India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: 3 Reasons why India lost the high scoring encounter

After the first T20 loss, hosts India were under the pump to stage a fightback to keep the series alive. What better stadium than M Chinnaswamy to fight it out? The batting paradise was back to its true self and batsmen were itching to have a go. Australia won the toss and put India to bat first.

KL Rahul continued his fine form from the first match and played some flamboyant strokes up front. It was Virat Kohli- MS Dhoni show which scripted the first innings tale. Kohli got into his groove from the start and played till the end. However, it was Dhoni who was at his vintage best, and the duo posted a competitive total on the board.

In reply, Australia was jolted early with Vijay Shankar and Sidharth Kaul getting early breakthroughs for India. Luckily, Glenn Maxwell and Darcy Short came to rescue for Australia with an excellent partnership. And Maxwell eventually won it for Australia with a counter-attacking century. Australia won the T20 series and handed Kohli his first ever series loss at home as captain across formats.

Here are the three reasons why India lost the match.

#1 Maxwell - Short partnership

When Australia was two-wickets down, everybody thought the match was in India's favour. But, Maxwell and Short had other ideas. The duo counter-attacked effortlessly and put the pressure back on India with a 70 runs partnership for the third wicket.

Honestly, Indian bowlers had no clue at the rampage from Maxwell. India tried everything they could to stop Australia, but in the end, they were too good and deserved to win the match and series. Australia would hope Maxwell will continue the same form throughout the year and help them win the world cup trophy. This was the main reason why India lost the match.