With a 3/32 total from his four overs, he played a key role in India’s six-run victory.
Thanks to some outstanding bowling, India held Australia to just 154/8 as the hosts also won the series 4-1.
Interestingly, Mukesh’s T20I cricket career-best numbers came from this.
An incredible spell from Mukesh
When he dismissed Josh Philippe in the third over, Mukesh did set the tone.
After that, the speedster made a spectacular comeback in the 17th over, dismissing Matthew Short and then hitting Ben Dwarshuis with back-to-back balls.
It was a pivotal moment that turned the tide in India’s advantage.
Mukesh played excellently during the slog overs.
Mukesh took four wickets to end the series!
With four wickets, the Bengali speedster concluded the Twenty20 International series against Australia. He averaged 36.50 and appeared in just four games. Mukesh has an economy that is on the higher end, at 9.12. His bowling stats from this series were 0/29, 1/43, 0/42, and 3/32.
Observing his T20I stats
Mukesh has returned from nine Twenty20 Internationals for India with seven wickets at an average of 37.
Considering that he plays in the slog overs, his economy rate of 8.98 is on the higher side.
Since making his debut against the West Indies in August 2023, his career-best stats in this format are 3/32.
In 47 T20 encounters, the 30-year-old has claimed 41 wickets.
examining the match summary
Despite a respectable start, India continued to lose wickets in the middle innings. But because to a few significant partnerships between Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer (53), India managed to compile a formidable 20-over total of 160/8.
Australia, limited to 154/8, had Ben McDermott (54) as their lone fighter in response. Aside from Mukesh’s valor, Ravi Bishnoi was outstanding.