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Indian team have won their 2nd T20I match by a margin of 44 runs and have taken a 2-0 lead in the ongoing five-match T20I series with three more games to be played. Talking about this game, Australia won the toss and invited India to bat first, who posted a huge total of 235/4 in 20 overs with the help of fifty-plus scores from Jaiswal, Gaikwad, and Ishan Kishan respectively.
Rinku Singh went on to smash 19 runs in just 10 balls and boosted the team's total in death overs. Aussies in the run-chase kept losing wickets at regular intervals but despite that, they managed to post a total of 191/9 in 20 overs with the help of decent contributions from Stoinis, Tim David, and Matthew Wade respectively.
Numbers and Stats from IND vs AUS 2nd T20I game:
2 - Suryakumar Yadav won his first two games as captain in T20Is.
Players to win their first two games as captain in men's T20I for India:
- Suresh Raina vs Zimbabwe in 2010
- Rohit Sharma vs Sri Lanka in 2017
- Hardik Pandya vs Ireland in 2022
- Jasprit Bumrah vs Ireland in 2023
- Ruturaj Gaikwad in 2023 Asian Games
- Suryakumar Yadav vs Australia in 2023
2 - Ravi Bishnoi has dismissed Matthew Short twice in the first two matches of the ongoing five-match T20I series through bowled dismissal mode.
Matthew Short vs Ravi Bishnoi in T20Is:
- Innings - 2
- Runs - 3
- Balls - 5
- Dismissals - 2
3 - Ishan Kishan has recorded his 3rd fifty-plus score as wicket-keeper in T20Is.
Most fifty-plus scores by a wicketkeeper for India in men's T20I:
- KL Rahul - 3
- Ishan Kishan - 3
- MS Dhoni - 2
- Rishabh Pant - 2
5 - For the fifth time in men's T20I, the top three batters were seen scoring fifty-plus runs with the bat.
Instances of top three batters scoring fifty-plus runs in T20Is:
- Australia vs Sri Lanka in Adelaide, 2019
- Bermuda vs Bahamas in Coolidge, 2021
- Canada vs Panama in Coolidge, 2021
- Belgium vs Malta in Gent, 2022
- India vs Australia in Thiruvananthapuram, 2023
17 - India have won 17 T20I matches against Australia overall.
Most matches won against an opposition in men's T20I:
- Pakistan - 20 vs New Zealand
- England - 19 vs Pakistan
- India - 19 vs Sri Lanka
- India - 19 vs West Indies
- Australia - 17 vs South Africa
- India - 17 vs Australia
53 - Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 53 runs inside the powerplay overs of the match itself.
Most runs by a batter for India inside powerplay overs:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal - 53 vs Australia in Thiruvananthapuram, 2023
- Rohit Sharma - 50 vs New Zealand in Hamilton, 2020
- KL Rahul - 50 vs Scotland in Dubai, 2021 T20 WC
57.28 - Matthew Wade averages 57.28 with the bat against India in T20Is from 11 innings.
Highest batting average against an opponent in men's T20I (Min. 10 innings batted):
- Virat Kohli - 81.33 vs Pakistan
- JP Duminy - 59 vs India
- Matthew Wade - 57.28 vs India
Matthew Wade vs India in T20Is:
- Innings - 11
- Runs - 401
- Avg - 57.28
- S.R - 157.25
- 50s - 3
Matthew Wade's last six innings scores against India are 42*, 1, 43*, 45*, 80 & 58 respectively.
77 - India recorded a powerplay score of 77/1 in six overs.
Highest powerplay score for India in men's T20I:
- 82/2 vs Scotland in Dubai, 2021 T20 World Cup
- 78/2 vs South Africa in Johannesburg, 2018
- 77/1 vs Australia in Thiruvananthapuram, 2023
235 - India recorded a total of 235/4 in this game.
Highest total for India in men's T20I while batting first:
- 260/5 vs Sri Lanka in Indore, 2017
- 240/3 vs West Indies in Mumbai-WS, 2019
- 237/3 vs South Africa in Guwahati, 2022
- 235/4 vs Australia in Thiruvananthapuram, 2023
- 234/4 vs New Zealand in Ahmedabad, 2023
Highest total vs Australia in men's T20I:
- 243/6 by New Zealand in Auckland, 2018
- 235/4 by India in Thiruvananthapuram, 2023
- 221/5 by England in Birmingham, 2018
- 344.44 - Rinku Singh recorded a strike rate of 344.44 in today's game by scoring 31 runs from just 9 balls.
Highest strike rate for India in a T20I inning (Minimum 30 runs scored):
- Yuvraj Singh - 362.5 vs England in Durban, 2007 T20 WC
- Hardik Pandya - 355.55 vs Ireland in Dublin, 2018
- Rinku Singh - 344.44 vs Australia in Thiruvananthapuram, 2023
