Australia vs India, 3rd T20I: 3 reasons for India's win

#3 The partnership of Kohli and Dinesh Karthik

India got off to an excellent start as Dhawan continued to make a mockery of the Australian bowling. India raced to 67 for 1 at the end of powerplay but Australia struck back with quick wickets. Both the openers got out in the consecutive overs while KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant couldn’t survive at the crease.

The match was evenly poised when Dinesh Karthik joined Virat Kohli at the crease. Had another wicket fallen, the victory would have become a distant dream for India. Gladly, Karthik made sure he stayed at the crease and supported the skipper.

Kohli who had a rare failure in the first game played steady innings while finding boundaries at regular intervals. The partnership gave some mighty blows in the confidence of the Australians as they morally lost the match much earlier which was visible through their body language. Both of them remained unbeaten with the skipper scoring 61 off 41 balls while Karthik scored 22 off 18 deliveries.