Ruturaj Gaikwad Achieves Sensational Feat, Making History Against Australia
Another major milestone has been added by Ruturaj Gaikwad to his name during the fifth T20I encounter between India and Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday. Gaikwad finished the five-match series with 223 runs at an average of 55.75—the most by any batter in a T20I bilateral series against Australia. Earlier, the record belonged to Martin Guptill of New Zealand, who scored 218 runs in five matches back in 2021. Although the youngster was dismissed for just 10 on Sunday, he was able to achieve the milestone thanks to brilliant performances in the past four matches. Overall, he is the third-highest run scorer in a single series among Indian batters, behind KL Rahul and Virat Kohli.
Shreyas Iyer's refined fifty combined well with fine death-over performances by the inexperienced pace duo of Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar as India pipped Australia by six runs in a thrilling encounter to record a comprehensive 4-1 series win. Shreyas Iyer's 53 off 37 balls was the force behind India's 160 for 8 on a tacky pitch at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.