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'Inko world cup jitna hain'- Fans react as Australia beat India by 5 wickets in 3rd T20I in Guwahati

After being invited to bat first India posted a massive target of 223 runs. Both the teams are playing their second-string side with most of the players absent as the series started just after the ODI World Cup 2023

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Australia beat India by 5 wickets

Australia beat India by 5 wickets (Source: Twitter)

Australia beat India in the third T20I at Basarpara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati by 5 wickets. Suryakumar Yadav's side have to wait to win the series. Australia won the toss and elected to field first. After being invited to bat first India posted a massive target of 223 runs. Both the teams are playing their second-string side with most of the players absent as the series started just after the ODI World Cup 2023. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored his maiden international century for the Men in Blue and became the first batter to score a hundred against the mighty Aussies. 

The Aussie pacers started off well as they dismissed opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan early on in the inning. The Men in Blue were struggling at 24/2. Surya and Gaikwad stitched a partnership and started playing strokes and the former was playing in his usual style but was dismissed by Aaron Hardie. 

Glenn Maxwell smacked 30 runs in the last over and India posted 222/3 in their 20 overs. The Kangaroos gave 23 runs on extra and that was one of the reasons India could post such a big score. 

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Gaikwad started off slowly and then changed his gears. The first fifty came in 31 balls and then he scored the next one in 19 deliveries and he smacked the bowlers all around the park. He was unbeaten till the end with 123 runs off 57 deliveries, hitting 13 fours and 7 sixes. Surya and Tilak Varma gave good support to the opener. The former scored 39 runs off 29 balls and the latter was unbeaten with 31 runs off 24 balls. 

In reply, the Kangaroos started off well with Travis Head and Aaron Hardie, they scored 47 runs in 4 overs. With the former who scored 35 off 18 balls. Some wickets in the middle overs changed the match in their favour but Maxwell again stepped in between the batter and scored 104 runs off 48 balls. Skipper Mathew Wade also gave him full support with 28 runs off 16 balls and they made the series 2-1. 

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