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India Seal Gabba Glory, Claim T20I Series 2-1 After Rain-Hit Finale

India won the T20I series 2-1 against Australia after rain washed out the final T20I between the two teams at the Gabba.


India have never lost a T20I series of two or more matches in Australia, now having won three with two drawn outcomes. They had lost a one-off T20I between the two sides in 2008, but never in a series. The tradition will continue now with the visitors bagging this series 2-1.

After being inserted to bat, India could bat for only 4.5 overs before the lightning halted the play and the players went off the field. With the anticipation of a resumption growing, rain began to fall, with India on 52/0 after 4.5 overs. India were going well in the first innings with vice-captain Shubman Gill, who copped criticism from some corners for his strike rate in the fourth T20I, having made a quickfire 16-ball 29. Abhishek Sharma survived a couple of easy chances as Australia made blunders on the field, with the opener making an unbeaten 13-ball 23