"Not Being Able To Connect...": Virat Kohli's Honest Admission On Knock vs Australia In 3rd T20I

26.09.2022 - 13:13 sports.ndtv.com

Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav batted beautifully in India's chase of 187 in the third T20I against Australia in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Even after the latter fell for a destructive 69, Kohli hit a pristine six off Pat Cummins and it looked like he and Hardik Pandya would take India home comfortably.

However, Australia applied the pressure and the match went to the final over with India needing 11 off the last six balls. Kohli hit a six off the first delivery of the 20th over to take the pressure off but fell the very next delivery.

Hardik, however, ensured India won the match with one ball to spare. Speaking after the match, Kohli admitted that the match only went that deep because he was unable to connect with a few shots after Suryakumar's dismissal and said that the game should not have gone on that long. "You spoke about the last over.

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