BENGALURU: Australian cricket team’s 10-week Indian sojourn ended on Sunday and it felt like the home batsmen were determined to hand them a farewell gift. But the bowlers were clearly not in a generous mood. Led by a fine show by the bowlers led by young spinner Ravi Bishnoi (2/29), India pulled off a six-run win to wrap up the five-match T20 series 4-1 on Sunday.
India skipper Suryakumar lost the toss again and was invited to bat. After a series of misfires, India found saviours in Shreyas Iyer (53; 37b; 5x4; 2x6) and cameo stars Jitesh Sharma (24) and Axar Patel (31). Restricted to 160/8, India defended the total as Australia finished with 154/8. At one point, the away side were relatively untroubled in the chase with Ben McDermott (54; 36b) having a go at the bowlers.
