Rohit Sharma scores 9th T20I half-century in 3rd T20I agianst Asutralia
Rohit Sharma scores 9th T20I half-century in 3rd T20I agianst Asutralia
Indian opener, Rohit Sharma scored his ninth half-century in T20I during the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Sunday. His fifty came off just 35 deliveries, including five boundaries and a six, along with a strike rate of 141.66. He also became the third Indian batsman to score 1,000 in in T20I cricket and joined the likes of Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina. He was dismissed for 52 by ?Cameron Boyce after being caught by Shane Watson. Currently, India are 130 for the loss of two wickets in 13 overs with Virat Kohli for 40 and Suresh Raina on six. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs Australia, 3rd T20I at Sydney
Earlier, Australia’s stand-in skipper Shane Watson won the toss and elected to bat first as he made a mammoth five-changes in the sqaud from the previous T20I defeat at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday. He scored a blistering 124 as Australia finished on a challenging total of 197 for the loss of five wickets. He rested Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Cameron Bancroft (debutante), Shaun Tait and Cameron Boyce come into the side for Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Nathan Lyon and John Hastings. While Indian skipper MS Dhoni moved in with an unchnged squad from the win as they want to stick to the right and winning combionation for quite sometime and not disturb the momentum. FULL CRICKET UPDATES: India vs Australia 2015-16, 3rd T20I at Sydney
India and Australia will lock horns for the final time in this tour when they play the third Twenty20 International (T20I) at Sydney on Sunday. It is the final match of their ongoing three-match T20I series and having won the first two matches, India sealed have already sealed the series. India defeated Australia by 27 runs in the second T20I at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday and with that MS Dhoni’s men ensured that they return home with a trophy.