Matthew Wade (PC: Twitter)
The wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade was the star of the night as Australia scripted a four-wicket win over India in Mohali. The 34-year-old unleashed a beast in the death overs as he played an instrumental role to help his team chase 209 runs in the allotted 20 overs.
Wade walked in the middle to bat at the number seven position when Australia were reeling at 145 for five with Tim David in the middle. Australia had almost no hopes of winning, considering Wade and David were the last batting pair for the team.
However, the wicketkeeper did the unthinkable as he slammed the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel in the death overs. Wade’s knock of unbeaten 45 runs off just 21 balls helped his team reach the target within 19.2 overs.