India seal dramatic series win over Australia with a ball to spare
Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav were decisive with the bat as India dramatically sealed a series win over Australia with one ball to spare.
Australia were put into bat first by the hosts and they looked to be in a decent position when reaching 186-7.
India's response did not start impressively but the 104-run stand of Kohli and Yadav put Rohit Sharma's men back on track, eventually sealing victory ? and the series ? right at the end as their T20 World Cup preparations continued positively.
Cameron Green (52) was crucial to Australia's blazing start, though he did not get much support as Aaron Finch (7), Steven Smith (9) and Glenn Maxwell (6) all failed to even reach double digits.
Axar Patel (3-33) more than played his part with the ball, taking Finch, Maxwell and then Josh Inglis (24), who did at least contribute to providing a little more stability for Australia.
Tim David (54) top scored and Daniel Sams (28 not out) aided a late flurry, with their total looking unlikely to be toppled at the beginning of India's chase as KL Rahul (1) and Sharma (17) fell without making much of an impact.
But Kohli and Yadav soon took over as India made a massive dent in the deficit.
Sams (2-33) and Josh Hazlewood (1-40) eventually claimed their respective scalps, but Hardik Pandya (25) came in to see India over the line, with a thick edge off Sams ensuring they got the job done with a ball left.
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Patel is surely in contention to be player of the series, with this another very impressive bowling performance.
His efforts ruined Australia's middle-order momentum and you can make a case for that being ultimately decisive on the day.
Yadav powers India into the ascendancy
This was a brutal showing with the bat. Yadav's 69 was off just 36 balls and came at a time when India desperately needed an injection of bravery.
Kohli definitely played his part, but Yadav attacked with even greater emphasis.
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