Stats: Which Bowlers Have The Best Bowling Figures In An Innings In IND vs AUS T20Is

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IND vs AUS: With the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022, the #1 ranked T20I team - India, is set to take on current T20 World Champions Australia in a 3-match T20I series, starting September 20th. Both teams would look to cement their combinations for the upcoming T20 tournament. 

With the series taking place in India, the bowlers would have their task cut out as the batters would look to take advantage of the batting-friendly pitches. While Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel are returning from injuries, Umesh Yadav has been named in the squad after three years. At the same time, Australia would miss the services of their ace pacer Mitchell Starc. 

Here are the top 5 best bowling figures in T20Is between India and Australia. 

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#5. Jasprit Bumrah (3/16)

In the 1st T20I at Vishakhapatnam in 2019, India were defending a low target of 127 runs. However, the Indian bowlers didn't give up as they troubled the Aussie batters to the best of their capabilities. Ace Indian pacer, Jasprit Bumrah, picked up 3 wickets in the match - Aaron Finch (0), Peter Handscomb (13) & Nathan Coulter-Nile (4); while conceding only 16 runs at an economy of 4.00 in 4 overs. But Australia ultimately managed to win the match by  3 wickets on the last bowl of the game.

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#4. Nathan Bracken (3/11)

Former Australian Nathan Bracken, along with the other Aussie bowlers, gave team India a nightmare in the only T20I at Melbourne in 2008, where India were bowled out for just 74 runs in 17.3 overs. In his 2.3 overs bowled, Nathan Bracken bowled a maiden along with 3 wickets - Gautam Gambhir (9), Robin Uthappa (1) and Irfan Pathan (26), while conceding just 11 runs. Australia won the match by 9 wickets with 52 balls remaining. 

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#3. Krunal Pandya (4/36)

Indian all-rounder Krunal Pandya ranks next on this list with his 'Player of the Match' performance in the 3rd T20I at Sydney in 2018. While Australia were batting first, all the pacers went wicket-less, and left-arm orthodox spinner Krunal Pandya grabbed 4 wickets to help India halt Australia before reaching a huge total. Pandya dismissed opener Aaron Finch (28), Glenn Maxwell (13), Ben McDermott (0) and Alex Carey (27) as Australia posted 164/6 in 20 overs. India chased the target in 19.4 overs, winning the match by 6 wickets.

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#2. Jason Behrendorff (4/21)

Left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff troubled the Indian top-order batters in the 2nd T20I in Guwahati, dismissing the top 4 batters - Rohit Sharma (8), Shikhar Dhawan (2), Virat Kohli (0) and Manish Pandey (6). Due to this, India were restricted to 27/4 in 4.3 overs and were finally bowled out for 118. Behrendorff conceded 21 runs in his 4 overs while picking up 4 wickets. Australia went on to chase down the target in 15.3 overs, winning the match by 8 wickets.

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#1. Ravichandran Ashwin (4/11)

In a group match of World T20 in 2014 at Mirpur, India posted 159/7 while batting first. When Australians came out to bat, Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin spun an inescapable web on the spin track of Mirpur, grabbing the wickets of Aaron Finch (6), David Warner (19), Glenn Maxwell (23) & James Muirhead (3) as Australia were bowled out for just 86 runs. Ashwin bowled 3.2 overs in the match, conceding 11 runs while grabbing 4 wickets.