Surya Rues Top-Order Collapse After Hazlewood, Marsh Help Australia Beat India at MCG: 'Very Difficult to Recover'
Mitchell Marsh became the third-fastest Australian to surpass 2,000 T20 International runs as Australia chased down 126 to win by four wickets.
- Soon in Melbourne, the India cricket team posted 125 in the first innings, struggling to build momentum after early wickets.
- Suryakumar Yadav's early dismissal set off a collapse, but Harshit Rana and Abhishek Sharma formed a 56-run partnership.
- Opener Shubman Gill got off to a slow start, scoring five off 10 balls while Sanju Samson made two after promotion; barring Abhishek Sharma, the other five batters added only 15 runs as Sharma scored 68 off 37.
- Mitchell Marsh reached the 2,000-run mark in T20Is in the second over of the chase, becoming the third-fastest Australian and fourth overall after David Warner, Aaron Finch, and Glenn Maxwell.
- With disciplined bowling from Hazlewood and support from Bartlett and Ellis, Josh Hazlewood took three wickets for 13 runs, while Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis claimed two each.
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The second match of the five-match T20I series between India and Australia was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 31st. Australia defeated India by four wickets to take a 1-0 lead. India, batting first, scored 125 runs.
Surya rues top-order collapse after Hazlewood, Marsh help Australia beat India at MCG: 'Very difficult to recover'
India captain Suryakumar Yadav also credited Josh Hazlewood for taking the game away from them with a sensational powerplay spell, the senior pacer's figures of 3/13 from four overs helping Australia bowl India out for a paltry 125 in the second T20I in Melbourne.
"He bowled really well": Suryakumar Yadav lauds Hazlewood's powerplay bowling
India captain Suryakumar Yadav praised Josh Hazlewood's exceptional bowling in the powerplay, which set the tone for Australia's four-wicket win in the second T20I at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.
Josh Hazlewood's three-wicket haul sets up Australia's win over India in second T20
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Josh Hazlewood took three wickets for 13 runs to put India on the back foot before Mitch Marsh plundered 46 runs to guide Australia to a four-wicket win Friday in the second Twenty20 cricket international.
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