Washington Sundar records his career-best T20I score against Australia: Stats
What's the story
All-rounder Washington Sundar powered India to a five-wicket win over Australia in the 3rd T20I at Hobart's Bellerive Oval. Sundar, who was promoted to No. 6, hammered an unbeaten 49, helping India chase down 187 in 18.3 overs. He missed his half-century, with Jitesh Sharma scoring the match-winning shot. Notably, Sundar didn't bowl in the match. Here are the key stats.
Knock
Sundar comes out all guns blazing
Abhishek Sharma provided India a flying start before falling to Nathan Ellis. Suryakumar Yadav joined Shubman Gill, who departed after India crossed the 60-run mark in the Powerplay. Although SKY, Tilak Varma, and Axar Patel propelled India past 100, the visitors were four down. Sundar, who joined Tilak, smashed a barrage of fours and sixes against Matthew Short and Matthew Kuhnemann.
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Sundar misses his half-century
Sundar, who brought the required run rate significantly down, returned unbeaten on 49 off 23 balls. He hammered 3 fours and 4 sixes. Jitesh Sharma slammed an unbeaten 22 off 13 balls.
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His career-best score against Australia
As mentioned, Sundar recorded his career-best score against Australia in T20I cricket. In 55 T20Is, the Indian all-rounder has raced to 242 runs at an average of 17.28. His only half-century in the format against came against New Zealand in 2023. Sundar, who didn't bowl in Hobart, also has 48 wickets at 17.28. The off-spinner has an economy rate of 6.94.