Watson 100
The third Australia v India T-20 game in the 2016 series had a dramatic last-ball finish, with India's Suresh Raina hitting a four off the last ball to secure an Indian victory and wrap up the series 3-0. Australia scored 5-197, including 124 not out by Shane Watson off 74 balls. India had second bat and Rohit Sharma (52 off 38), Virat Kohli (50 off 36) and Raina (49 off 25) helped the score to 3-200, although the crowd favourite seemed to be 'Yuvi' Yuvraj Singh (15 off 12).
Still, after Australia won the one-day series 4-1 there were accusations the selectors weren't taking the Sydney Cricket Ground T-20 seriously, with Steve Smith and David Warner not playing and Test bowlers rested or injured. This enabled the Australian selectors to try out some of the Big Bash's top performers on a national stage. The crowd was 34,527, including lots of India supporters (check out the blue shirts in the concourse and Bill O'Reilly stand). Noisiest game ever, with announcers encouraging both Australia and India to 'Make some Noise!' and non-stop dancers (wearing yellow, under the scoreboard). Watson was man of the match and Kohli man of the series.
Watson picked a good time for the knock, getting 9.5 crore at the February IPL auctions!
Watson 100
The third Australia v India T-20 game in the 2016 series had a dramatic last-ball finish, with India's Suresh Raina hitting a four off the last ball to secure an Indian victory and wrap up the series 3-0. Australia scored 5-197, including 124 not out by Shane Watson off 74 balls. India had second bat and Rohit Sharma (52 off 38), Virat Kohli (50 off 36) and Raina (49 off 25) helped the score to 3-200, although the crowd favourite seemed to be 'Yuvi' Yuvraj Singh (15 off 12).
Still, after Australia won the one-day series 4-1 there were accusations the selectors weren't taking the Sydney Cricket Ground T-20 seriously, with Steve Smith and David Warner not playing and Test bowlers rested or injured. This enabled the Australian selectors to try out some of the Big Bash's top performers on a national stage. The crowd was 34,527, including lots of India supporters (check out the blue shirts in the concourse and Bill O'Reilly stand). Noisiest game ever, with announcers encouraging both Australia and India to 'Make some Noise!' and non-stop dancers (wearing yellow, under the scoreboard). Watson was man of the match and Kohli man of the series.
Watson picked a good time for the knock, getting 9.5 crore at the February IPL auctions!