3 moments that caused a stir in AUS vs IND 2025 3rd T20I with Washington Sundar

India registered a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, on Sunday, November 2, in the third T20I of the ongoing five-match series. The Men in Blue bounced back superbly from a four-wicket defeat in the second match to level the series 1-1.

After being asked to bat first, Australia finished on 186/6 after 20 overs. Arshdeep Singh helped India get off to a flying start, dismissing Travis Head (6 off 4) and Josh Inglis (1 off 7) early.

Tim David rescued the hosts from trouble with an agonizing half-century. The swashbuckling batsman scored 74 runs off just 38 deliveries. Marcus Stoinis also played an impressive knock of 64 runs off 39 balls.

Arshdeep was the pick of the Indian bowlers. While playing in his first game in the series, the left-arm pacer registered impressive figures of 4-0-35-3. Varun Chakaravarthy also did well, producing a 4-0-33-2 spell.

Washington Sundar was the top performer with the bat for the visitors in the chase. The southpaw narrowly missed a deserved fifty, remaining unbeaten with 49 off 23 balls.

The likes of Tilak Varma (29 off 26), Abhishek Sharma (25 off 16), Suryakumar Yadav (24 off 11) and Jitesh Sharma (22* off 13) made crucial appearances. The side chased down the target in 18.3 overs.

Nathan Ellis picked up three wickets, while Xavier Bartlett and Marcus Stoinis picked up one scalp each. Arshdeep was named Player of the Match for his brilliant bowling exploits.

Here, we take a look at three moments from the competition that caused a stir among fans.

#1 Tim David hits one of the longest sixes in international cricket

Tim David was at his best in the encounter. The right-handed batsman entertained the viewers with his powerful hitting, hitting five sixes and eight fours.

He hit a huge 129-metre catch off the bowling of Axar Patel in the fifth ball of the seventh ball. The left-arm spinner made a full-length delivery. David got down to the ground and sent the ball sailing over the fence as far as it could go.

The shot nearly cleared the ground. according to news.com.auDavid’s knock was the longest ever in T20Is.

#2 Washington Sundar takes Sean Abbott to the cleaners

Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar looked in great contact with the bat. Australian Sean Abbott faced the wrath of the batsman’s form in the 14th over of the run chase.

On the fourth ball, Washington hit a short-pitched ball for four towards cover. There was no rest for Abbott after that, as the 26-year-old followed it up by smashing successive sixes over mid-wicket.

Abbott ended up conceding 19 points from the top. It was a rough outing for him overall as he finished with dismal numbers of 3.3-0-56-0.

#3 Xavier Bartlett takes a brilliant catch to end Team India’s all-rounder

Axar Patel got off to a good start with the bat, scoring 17 runs off 12 balls. However, his spell at the crease was cut short thanks to a brilliant effort down the pitch from Xavier Bartlett.

Nathan Ellis started the 12th over by bowling a sharp short ball to Axar. It was clear that the mixture was surprised by the goalkeeper. He went to draw but was late in shooting.

Xavier Bartlett, who was stationed at Midwicket, completed an excellent diving catch to put Axar back on the wing.

The action now moves to the Gold Coast, where India and Australia will square off at Bill Pippen Oval in the fourth T20I of the series on Thursday, November 6.