India lost the 2nd match to Australia in the 3-match ODI series between India and Australia.
SNPNEWS.IN News (Gurmail Kamboj): The Indian cricket team, under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, had come to Australia for the first time to play a tournament with hopes of victory, which have now been dashed.The 2nd match of the 3-match ODI series between Australia and India was played at the Adelaide Oval in Australia. The Indian team took the field aiming to win the match and level the series at 1-1.
Australia’s captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and elected to bowl first, a decision that once again proved correct from the start, just like in the first match. India started very slowly; at 17/1 in 6.1 overs, the first wicket fell in the form of captain Shubman Gill (9 off 9). In 6.5 overs, Virat Kohli (4 off 0) was also out.
After the two wickets, former captain Rohit Sharma (97 off 73) and Shreyas Iyer (77 off 61) forged a 118-run partnership, laying the foundation for India to reach a fighting total. After both were dismissed, apart from Axar Patel (41 off 44) and Harshit Rana (18* off 24), no other batsman lasted long on the crease. The Indian team scored 264 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs
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Ausie ‘s bowlers A. Zampa (10-0-60-4), X. Bartlett (10-0-39-3), and M. Starc (10-0-62-2) took the wickets.
Ausie’s innings started decently but they lost the wickets of Mitchell Marsh (24 off 11) and Travis Head (40 off 28) at 30 and 54 runs respectively. After that, innings from Matt Short (78 off 74) and Matt Renshaw (30 off 30) showed the team a solid path to victory. Cooper Connolly (53* off 61) and Mitchell Owen (23 off 36) sealed Australia’s victory. The Kangaroos successfully chased 265 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 46.2 overs, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Indian bowlers Arshdeep Singh (8.2-0-41-2), Washington Sundar (7-0-37-2), and Harshit Rana (8-0-59-2) took wickets, but the bowlers could not save India from defeat in the match and series. Ausie has clinched an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series with this victory.