India’s unbeaten 7-series T20I run on the line

Sydney, November 24 

Staring at a possible defeat after seven successive series wins on the trot, India will be looking for yet another solid bowling performance against a brittle Australian top-order in third and final T20I here on Sunday. India were in with a very good chance of levelling the series in Melbourne on Friday after reducing Australia to 132/7 in 19 overs but rain put paid to their hopes. A win here tomorrow will allow the visitors to draw level at 1-1 and put Virat Kohli and his men in a good frame of mind before the Test series begins in Adelaide on December 6.

India are unbeaten in T20I series since July 2017, when they last lost to West Indies in a one-off game in the Caribbean. They have won 20 out of 27 T20Is since then in different conditions and against varying opposition. They have since won seven consecutive T20I series — the Nidahas Trophy win in the tri-series in Sri Lanka (also including Bangladesh) and beating England 2-1 in away series being the highlights of this unbeaten run. Last time in Australia, back in 2016, India had won the T20I series with a 3-0 margin.  While India's winning run is certain to come to an end, they can still maintain their unbeaten record in this format with a victory tomorrow. — PTI