Nagpur: In the second T20 International, which was shortened to 8-8 overs today due to wet outfield due to rain, Indian team won by 6 wickets with four balls to spare in the last over with the help of captain Rohit Sharma’s aggressive innings. The three-match series was tied at 1-1. The match started with a delay of two hours due to a wet outfield and was settled at 8-8 overs. After the Indian team won the toss and elected to field, Australia scored 90 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 8 overs.
- India chased down the target of 91 runs set by Australia with 4 balls to spare in the match which ended at 8-8 due to rain.
- Rohit Sharma played an aggressive innings and scored 40 not out in 20 balls, Karthik scored 10 runs in the first two balls of the 8th over to win the team.
Matthew Wade scored an unbeaten 43 off 20 balls with 3 sixes and four fours, besides Aaron Finch’s 31 off 15 balls. In reply, the Indian team captured the target by losing four wickets in 7.2 overs. Rohit was not out by scoring 46 runs in 20 balls with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes. Dinesh Karthik was not out for 10 runs in two balls with 1 six and one four in the first two balls of the 8th over. Apart from this, Kohli scored 11 runs in 6 balls and Rahul scored 10 runs in 6 balls.
Rohit Sharma became Sixer King in T20 International
Nagpur, dt. 23: Rohit Sharma hit his first six in the rain-shortened second T20 here on Friday at 8-8 overs as he overtook New Zealand’s Martin Guptill for the most sixes in T20 Internationals to become the new sixes king. With Rohit hitting four sixes in today’s match, his tally of sixes in T20 Internationals reached 176. Martin Guptill has 172 sixes to his name.