The Australian team, despite losing the five-match T20I series by a 1-4 margin, has a lot of positives for them to take home before the main ICC event of the men's T20 World Cup which is set to happen at West Indies and USA in June, 2024. Here, in this article, we will have a look at how Australian players have performed in this series overall.
1. Steven Smith
- Inns: 2
- Runs: 71
- Avg: 35.5
- S.R: 124.56
- 50s: 1
Rating - 6.5/10
Steven Smith played a decent role with the bat in the first T20I at Visakhapatnam to help his side post a decent total of 208/3 in 20 overs along with Josh Inglis.
2. Matthew Short
- Inns: 4
- Runs: 70
- Avg: 17.5
- S.R: 137.25
- Picked one wicket at Visakhapatnam in the first T20I
Rating - 5/10
Matthew Short has been a disappointment with the bat in this five-match T20I series completely.
3. Josh Inglis
- Inns : 3
- Runs: 122
- Avg: 40.66
- S. R: 203.33
- 100s : 1
Rating - 7.5/10
Josh Inglis's century in the first T20I match at Visakhapatnam ensured they posted a huge total of 208/3 in 20 overs.
4. Glenn Maxwell
- Inns: 2
- Runs: 116
- Avg: 116
- S.R: 207.14
- 100s: 1
Rating - 9/10
Glenn Maxwell's unbelievable century helped them to win their only T20I game in this series at Guwahati.
5. Travis Head
- Inns : 3
- Runs: 94
- Avg: 31.33
- S.R: 180.76
Rating - 8.5/10
Travis Head's ability to give quick-fire starts has been their team's biggest strength in this five-match T20I series.
6. Matthew Wade
- Inns: 4
- Runs: 128
- Avg: 128
- S.R: 166.23
Rating - 8.5/10
Australian skipper Matthew Wade has been the highest run-scorer for his side in this five-match series, but however, he failed to finish games for his team when it was needed.
7. Tim David
- Inns: 5
- Runs: 92
- Avg: 23
- S.R: 126.02
Rating - 4.5/10
Tim David's failure in the middle order with the bat has been the main reason for Australia's failure in this five-match T20I series. His scores of 19(20) at Raipur and 17(17) at Bengaluru destroyed the momentum of Aussies attacking mindset.
8. Ben McDermott
- Inns : 2
- Runs : 73
- Avg : 36.5
- S.R : 125.86
- 50s: 1
Rating - 5.5/10
Ben McDermott scored 54 off 36 balls to chase 161 runs at Bengaluru and helped his side get closer in that game, while his knock of 19 runs in 22 balls at Raipur was a disaster.
9. Marcus Stoinis
- Inns : 3
- Runs: 69
- Avg: 34.5
- S.R: 132.69
- Picked one wicket at Thiruvananthapuram in 2nd T20I
Rating - 5.5/10
Stoinis scored 45 runs off 25 balls at Thiruvananthapuram in the middle overs. His knock of 17 runs in 21 balls at Guwahati was saved by Maxwell's heroics.
10. Aaron Hardie
- Inns : 3
- Runs: 30
- Avg: 10
- S.R: 96.77
- Wickets : 3
- Eco: 9.54
Rating - 5/10
Aaron Hardie's failure with the bat as opener and middle order unfortunately didn't help Australia's cause in this five-match T20I series. His scores with the bat in this series were 16(12), 8(9) & 6(10) respectively
After his expensive spell of 1/64 at Guwahati, he made a comeback with the figures of 1/20 (3) & 1/21 (4) respectively.
11. Josh Phillipe
- Inns: 2
- Runs: 12
- Avg: 6
- S.R: 109.09
Rating - 4/10
Josh Phillipe in the last two T20I games failed as an opener by scoring 8(7) at Raipur and 4(4) at Bengaluru respectively.
12. Jason Behrendorff
- Inns: 4
- Wkts: 6
- Eco: 6.68
- Best bowl fig: 2/32 at Raipur
Rating - 9/10
Jason Behrendorff has been the second joint-highest wicket-taker in this five-match T20I series at an impressive economy of 6.68. His economical spell of 1/12 at Guwahati in a high-scoring game was outstanding.
13. Ben Dwarshuis
- Inns: 2
- Wkts: 5
- Eco: 8.75
- Best bowl fig: 3/40 at Raipur
Rating - 7/10
Dwarshuis picked wickets consistently in both games despite being a little expensive. He picked 2/30 in the fifth T20I at Bengaluru.
14. Tanveer Sangha
- Inns: 5
- Wkts: 5
- Eco: 8.95
- Best bowl fig: 2/30 at Bengaluru
Rating - 5/10
Tanveer Sangha was a disappointment with the ball as he went wicketless in a few games and also he was a bit expensive in some matches. When bowlers like Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi were terrific with the ball, Sangha's poor display of bowling completely let down his team
15. Nathan Ellis
- Inns: 4
- Wkts: 4
- Eco: 10.43
- Best bowl fig: 3/45 at Thiruvananthapuram
Rating - 4.5/10
Nathan Ellis in every game that he played constantly conceded 40-plus runs every time which let down the Australian side completely in this five-match T20I series.
16. Kane Richardson
- Inn: 1
- Wkt: 1
- Eco: 11.33
- Best bowl fig: 1/34 at Guwahati
Rating - N/A
Kane Richardson in a high-scoring game recorded a bowling figure of 1/34 in 3 overs, but Aussies pulled back that game with the help of Glenn Maxwell's sensational hundred.
17. Sean Abbott
- Inns: 2
- Wkt: 1
- Eco: 14.48
- Best bowl fig: 1/43 at Visakhapatnam
Rating - 4/10
Sean Abbott's poor spell off 0/56 in 3 overs was the root cause for Australia's defeat at Thiruvananthapuram and India chased down 209 runs in first T20I at Vizag also due to his bowling attack.
18. Chris Green
- Inn: 1
- Wkts : 0
- Eco: 9
- 0/36 at Raipur
Rating - N/A
The debutant looked off-colour against India in the 4th T20I match at Raipur unfortunately.
19. Adam Zampa
- Inn: 1
- Wkts : 0
- Eco: 8.25
- 0/33 at Thiruvananthapuram
Rating - N/A
Adam Zampa was the best bowler in that game at Thiruvananthapuram for Australia despite going wicketless with the ball.