Inserted into batting first, India\u2019s innings never quite recovered from a top-order collapse triggered by Josh Hazlewood, whose sensational spell of 3-13 ensured the visitors were four down in the powerplay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite a counter-attacking effort of 68 from Abhishek Sharma, India failed to regain momentum as they were bowled out for 125 in 18.4 overs, which Australia chased down with 40 balls remaining to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cArshdeep Singh should be in the team. I\u2019d be very surprised if he doesn\u2019t make it back for the next game. One thing I\u2019ve learned about T20 cricket, when you go in with too many batters, sometimes the responsibility gets diluted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBatters subconsciously assume someone else will get the job done. But if you play one fewer batter, it\u2019s amazing how often the rest step up. India clearly has the World Cup in mind, and this series is part of that process of finding the right combinations to win that tournament,\u201d said Finch on JioStar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also assessed India\u2019s bowling effort in the second T20I, adding that a few more runs on board would have made things easier. \u201cThe first over that Bumrah bowled was really good and gave the Australian openers some headaches. But after that, Harshit Rana went for a bit of punishment, Travis Head did most of the damage early on, and then Mitchell Marsh joined in later.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThere just weren\u2019t enough runs on the board for the bowlers to defend. It wasn\u2019t a massive shortfall in target, but a few extra runs could have made things very interesting,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On the batting front, Finch praised Abhishek Sharma\u2019s knock of 68 and his composure under pressure, though he felt strike rotation in his partnership with Harshit Rana could have been better.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThis was one of Abhishek Sharma\u2019s better innings in terms of the composure he showed. Batsmen like him force you into a corner. And when he gets on a roll, it's almost impossible to stop him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On the batting front, Finch praised Abhishek Sharma\u2019s knock of 68 and his composure under pressure, though he felt strike rotation in his partnership with Harshit Rana could have been better.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBut I thought Mitchell Marsh also captained exceptionally well to make sure that Abhishek was stranded down the other end for a lot of that first innings,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n