India avenged the first t20 loss against Australia by defeating the hosts in the 3rd game of the series. The T20 ended on a tie. After Australia posted a total of 164/6, India secured the victory with two balls remaining. Skipper Virat Kohli scored 61 and his unbeaten partnership with Dinesh Karthik (22 off 18) guided India to victory. After the second T20 got washed away, India sealed the deal with a six wickets victory.