Australia defeated India by 4 wickets in the first T20 played at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. In this exciting match Australia, with brilliant batting, achieved the grand goal of 209 runs by losing 6 wickets. Let us know what were the main reasons for this crushing defeat of India.
Giving Bhuvneshwar Kumar 19 against Australia in Mohali, the Indian team had to pay a lot. After the Asian Cup, Bhuvneshwar Kumar brought an important 19th place finish for India. However, Bhuvi proved to be very costly in this over and nearly finished the match spending 16 runs in this over. At the same time he today spent 52 runs in 4 overs against Australia.
One of the main reasons for India’s loss at Mohali was poor fielding. The team dropped the catch on the important occasion of the special game. The team had to pay the worst for the loss. Axar Patel and KL Rahul threw a simple catch for India today. Due to this poor fielding by India, this match was lost.
Like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India’s star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal also looked stunned in this match. He took a wicket after spending 42 runs on his 3.2-overs spell. He was awarded a wicket in the last over of the match when Australia needed just 2 runs to win.
After Cameron Green’s dismissal, it seemed that the Indian team would return to the game. But Australian batsman Matthew Wade played a stormy innings of 45 runs in the final overs of the match aided by 6 fours and 2 sixes from 21 balls. Today, none of the Indian bowlers were able to bother Wade, which the team had to pay for in the form of a loss.
