India vs Australia: T Natarajan celebrates a dismissal with Virat Kohli throughout the second T20I.© AFP
Left-arm seamer T Natarajan has created his pleasure recognized just after becoming a component of the series-clinching second T20I win at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. Natarajan had picked the wicket of D’Arcy Short throughout the Australia innings just before the Indian batsmen followed up on his fantastic show to register a six-wicket win. The Indian pacer had also dismissed Moises Henriques in the 19th more than and restricted the Australian batsmen from crossing the 200-run mark. This was followed by high-quality knocks from skipper Virat Kohli and opener Shikhar Dhawan just before all-rounder Hardik Pandya helped India chase down Australia’s total of 194/5.
Natarajan on Monday termed his 1st series win for India memorable and specific.
“First series win for my country Memorable and special #TeamIndia,” Natarajan tweeted.
The Left-arm seamer had created his debut in the shortest format of the game in the opening T20I against Australia, two days just after playing his 1st match in international cricket on December 2.
With the win on Sunday, India gained an unassailable 2- lead in the 3-match series. The dead rubber and final T20I will be played at the exact same venue on Tuesday.
India will play 4 Tests against Australia just after the conclusion of the T20I series. India skipper Kohli will be playing just a single of the 4 Tests just before heading dwelling as he has been granted paternity leave by the BCCI.
Rohit’s availability for the Test series is also not clear as his fitness will be reassessed on December 11 at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.