India vs Australia Highlights, 5th T20: India defeat AUS by 6 runs in nail-biting finish, secure series 4-1

IND vs AUS, Pacer Arshdeep Singh gave just 3 runs in the final over as India secured a nail-biting victory against Australia in the 5th T20 international. Mukesh Kumar clinched 3 crucial wickets while Ravi Bishnoi also displayed the magic of his spin. India won the 5-match series 4-1 against Australia. Travis Head and Josh Phillippe began the 161-run chase for Australia. The opening duo started on a explosive note with 14 runs off the first over of Arshdeep Singh. Mukesh Kumar was quick to break the opening partnership as he dismissed Josh Phillippe.

Team India vice captain Shreyas Iyer slammed a magnificent half-century to take India towards a fightable score of 160/8 after 20 overs. India struggled against the sharp Australian bowling and lost wickets regularly with only Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel managing to put some runs on the scoreboard. Team India is in a sensitive position as the wickets are falling in quick succession with Australian pacers dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Suryakumar Yadav in quick succession. Rinku Singh and Shreyas Iyer are on the crease attempting to stabilise the Indian innings.

Australian skipper Matthew Wade won the toss and chose to bowl first. Team India openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad walked to the crease and started India’s innings while pacer Aaron Hardie and Jason Behrendorff are leading Australia’s pace attackSuryakumar Yadav’s India take on the Aussies in the final match of the five-match T20I series at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru starting at 7pm today.The Men in Blue have already clinched the series with a win in the fourth T20, but a 4-1 victory could help make the series memorable for Surya, who is leading the Indian side for the first time in international cricket.

Speaking of Surya, all eyes will be on the Indian skipper, who will be looking to capitalise on his good starts in the series and post a big score to boost his confidence ahead of the upcoming T20 series in South Africa. While the Indian batters have been in exceptional form, some players like Jitesh Sharma will be looking to consolidate his place in the Indian XI and others like Axar Patel will be looking to return to good batting form.Meanwhile, the Aussies, led by Matthew Wade, will be looking to end their final T20 with a big win and finally end an extended tour of India.