The Indian team avenged the loss in the World Cup final by defeating Australia in the T20 series. The Suryakumar Yadav-led India T20 team won the five-match T20I series 4-0 after the World Cup. The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma was the most advanced in the race to win the title in the ODI World Cup held on home soil. The team proved their mettle throughout the tournament. The host India team didn't lose a single match till the semi-finals. But in the finals, luck didn't help the team. The Indian team missed out on the coveted title after losing to Australia.
A week after the end of the World Cup, the two finalists, India and Australia, meet again in the T20 series. After losing against Australia in the final, this series gave the team an opportunity to avenge the loss. The host team made good use of that opportunity. In the absence of key players of the team, the responsibility of captaincy fell on Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar has shown a remarkable performance with a squad made up of a bunch of young players. As a result, the team India won the T20I series.
India and Australia met in the first T20 match on 23 November. In that match, Suryakumar Yadav, who was given the responsibility of captaincy, won the toss and decided to bowl. In the beginning, the Australian team gave a great performance in batting. The visitors collected 208 runs in Joss Inlish's brilliant batting. It isn't easy to win by scoring 209 runs. But the team made up of young players made the almost impossible possible. Captain Suryakumar and Ishan Kishan's impeccable batting performance saw the team get off to an auspicious start to the series with a two-wicket win!
After a tough fight in the first match, the Indian team easily won the second match. Batting at the start of the second match, the hosts scored a huge total of 235 runs. After Jaiswal and Rituraj Gaikwad in the opening, Ishan Kishan in the middle order, and Rinku Singh in the end, the Indian team got this collection. As a result, the match became easier for the Indian bowlers. Marcus Stoinis and captain Wade performed well for Australia but it was not enough to win. As a result, India won the match by 44 runs and took a 2-0 lead in the series.
In the third match which was India's series deciding match, the visitors showed a surprise. Australia's World Cup-winning hero Glenn Maxwell made a record with the bat in this match to bring the team to victory. This hard-hitting batsman did incredible batting against the target of 223 runs given by India. The team needed 42 runs for the last two overs. In addition to chasing that run in just 12 balls, Maxwell set the record for the fastest century for Australia. Australia survives the series with this win.
However, the world champion Australia couldn't win even one of the last two matches. Despite coming close to winning both matches, the team had to lose. Australia felt the absence of the main players of the team well. In the last match, Australia needed 11 runs from 8 balls to win But the world champions ended the series by losing by six runs due to batting failure. As a result, the host India won the 5-match T20 series by 4-1. After the defeat in the final of the World Cup, this impeccable victory will increase the confidence of the team to some extent!