Waiting in the wings for a long time, Jitesh Sharma made sure he made the best use of the opportunity handed to him. The young wicket-keeper yet again played a short, stellar inning in the IND vs AUS 5T20I on Sunday. He struck 3 four and six, amassing 24 runs in 16 balls.
Twitter praised Sharma as he contributed to keeping India’s hopes high after Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rinku Singh were dismissed cheaply during the fifth T20I between India & Australia.
Here are some of the best reactions:
India, who had already won the series 3-1, got off to a fast start before Australia showed up. They bowled openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad out in the powerplay. Dwarshuis then dismissed Suryakumar Yadav in the following over for 5(7).
Tanveer Sangha eliminated Rinku Singh for reducing India to 55/4 in 9.1 overs as Australia continued to make inroads. Jitesh Sharma and Shreyas Iyer attempted to maintain order before Aaron Hardie bowled out the former.
