-tank will be eager to see them firing in their last competitive outing before facing the Proteas at Durban.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Marsh on scheduling
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Mitchell Marsh, who is not part of the Australian squad, didn't hesitate to express his displeasure over the scheduling of the series, which was right after the World Cup.
"Yeah it was pretty outrageous for the guys that had to stay behind. It's a fine line because we've got to respect the fact we're playing for Australia and it's a series against India which is always really big. But there's also the human side of it, the boys have just won a World Cup and probably deserve to celebrate for a while and get home to their families. It's an interesting one. You'd hope there's not too many of those series put on after big tournaments again," Marsh told SEN radio in Australia.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Wade's dominance against India
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: Matthew Wade has been a dominant force against India and has hammered 333 runs at a staggering strike-rate of 174.34 against India.
He's also fifth on the list of most runs against India in T20Is.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: India's record at Chinnaswamy
If we look at India's record at this venue, the Men In Blue have won just 2 of 7 completed T20Is played here.
India vs Australia 5th T20I Live Score IND vs AUS: What to expect
The Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru has enjoyed the reputation of being a batters paradise so we can expect runs at galore.