Ruturaj Gaikwad added another major milestone to his name during the fifth T20I encounter between India and Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday. Gaikwad finished the five-match series with 223 runs at an average of 55.75 – the most by any batter in a T20I bilateral series against Australia. Earlier, the record belonged to New Zealand’s Martin Guptill who scored 218 runs in five matches back in 2021. Although the youngster was dismissed for just 10 on Sunday, he was able to achieve the milestone thanks to brilliant performances in the past four matches. Overall, he is the third highest run-scorer in a single series among Indian batters behind KL Rahul and Virat Kohli.
India (20 ovs maximum)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
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Yashasvi Jaiswal
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c Ellis b Behrendorff | 21 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 140.00 | ||
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Ruturaj Gaikwad
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c Behrendorff b Dwarshuis | 10 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| b Ellis | 53 | 37 | 69 | 5 | 2 | 143.24 | |||
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Suryakumar Yadav (c)
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c McDermott b Dwarshuis | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 | ||
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Rinku Singh
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c David b Sangha | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | ||
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Jitesh Sharma †
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c Short b Hardie | 24 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 150.00 | ||
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Axar Patel
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c Hardie b Behrendorff | 31 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 147.61 | ||
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Ravi Bishnoi
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run out (Philippe/†Wade) | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
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Arshdeep Singh
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not out | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 3) | 6 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 8.00) | 160/8 |
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Did not bat:
Avesh Khan,
Mukesh Kumar
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Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3.6 ov), 2-33 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 4.3 ov), 3-46 (Suryakumar Yadav, 6.5 ov), 4-55 (Rinku Singh, 9.1 ov), 5-97 (Jitesh Sharma, 13.1 ov), 6-143 (Axar Patel, 18.4 ov), 7-156 (Shreyas Iyer, 19.3 ov), 8-160 (Ravi Bishnoi, 19.6 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Aaron Hardie
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4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
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Nathan Ellis
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4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Tanveer Sangha
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4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Australia (T: 161 runs from 20 ovs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Travis Head
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b Ravi Bishnoi | 28 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 155.55 | ||
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Josh Philippe
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b Mukesh Kumar | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| c Singh b Arshdeep Singh | 54 | 36 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 150.00 | |||
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Aaron Hardie
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c Iyer b Ravi Bishnoi | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 | ||
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Tim David
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c Avesh Khan b Patel | 17 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 | ||
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Matthew Short
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c Gaikwad b Mukesh Kumar | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 145.45 | ||
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Matthew Wade (c)†
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c Iyer b Arshdeep Singh | 22 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 146.66 | ||
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Ben Dwarshuis
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b Mukesh Kumar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
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Nathan Ellis
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not out | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
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Jason Behrendorff
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not out | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (w 1) | 1 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 7.70) | 154/8 |
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Did not bat:
Tanveer Sangha
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Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Josh Philippe, 2.3 ov), 2-47 (Travis Head, 4.5 ov), 3-55 (Aaron Hardie, 6.6 ov), 4-102 (Tim David, 13.2 ov), 5-116 (Ben McDermott, 14.6 ov), 6-129 (Matthew Short, 16.3 ov), 7-129 (Ben Dwarshuis, 16.4 ov), 8-151 (Matthew Wade, 19.3 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10.00 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
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Avesh Khan
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4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8.00 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
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Ravi Bishnoi
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4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Axar Patel
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4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH FLOW
- India innings
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 42 runs, 2 wickets)
- India: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: India – 55/4 in 9.1 overs (SS Iyer 10)
- India: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 3
- India: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 4
- SS Iyer: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: India – 160/8 in 20.0 overs (Arshdeep Singh 2)
- Australia innings
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 50 runs, 2 wickets)
- Australia: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Australia – 70/3 in 10.0 overs (BR McDermott 25, TH David 6)
- Australia: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 1
- BR McDermott: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 6)
- Australia: 150 runs in 18.3 overs (111 balls), Extras 1
MATCH DETAILS
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to field first |
| Series |
Australia tour of India
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| Season | 2023/24 |
| Player Of The Match |
 Axar Patel |
| Player Of The Series |
Ravi Bishnoi |
| Series result | India won the 5-match series 4-1 |
| Match number | T20I no. 2380 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.45, Second Session 20.45-22.15 |
| Match days | 3 December 2023 – night (20-over match) |
| Umpires |
KN Ananthapadmanabhan Virender Sharma |
| TV Umpire |
Rohan Pandit |
| Reserve Umpire |
Jayaraman Madanagopal |
| Match Referee |
Javagal Srinath |
