Definitely comparing a 50 over format final with a Bilateral series that too 20 over format match is useless. Both the teams played really well. Vishakhapatnam was a batting pitch, hence we saw the bowlers were thrashed by the batsmen. India won due to only one player according to me. It was Mukesh Kumar’s last over, where is just conceded 4-5 runs. Other bowlers were giving away 15+ runs in each and every over, but the clever bowling by Mukesh in the last over, made Australia limit under 210 runs. What’s your thoughts on this?
Mukesh Kumar's number four over was crucial to India's victory. He conceded just 5 runs in the last over as a result of which Australia set a target of 208 runs. If Mukesh Kumar had given 15+ runs like other bowlers then India would have needed 14-15 runs to win in the last over. However, I won't just put Mukesh Kumar to win the match. I think Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav's contribution was important. Suryakumar Yadav who contributed the most to India's win would have been very difficult for India to win had he not scored 80 off 42 balls. Ishan Kishan also contributed and scored 58 runs off 39 balls. However, Australia had set a huge target and could have won if they improved their bowling line. Australia will try to do better in the next match.