Hardik Pandya seals T20I series for India

India have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Australia with a thrilling six-wicket win in the second match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Chasing a stiff 195-run target, Hardik Pandya produced a match-winning knock of 42 not out off 22 balls to get India home in the last over.

India won the toss and elected to field. Matthew Wade hit his second T20I half-century to help Australia set a 195-run target. Steve Smith (46), Glenn Maxwell (22) and Moises Henriques (26) also added to their team's imposing total. Australia wrapped up at 194 for five after 20 overs. India put in a bright start, and KL Rahul's dismissal bought in Virat Kohli, who anchored India's chase with opener Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan slammed 52 runs from 36 balls, and Kohli scored 40 from 24 deliveries. In the penultimate over bowled by Andrew Tye, Pandya connected back-to-back boundaries, leaving India 14 to get. A couple of runs later, Pandya smacked two sixes in three balls to trigger celebrations in the Indian dressing room.