Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:42pm on 26 Nov 2023,Sunday Sports
India took an unbeatable 2-0 lead against Australia, handing the visitors a 44-run defeat in the second T20I at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Prasidh Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi snared 3 wickets each, restricting Australia to 191/9 while chasing 236. Earlier, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (53) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (58) laid the platform along with Ishan Kishan (52) before Rinku Singh blazed an unbeaten 31 off just 9 balls to lift India to 235/5. In response, Australia crumbled to 191/9 as Prasidh Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi grabbed 3 wickets apiece. Invited to bat first, India's daunting score proved too much despite Tim David's 54 and a 45-ball 77 by skipper Aaron Finch. The crushing win gives India an insurmountable five-match series lead after chasing down 209 in the first game. Seven days after the heartbreaking World Cup final defeat, Indian fans now look forward to a redemption whitewash in the T20I series against the Aussies.
