India vs Australia, 2nd T20I Stats Review: India’s highest total against Australia, Yashashvi Jaiswal’s feat and other stats

The top three Indian batters Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Ishan Kishan all smashed their respective half-centuries as India posted a massive total of 235/4 on the board eventually winning the second T20 international against Australia by 44 runs in Thiruvananthapuram. With this, the home side has now taken a 2-0 lead in the series with three games left to play.

Speaking in detail about how the game panned out, skipper Matthew Wade won the toss and opted to field first. Gaikwad and Jaiswal struck 58 and 53 respectively while Kishan racked up a quickfire 52 off 32. Pocket dynamo Rinku Singh provided the finishing touches as he hammered an unbeaten 31 off just nine which included four fours and two maximums.

Seamer Nathan Ellis was the pick of the Aussie bowlers for his spell of 3/45 in four overs. Sean Abbott had a forgettable outing as he conceded 56 runs for no wickets in his three-over spell. Chasing a mammoth target of 236, the opening pair of Steven Smith and Matthew Short amassed 19 runs each. The centurion from the last match, Josh Inglis was dismissed for just two while Glenn Maxwell scored only 12. The destructive duo of Marcus Stoinis and Tim David slammed 45 and 37 respectively, but the target proved out of their reach. Wicketkeeper-batter Wade remained not out on 42 off but could not quite take his side home in a big run-chase. 

 Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from the 2^nd T20I between India and Australia:

77/1 – India registered their highest powerplay total of 77/1 against Australia in T20Is. Their previous best of 74/1 came in Sydney in 2016.

53 – Yashasvi Jaiswal recorded the highest individual score of 53 for India in powerplay in T20 internationals. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma both scored 50 each against Scotland in 2021 and against New Zealand in 2020 respectively.

3 – Ishan Kishan has now struck the joint-most 50-plus scores (three) with KL Rahul as a designated wicketkeeper for India in the shortest international format.

235/4 – The Men in Blue also recorded their highest total of 235/4 against the Aussies in this format. Their previous best of 209/8 came in the opening game of the ongoing series itself.

1 – For the first time, all the top three Indian batters score a half-century in a T20 international.

235 – India registered the second-highest T20I score against Australia. New Zealand is on top with 243/6 in Auckland in 2018.