Ruturaj Gaikwad sends the crowd in Guwahati to a frenzy with a total of 30 runs in the last over of the IND vs AUS 3rd T20. A hat-trick of sixes along with two fours propelled India to a tally of a whopping 222 runs for just three wickets. With the performance in the last over, he became the first Indian to score a century against Australia in T20.
Ruturaj Gaikwad in last over of of IND vs AUS 3rd T20:
6, N4, 1, 1, Wd, 6, 6, 4
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Gaikwad attained his century in 52 balls with a six against Glenn Maxwell in India’s 20th over. He hit two more sixes and two fours as Maxwell allowed 30 runs in the last over.
After smashing a brilliant half-century in the previous match, opener Gaikwad extended his free-scoring against Australian bowlers. It was right after India lost in-form opener Yashasvi Jaiswal for 6. Shortly thereafter, Ishan Kishan increased India’s woes with his first T20I duck.
India fell to 24 for 2 in the powerplay, but Ruturaj and skipper Suryakumar Yadav put on a 57-run show. The captain took over and hit 39 out of 29 balls. Suryakumar, on the other hand, soon fell in the very crucial 11th over to Aaron Hardie.
Taking over, Gaikwad propelled India to an enormous total. The Indian batsman hit his fifty in thirty-two balls. In the last overs, Gaikwad paced his form and reached his century in the following 20 balls. In addition, he made history by becoming the first Indian to strike a century in a T20I match against the formidable Australians.
In the past two years, he is the sixth Indian to score a century in T20 cricket. In 20 overs, India scored 222-3 with Gaikwad amassing 123 off 57 balls (not out). In T20I cricket, the Indian batter recorded the second-highest individual score for the team.
