Welcome to our Live Updates of the 3rd T20 between India and Australia being played at Sydney Cricket Ground. Watson played a captain's knock (124*) as hosts put up a challenging total of 197 in front of visitors.
Over 20 | Score 200/3 (Yuvraj 15*, Raina 49*)
India need 17 runs off the last six ball. Tye to bowl the over. First ball, Yuvi hit a boundary towards fine leg. 2nd ball, Yuvi then slapped a flat six towards deep mid-wicket. Single off the next ball. From the fourth came a double from Raina's willow. India need four from two balls. Raina ran another double. Last ball, two runs needed. Everyone is under pressure. And Raina pushed the ball towards point region for a boundary. India won the third match by seven wickets to clean-sweep the series.
Over 19 | Score 181/3 (Yuvraj 5*, Raina 41*)
Watson to bowl the penultimate over of the match. Single came off the first two balls. Raina on strike. Single by Raina. Then came a dot. Pressure is on Yuvi to play a big shot. Double came off the 2nd last ball. Single off the last. Good over by Watson, who is leading the side today.
Over 18 | Score 176/3 (Yuvraj 1*, Raina 40*)
Tye to bowl the over. First ball, a perfect yorker. Double off the next from Raina's willow. Third ball, a dot one. Then came another double. Good over so far. A much-needed boundary came, as thick edge went past the wicketkeeper. Second boundary off the last ball. 12 from the over. India need 22 off 12 balls.
Over 17 | Score 164/3 (Yuvraj 1*, Raina 28*)
Watson is back into the attack. Short first ball to Raina and he pulled it towards deep square leg for his third boundary. Yuvraj opened his account with a single. It can still be anyone's game. Eight from the over. India still need 34 off 18 balls to win the match.
Over 15 | Score 147/3 (Yuvraj 0*, Raina 13*)
Cameron Boyce to continue. First ball was dispatched towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary by Kohli. And then he ran a double to complete his fifty. Kohli Out! He was a bit unlucky as the ball kissed the stumps after hitting his bat. Yuvraj Singh is the new man in.
V Kohli b Boyce 50 (36b)
Over 13 | Score 130/2 (51*, Kohli 40*, Raina 6*)
Rohit Out! Boyce, who bowled two tight overs got the reward as he gave hosts a big breakthrough. Suresh Raina is the new man in. Raina was lucky as wicketkeeper missed his simple stumping chance. And then Raina hit the leggie over deep mid-wicket for a six.
RG Sharma c Watson b Boyce 52 (38b)
Over 2 | Score 18/0 (Sharma 11*, Dhawan 5*)
Scott Boland to bowl from the other end. Dhawan was offered width off the second ball and he cut it past point for a boundary, good shot! Sharma made room for himself off the fifth ball and handsomely smashed it over covers for another boundary. 11 from the over.
Over 20 | Score 197/5 | (Watson 124*, Bancroft 0*)
Bumrah with last over of the innings. Boundary came off the 3rd ball from Lynn's willow after two singles from the first two balls. Lynn Out! Outstanding catch by Jadeja at the long on boundary. Then came two doubles as Australia put up a mammoth total of 197 runs. Sensational unbeaten knock by Watson helped Australia to reach such a big score.
CA Lynn c Jadeja b Bumrah 13 (9b)
Over 17 | Score 168/4 | (Watson 109*)
Jadeja to bowl the over. In form Watson first hit a six then a boundary to complete his hundred. Captain's knock by the veteran player. He then celebrated his ton with another six, this time over long off. Jadeja picked his 1st wicket of the match in the form of Head. 19 runs came from the over.
TM Head b Jadeja 26 (19b)
Over 15 | Score 140/3 | (Watson 82*, Head 25*)
Jadeja with his 3rd over. Dhoni missed a simple run-out chance of Watson. This man is riding on his luck today. 2nd ball was launched for a six by the burly Watson. Another big over as 13 came off it. Head and Watson are looking unstoppable at the moment.
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IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli, MS Dhoni, S Raina, Y Singh, H Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, J Bumrah, A Nehra
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AUS XI: S Watson, U Khawaja, C Lynn, G Maxwell, S Marsh, TM Head, C Bancroft, A Tye, C Boyce, S Boland, S Tait
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Though Indian women's team lost the 3rd T20 against Australia few minutes back, they still managed to win the three-match series 2-1. Jhulan Goswami named Player of the Series.
India Women's clinch the T20I series 2-1 #AusvInd #WomenT20I pic.twitter.com/JkAWaxqQRs
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Jhulan Goswami named Player of the Series #AusvInd #WomenT20I pic.twitter.com/zPnWkzfBRt
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