India skipper Virat Kohli led from the front with a sparkling 61 not out to help secure a series-levelling 6-wicket victory over Australia in the third and final Twenty20 International on Sunday.
With the win, India levelled the 3-match series 1-1 and are now unbeaten in their last 10 T20I series which started with the one-off T20I against Sri Lanka in 2017.
India since drew a 3-T20I series with Australia 1-1, beat New Zealand (2-1) at home, Sri Lanka (3-0) again at home and South Africa (2-1) away in 3-match series. India then clinched the T20 Nidahas Trophy beating out Bangladesh and hosts Sri Lanka earlier this year.
India defeated Ireland in both the T20Is at their home to win the series 2-0 and followed it up be beating England 2-1 away again. Returning home, they recently whitewashed West Indies in a 3-match series.
Kohli, on a personal note, also became the 4th highest run-scorer in T20Is, with 2167 runs, surpassing New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum (2140) in the process.
Krunal Pandya picked up a four-wicket haul and gave away just 36 runs in four overs, to set the record for the best bowling figures by an Indian in T20Is on Australian soil. It is also the best figures by a spinner in Australia in T20Is.