NEW DELHI: Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi took 3/32 to bowl India to a 44-run victory over Australia in their second Twenty20 international in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday and give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
India's top-three batsmen scored half-centuries to propel the hosts to 235/4, their highest T20I total against Australia.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal led the way with 53 off 25 balls, while Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan scored 58 and 52, respectively.
In reply, Australia finished on 191/9 in 20 overs. Pacer Prasidh Krishna took 3/41 in four overs.
But it was Bishnoi who took the first two Aussie wickets by striking in his first two overs.
Bishnoi first clean bowled Matthew Short for 19 and in his next over Tilak Varma took a superb catch to dismiss Josh Inglis for 2 in the fifth over of the Aussie run chase.
Bishnoi bowled a fuller, quick delivery and Inglis tried to swing across the line, but not off the middle of the bat but looked like it would clear the infield, but Tilak Varma stretched out and timed the jump perfectly while running backwards from mid-on to give Bishnoi his second wicket.
Watch the catch here:
The third T20I is at Guwahati on Tuesday.
1/10:2nd T20I: India's power-packed stat attack against Australia
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2/10:India's highest total vs Australia
<p>235/4 is India's highest total vs Australia in T20Is. In all, India have registered five T20I totals of 200-plus against Australia. </p>Getty Images
3/10:235/4
<p>235/4 is India's fourth highest first innings score in T20Is. </p>AP
4/10:44-run win
<p>India's 44-run winning margin is their second highest in terms of runs against Australia in T20Is. </p>PTI
5/10:India vs Australia
<p>In eight T20Is since 2020, India have beaten Australia 8 times and lost 2. </p>AP
6/10:Top 3 batters
<p>This is the fifth instance in international cricket that top three batsmen have registered 50-plus scores in a T20I innings. </p>PTI
7/10:50-plus scores
<p>This is the fourth instance that three Indian batsmen have registered 50-plus scores in a T20I innings. </p>AFP
8/10:Rinku Singh
<p>Batting in overs 19-20 in T20Is, Rinku Singh has scored 93 runs off 28 balls, with one dismissal at a strike rate of 332.14 with 9 fours and 8 sixes. </p>Getty Images
9/10:Ishan Kishan
<p>Ishan Kishan equalled KL Rahul's record of hitting three 50-plus scores as designated wicketkeeper for India in T20Is. </p>Getty Images
10/10:Yashasvi Jaiswal
<p>Yashasvi Jaiswal is the third Indian after Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul to hit 50-plus runs within the Powerplay in T20Is. </p>Getty Images
