After guiding India to six-wicket victory in a rain-curtailed second T20I against Australia, skipper Rohit Sharma said he was surprised by his power hitting form in the game.

The match was reduced to 8-over-a-side due to the wet field and Australia piled up 90/5 on the board after being asked to bat first.

In reply, Rohit slammed 46 not out off 20 balls (4 fours and 4 sixes) to take the hosts over the line in 7.2 overs at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium, Nagpur.

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"I was quite surprised as well actually. Didn't expect to hit it like that, glad it came off. For the last 8-9 months I have been playing like that. You can't really plan too much in such a shortened game," Rohit Sharma said in a post-match presentation.

The captain also praised his bowlers for keeping the Australian batters under check early in their innings, adding that making a comeback after a back injury was tricky for Harshal Patel.

"The bowlers had something to bowl to and we bowled well. The dew started coming in later, which is why we saw a few full tosses from Harshal. Coming back after a couple of months, the back injury can be tricky. I am not going to talk too much about how he bowled. Got us the crucial wicket. As a team, we are not going to analyse too much. Just want him to come and enjoy it. Akshar can bowl in any stage, gives me an advantage of using the other bowlers in different situations too - maybe use the pacers in the middle overs if he bowls in the powerplay. I would like to see his batting as well," he remarked.

In the last over, the Men in Blue needed only 9 runs and designated finisher Dinesh Karthik smashed Daniel Sams for a six and four to seal the deal.

"Glad DK could finish well. Been a while since he had some time in the middle. There was this thought if we should get Rishabh in but I thought Sams is going to bowl off-cutters, so I thought let DK come in and he is playing that role anyway for us. Groundsmen have been here since 1.30 pm to get the outfield ready," Rohit stated.

With this victory, Team India levelled the three-match series 1-1. The decider will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday (September 25).

(With ANI inputs)