India vs Australia: Five key takeaways from T20I series
India recently defeated Australia 4-1 in a five-match T20I series
This was India's first series win with Suryakumar Yadav as skipper
There were several takeaways from the series which acted as a crucial buildup for the 2024 T20 World Cup. We take a look at five of those takeaways
Rinku Singh proved himself as an able finisher on more than one occasion during the series, including a knock of 46 in the fourth T20I
Having been dropped for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa, Axar Patel gave a reminder to the selectors with six wickets in the series
Ravi Bishnoi had a brilliant series, finishing as the top wicket-taker with nine scalps
While he went for 40 runs or more in each of the three games he played, Arshdeep Singh was influential in the final over of Australia's chase in the fifth T20I, conceding just three runs
Barring Steve Smith in the first match and Travis Head in the later matches, none of the other Aussie openers managed to fire on all cylinders in the powerplay overs