India vs Australia | Nothing much to be done with that amount of dew, says Virat Kohli

After losing the first T20I in Vizag, Virat Kohli and Co. were defeated in another thrilling battle in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Captain Kohli (72*) and MS Dhoni (40) batted well in last few overs after KL Rahul’s brilliant start to take India to a score of 190/4. However, Glenn Maxwell was again at his best as he ensured a successful run-chase for the visiting side with an innings of 113 runs off just 55 deliveries. The match went into the final over but with in-form Maxwell in the middle it was almost impossible for Siddharth Kaul to defend the total. 

“Pretty short series to summarize the performances. Australia outplayed us in all departments and deserved to win. 190 is a good total on most grounds but if there is so much dew as there was tonight and when you have an innings like what Glenn Maxwell played, nothing much you can do,” Kohli said at the presentation ceremony, reported Cricbuzz.

“Every team is looking to take each game like that but it's also important to win matches. We would have liked to get across the line in at least this game but I can't be too hard on the bowlers due to the amount of dew.”

India made three changes in the playing XI from the Vizag game by bringing in Shikhar Dhawan, Vijay Shankar and Kaul in place of Rohit Sharma, Mayank Markande and Umesh Yadav. Dhawan had a tough time on the wicket while Shankar had a decent outing with the ball in Bengaluru. Kohli underlined the fact that they wanted to give some game time to the players and monitor their performance in pressure situations.

“We wanted to give everyone some game time, we've seen how they react under pressure, there is a series coming up and we'll try more things. It's upto them to deliver the goods. The good thing was that the Bangalore wicket was back to normal and you could trust the lengths. I enjoyed myself but it didn't really matter as we lost the game,” the India captain explained.