India mocks Aussie Sean Abbott after record thrashing

Indian commentators have roasted an Aussie star after an extraordinary night of carnage which ended with a record Australian loss.

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan led India’s batting charge to set up a convincing 44-run win over Australia in the second Twenty20 international on Monday morning.

Jaiswal smashed a 25-ball 53 and fellow left-hander Kishan hit 52 off 32 deliveries to help India to 235-4 after being invited to bat first in Thiruvananthapuram.

It was India’s highest score against Australia in men’s T20Is.

Spinner Ravi Bishnoi and fast bowler Prasidh Krishna took three wickets each as the hosts kept Australia down to 191-9 and extend their lead to 2-0 in the five-match series.

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Batsmen ruled as Jaiswal lay the foundations for India’s mammoth total with key contributions from fellow opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who made 58, and Rinku Singh’s unbeaten nine-ball 31.

“The boys are not putting too much pressure on me. They are taking onus,” India skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who won his second successive match as national captain, said.

Australia's Sean Abbott takes a catch to dismiss India's Axar Patel. Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images.

“I told them (players) before, be prepared to bat first. There was a lot of dew. We talked to defend it later.”

It was a tough night for all the bowlers — but particularly for Aussie quick Sean Abbott.

The bowling all-rounder was absolutely destroyed by India’s batsmen, finishing the innings with 0/56 from just three overs. His spell came with an economy of 18.66 runs per over.

It comes after he was also one of several Aussie bowlers to struggle in the opening match of the series where he returned figures of 0/43 from 23 deliveries.

Indian commentators on social media wanted to see more of Abbott as the home country’s batters went ballistic.

It did not go unnoticed that it was the first time Abbott had conceded 50 runs in a T20I — despite bowling just 18 balls.

Sean Abbott has 99 runs from 39 balls in this ongoing series 🔥
On his way to become the fastest Centurion with ball 🤩 pic.twitter.com/t4Yw823Mos

— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) November 26, 2023

Sean Abbott smashed for 24 runs in his first over in 2nd T20I
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— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) November 26, 2023

Sean Abbott had never conceded 50 overs before in a T20I.

Today he's leaked 56 runs from 3.0!#INDvAUSpic.twitter.com/t3VWiwmvZl

— 🏏Flashscore Cricket Commentators (@FlashCric) November 26, 2023

Sean Abbott with the ball and Steven Smith with the bat has been India's 12th man so far in the series. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/gu8t9cavQp

— Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) November 26, 2023

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Jaiswal was named man of the match and said, “It was really special for me. I was trying to play all my shots. Was trying to be fearless. I was sure of my decisions.”

Jaiswal, who smashed nine fours and two sixes, raced to his fifty in 24 balls but soon fell to fast bowler Nathan Ellis, who got three wickets.

Kishan, a wicketkeeper-batsman, raised his fifty with a six off leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha before he got out to Marcus Stoinis.

But the left-handed Rinku finished off the innings with a flurry of boundaries and sixes.

In reply, Australia fell to 58-4 including Steve Smith (19), previous-match centurion Josh Inglis (two) and Glenn Maxwell (12) back in the dug-out.

India's Axar Patel (2R) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Australia's Glenn Maxwell. Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP.

Tim David, who smashed 37, and Stoinis, who hit 45 off 25 balls, attempted to hit back in their partnership of 81 as the two hit six fours and six sixes between them.

Bishnoi broke the stand with his leg-spin to dismiss David who mistimed a hit to long-on.

Stoinis was the next to go as the wheels came off the chase and Krishna got two more to nearly end the batting team’s hopes.

Skipper Matthew Wade struck an unbeaten 42 off 23 balls to reduce the margin of loss for Australia, who last week lost the opener four days after being crowned champions of the ODI World Cup.

Stand-in coach Andre Borevic, who is in charge of the team after coach Andrew McDonald returned home following the World Cup, lamented the lack of bowling “execution”.

“If you look at the bowling, there was a fine line with execution,” he said.

“We weren’t able to make inroads in the first six overs. In these conditions, the plans and intent is there and you don’t have to miss by an awful lot. We’re making the right decisions but aren’t executing in the right moments.”

The third T20 is on Tuesday in Guwahati.

— with AFP

Originally published as India mocks Aussie Sean Abbott after record thrashing