The five-match T20I series has been a good start for the preparation of T20 World Cup 2024 for Team India as they won the series by 4-1 margin under Suryakumar Yadav's leadership. Here in this article, we will have a look at the report card of Team India players on how they performed in this series.
1. Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Inns: 5
- Runs: 223
- Average: 55.75
- Strike Rate: 159.28
- 50s: 1; 100s: 1
Rating - 9/10
Ruturaj Gaikwad deserves a rating of 9 for being the highest run-scorer in this series. Notably, he holds the record for scoring most runs against Australia in a bilateral T20I series now.
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Inns: 5
- Runs: 138
- Average: 27.6
- Strike Rate: 168.29
- 50s: 1
Rating - 8/10
Yashasvi Jaiswal deserves a rating of 8 for giving quick-fire starts in the powerplay, but unfortunately, he failed to convert those starts into big ones.
3. Suryakumar Yadav
- Inns: 5
- Runs: 144
- Average: 28.8
- Strike Rate: 160
- 50s: 1
Rating - 8.5/10
Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav definitely deserves a rating of 8.5 for winning his first T20I series as captain and for his match-winning knock that he played in first T20I to help India chase down 209 runs.
4. Ishan Kishan
- Inns: 3
- Runs: 110
- Average: 36.66
- Strike Rate: 144.73
- 50s: 2
Rating - 8/10
Ishan Kishan played a key role with the bat in first two T20I matches in Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram by scoring 58(39) and 52(32) respectively, which would deserve a rating of 8 overall.
5. Rinku Singh
- Inns: 4
- Runs: 105
- Average: 52.5
- Strike Rate: 175
Rating - 9/10
Rinku Singh's incredible finishing skills in the first two T20I games and his 46(29) in the fourth T20I, played a pivotal role in India's series win. Thus, he deserves a good rating of 9.
6. Shreyas Iyer
- Inns: 2
- Runs: 61
- Average: 30.5
- Strike Rate: 138.63
- 50s: 1
Rating - 7.5/10
Shreyas Iyer's fifty in the final T20I helped India beat Australia by 6 runs. But in context to the series, his knock didn't carry any significance overall. Hence, he will settle with a score of 7.5.
7. Jitesh Sharma
- Inns: 2
- Runs: 59
- Average: 29.5
- Strike Rate: 168.57
Rating - 8/10
Jitesh Sharma played a quick-fire knock off 35 runs in 19 balls during 4th T20I which helped India to post a good total on board and seal this five-match series by 3-1 margin.
8. Tilak Varma
- Inns: 3
- Runs: 50
- Average: 50
- Strike Rate: 138.88
Rating - 7/10
Tilak Varma didn't get an opportunity to play a big role in this five-match T20I series, hence he settles for a rating of just 7.
9. Axar Patel
- Inns: 5
- Wickets: 6
- Economy: 6.2
- Best bowl figures: 3/16 in Raipur
- Scored 31 off 21 balls in Bengaluru
Rating - 9.5/10
Axar Patel's economical spell in last two games of the series was the key factor behind India's victory.
Axar Patel won back-to-back Player of the Match awards for his brilliant display of bowling and all-round skills shown on field. Hence, he deserves to get a rating of 9.5.
10. Ravi Bishnoi
- Inns: 5
- Wickets: 9
- Economy: 8.2
- Best bowl figures: 3/32 in Thiruvananthapuram
Rating - 9.5/10
Ravi Bishnoi's attacking bowling in middle overs was the main reason for India's series win. He won the Player of the Series award for being the leading wicket-taker (9), thus he deserves a rating of 9.5.
11. Mukesh Kumar
- Inns: 4
- Wickets: 4
- Economy: 9.12
- Best bowl figures: 3/32 in Bengaluru
Rating - 7.5/10
Mukesh Kumar did a decent role with the ball in Visakhapatnam by conceding just 29 runs in 4 overs and also played a pivotal role in the victory in fifth T20I in Bengaluru, but in rest two games, he was a bit expensive with the ball.
12. Prasidh Krishna
- Inn : 3
- Wickets: 4
- Economy: 13.25
- Best bowl figures: 3/41 in Thiruvananthapuram
Rating - 5/10
Prasidh Krishna's bowling spell of 0/68 in Guwahati proved to be a big factor in India's loss in the third T20I. In the first T20I in Visakhapatnam also, he conceded 50 runs with the ball. Prasidh Krishna missed out on playing last in two T20Is after his poor performance with the ball in the initial games.
13. Arshdeep Singh
- Inns: 4
- Wickets: 4
- Economy: 10.68
- Best bowl figures: 2/40 in Bengaluru
Rating - 6/10
Arshdeep Singh regularly conceded 40-plus runs in all four T20Is that he played and totally, he has managed to take only 4 wickets.
14. Deepak Chahar
- Inn: 1
- Wickets: 2
- Economy: 11
- Best bowl figures: 2/44 in Raipur
Rating - N/A
Deepak Chahar played only one game in this T20I series and failed to impress everyone as he ended up with figure of 2/44 in 4 overs while defending a target of 175 runs.
15. Avesh Khan
- Inns: 3
- Wickets: 2
- Economy: 9.08
- Best bowl figures: 1/33 in Raipur
Rating - 6.5/10
Avesh Khan ended with a bowling figure of 1/37, 1/33 and 0/39 in the last three T20Is that he played in Guwahati, Raipur and Bengaluru respectively. His economy rates were better compared to other pacers in this team, hence he gets a better rating of 6.5.