India clinches T20 series victory over Australia with six-wicket win in Sydney

Daniel Sams snared the prized scalp of Virat Kohli but got hit for two sixes by Hardik Pandya, as India claimed a thrilling final-over victory against Australia in Sunday night’s Twenty20 international.

A rampaging Pandya scored 42 off 22 balls at the SCG, where his 28-minute blitz blasted the tourists to a six-wicket win and unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

A caretaker captain’s knock of 58 from Matthew Wade, which ended prematurely after a bizarre mix-up with Steve Smith, helped the understrength…