Jitesh Sharma was at his best in the ongoing fourth T20I between India and Australia. The match takes place between the two teams at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, where the visitors won the toss and opted to play first.
India continued to lose wickets at regular intervals but made sure to continue scoring runs at a faster rate. One of the best cameos of the innings came from Jitesh Sharma, who came out firing and put pressure on the bowlers.
Jitesh Sharma chased the players from the beginning and ensured that India scored quickly. His best moment came in the 15th over, where he smashed two sixes and put pressure on debutant Chris Green. During that a hilarious incident also took place.
Chris Green bowled a high full delivery which Jitesh Sharma tried to hit. He was unable to control the throw and return directly to the pitcher. Chris Green moved to one side and the ball hit KN Ananthapadmanabhan. The official also apologized to the batsman for costing him some runs.
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Jitesh Sharma also batted aggressively after that and ended a vital hand for his team. He scored 35 runs off 19 balls and helped his team surpass 150 runs. He batted with a strike rate of over 184 and also hit 1 four and 3 sixes in his innings.
IND vs AUS: India finishes with a total of 174 runs on the board
India got off to a good start thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal. The left-hander smashed 37 runs off 28 balls and put pressure on the rival. After that, Ruturaj Gaikwad (32) played a good knock but perished at a crucial stage. Shreyas Iyer (8) and Suryakumar Yadav (1) could not advance as India were under pressure.
Rinku Singh (46) played a magnificent knock while Jitesh Sharma (35) supported him well and India posted a total of 174 runs. For Australia, Ben Dwarshuis picked three wickets, while Jason Behrendorff and Tanveer Sangha bagged two wickets each.
