India Vs Australia Highlights, 3rd T20I: Sundar, Arshdeep Help IND Level Series 1-1

India vs Australia Highlights, 3rd T20I

India and Australia clashed at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart for the third T20I match. India won by five wickets to level the five-match series 1-1.

Match Summary

Chasing a challenging target of 187, India relied on a crucial unbeaten 49 from Washington Sundar off 23 balls. The team secured victory with nine balls remaining.

Bowling Performances

Australia posted 186/6 despite strong bowling from India’s Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy. Arshdeep took 3 wickets for 35 runs, while Chakravarthy claimed 2 wickets for 33 runs.

Batting Contributions

Tilak Varma scored 29 runs off 26 balls.
Jitesh Sharma contributed 22 runs off 13 balls.
For Australia, Tim David made 74 runs off 38 balls.
Marcus Stoinis added 64 runs off 39 balls.

Match Outlook

With the series tied, attention now turns to the fourth T20I at Heritage Bank Stadium, Queensland, on 6th November at 1:45 pm IST (8:15 am GMT). Both teams aim to take the lead.

India’s victories were powered by key performances: "Washington Sundar played a vital innings at the back-end," and "Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy excelled with the ball."

India started confidently but faced regular wickets, requiring valuable lower-order contributions to chase the total successfully.

Author's summary: India’s balanced team effort, led by Washington Sundar’s unbeaten knock and effective bowling by Arshdeep and Chakravarthy, secured a crucial win to tie the T20I series against Australia.

News18 — 2025-11-02