Australia vs India 2020-21: Best combined XI of T20I series
There were a number of top performers in the recent T20I series between Australia and India and here we make a combined XI featuring some of the most talked-about names in the series.
Hardik Pandya at No.5:
Hardik Pandya has been a sensation in this year’s tour of Australia. He missed the historic series played last time and looks desperate to more than making it up. He carried his explosive batting form from the IPL to Australia and made two 90s in the ODIs before taking guard in the T20Is, his favorite format. In the first game, Hardik didn’t fire as his team would have wanted, scoring 16 but at a pace of more than run a ball.
It was in the second match in Sydney that Hardik showed his limited-over class once again. Coming out to bat at the 14th over with India still needing 75 runs to win, the 27-year-old played a perfect finisher, adding 29 runs with Kohli in less than three overs and then 46 runs with Shreyas Iyer in only 3.3 overs to take India home and bag the series. Hardik remained not out on 42 in only 22 balls and got the man-of-the-match award.
Hardik found himself in a similar situation in the third game in which India were chasing 186. He added 44 runs with Kohli for the fifth wicket in 4.1 overs but then his dismissal derailed India’s chances of registering a whitewash. He scored 20 off 13 and was looking good for another carnage. But it was not his day. Yet, the ace all-rounder made it clear that he is one of India’s biggest match-winners.
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