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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Australia has defeated India by 4 wickets in the second T20 match. Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty tried their best to stop Australia, but could not stop Australia from winning by 4 wickets. India had scored only 125 runs while playing first, Kangaroo team won the small target with 40 balls remaining.

Australia had a small target of 126 runs. The opening pair of Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh together took Australia’s score beyond 50 in just 4 overs. Head was out after scoring 28 runs in 15 balls, on the other hand, captain Mitchell Marsh played a brilliant inning of 46 runs in 26 balls. During this, Marsh hit 2 fours and four skyscraper sixes.

Bumrah-Chakraborty’s efforts failed

Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty tried their best to restrict Australia to a small score. Bumrah took 2 wickets giving only 26 runs in 4 overs, at the other end Chakraborty gave only 23 runs in 4 overs and took two wickets. Other bowlers could not leave much impact. Kuldeep Yadav did take 2 wickets, but proved to be very expensive.

When the Indian team came to bat first, only Abhishek Sharma and Harshit Rana were able to score big. Abhishek played an inning of 68 runs in a stormy manner, on the other hand, Harshit Rana, batting at seventh position, played an inning of 35 runs, but he was very expensive in bowling. Harshit had given away 27 runs in just 2 overs.

Australia won after four years

This has happened after five years when Australia has defeated the Indian team in a T20 match on its home ground. Australia last defeated India on its home ground in Sydney in December 2020. This is Australia’s 12th overall win against Team India in T20 International.

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