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India beat Australia by seven wickets

Published: 31 Jan 2016 - 02:54 pm | Last Updated: 24 Nov 2021 - 03:33 am
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Suresh Raina on top celebrates with Yuvraj Singh of India after hitting a four last ball to win the third Twenty20 international cricket match between India and Australia in Sydney on January 31, 2016. (AFP  / Craig Golding)

 

Sydney: India beat Australia by seven wickets in their third Twenty20 international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Australia scored 197 for five thanks to an unbeaten century by Shane Watson. India reached the target off the last ball, making 200 for three.

Scoreboard from the third Twenty20 between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday:

Australia

U. Khawaja c Dhoni b Nehra 14

S. Watson not out 124

S. Marsh b Ashwin 9

G. Maxwell c Raina b Singh 3

T. Head b Jadeja 26

C. Lynn c Jadeja b Bumrah 13

C. Bancroft not out 0

Extras (lb2, w4, nb2) 8

Total (5 wickets: 20 overs) 197

Fall of wicket: 1-16 (Khawaja), 2-69 (Marsh), 3-75 (Maxwell), 4-168 (Head), 5-193 (Lynn)

Did not bat: A. Tye, C. Boyce, S. Boland, S. Tait

Bowling: Nehra 4-0-32-1, Bumrah 4-0-43-1 (2nb), Ashwin 4-0-36-1 (1w), Jadeja 4-0-41-1, Singh 2-0-19-1, Pandya 2-0-24-0 (3w)

India

R. Sharma c Watson b Boyce 52

S. Dhawan c Bancroft b Watson 26

V. Kohli b Boyce 50

S. Raina not out 49

Y. Singh not out 15

Extras (b1, w7) 8

Total (three wickets: 20 overs) 200

Fall of wicket: 1-46 (Dhawan), 2-124 (Sharma), 3-147 (Kohli)

Did not bat: M.S. Dhoni, H. Pandya, R. Jadeja, R. Ashwin, J. Bumrah, A. Nehra

Bowling: Tait 4-0-46-0 (4w), Boland 3-0-34-0 (2w), Watson 4-0-30-1 (1w), Tye 4-0-51-0, Boyce 4-0-28-2, Maxwell 1-0-10-0

Toss: Australia

Result: India won by seven wickets

India won series 3-0

Man of the match: S. Watson (Aus)

Umpires: Simon Fry (AUS), John Ward (AUS)

AFP