Washington Sundar had to wait. Wait till the Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy logged off the miserly shifts, stirring much of their damage, wait till Shivam Dube’s two-over-burst, erratic yet productive, and wait till India could sniff the victory that gives them an unassailable 2-1 lead and that keeps Suryakumar Yadav’s flawless series-losing record intact. Washington ensured the wait was worth it, as he grabbed three wickets, including Marcus Stoinis, Australia’s last flickering hope of surpassing the target of 168, and condemned the hosts to a 48-run hammering.

The plot of India’s convincing victory flowed like a classical ensemble cast movie. There was no single protagonist who stole the show single-handedly, but a win underpinned by the collectivism of a thrillingly modern team, ev

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