By Admin 
Australia has defeated India by 4 wickets in the second T20 match. Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20 series. Batting first, the Indian team was all out for just 125 runs, Australia achieved this target with 40 balls remaining. Abhishek Sharma’s stormy innings of 68 runs was of no use to India. Here you can know what were the 3 biggest reasons for Team India’s defeat in Melbourne.
1. Reshuffle in batting order
One of the main reasons for the Indian team was the reshuffle in the batting order. Tilak Verma, who had an average of 55 and 62 at number-3 and four respectively, was sent to the fifth position, who could not even open his account. Surya has been regularly handling the responsibility of number-3, but this time Sanju Samson was sent above him at number-3. Shivam Dubey has been handling the innings at the fifth and sixth positions and also playing the role of finisher, but in Melbourne he was sent at number-8. Team India’s batting line-up appeared completely out of rhythm.
2. Akshar Patel was not made to bowl.
Apart from Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty, no bowling bowler was more effective in Melbourne T20. It was a shocking fact that wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav was made to bowl full 4 overs, while Akshar Patel did not get to bowl at all. Akshar’s balls have pace, which combined with excellent bowling variations could have got him wickets on the Melbourne pitch.
3. Bumrah did not get support
India had given Australia a small target of 126 runs. When it came to bowling, Bumrah swung the ball several degrees in the first over. He also put Mitchell Marsh in trouble. Only 4 runs came in Bumrah’s first over. Harshit Rana gave only 7 runs in the second over, but Marsh and Head had gained that confidence by middleing the ball against him, which made it easier for them to target Bumrah. Harshit gave away 20 runs in his second over. Had there been tight bowling from the other end along with Bumrah, the Indian team could have put the Australian batsmen under pressure.
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