Team India had a memorable night on Sunday, after they whipped Australia in the third and final T20I by 6 wickets, to guarantee the three-match T20I series 2-1. Chasing 187, Virat Kohli’s knock of 63 runs and Suryakumar Yadav’s ranking 69 runs, led team India with an asserting victory in the third T20I game in Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Aside from this, the Rohit Sharma-led side accomplished one more feat of  registering the most number of wins in T20I matches, in a calendar year.

With the triumph, India outperformed their arch-rivals Pakistan, who had previously held the record of 20 T20I wins in 2021, which was the highest up to this point.

With the win over Australia on Sunday, India registered their 21st T20I win of 2022.

Coming to the match, Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli played knocks of 69 and 63 respectively as Team India chased down the target of 187 to win the third T20I by six wickets to secure the series 2-1.

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Prior, Tim David and Cameron Green had scored 54 and 52 respectively to assist Australia with posting 186/7 in 20 overs. For India, Axar Patel got back with three wickets.

Team India will next face South Africa in a three-match T20I series, starting Wednesday.

21 wins and counting in 2022!

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