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India vs Australia 2nd ODI Live Score: Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have given India a solid start by bringing up India’s 50 in 8.3 overs after Australia captain Aaron Finch won another crucial toss and had no hesitation in bowling first in Rajkot. Virat Kohli said he would have bowled first too. While Australia went in with an unchanged side, India made two changes to their side. Manish Pandey replaced Rishabh Pant while Navdeep Saini came in place of Shardul Thakur.
Live score and updates, India vs Australia:
Dhawan into the 30s
FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan is in dream touch today. Another Australian bowler guilty of straying down the leg side and Dhawan this time bring out his short-arm pull shot for a boundary.
Dhawan down
OUCH! That must have hurt and Shikhar Dhawan is down on the ground. The Cummins length delivery rose a bit higher than expected and hit Dhawan flush on the ribs. The Indian opener took the single but immediately went down on the ground, wincing in pain.
Dhawan is up and running after the physios assistance.
Fifty up for India
Fifty partnership between Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan it has come in just 8.3 overs. A vastly improved performance from the Indian openers, one can say normal service has resumed. But the same however, cannot be said about Australia’s new ball bowlers. There have far too many boundary balls on offer for India.
Dhawan going strong
FOUR! Another ball on the pads from Pat Cummins and Shikhar Dhawan gleefully taps it past the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. Cummins has been guilty of bowling a lot of loose deliveries today.
Change in the bowling
Kane Richardson has been introduced into the attack in the 7th over. The right-armer replaces Pat Cummins. It will be interesting he mixes his pace up at the start of his spell. Cummins may come in from the other end like the other day though.
Beauty from Rohit
FOUR! “An absolute beauty that shot,” says Sunil Gavaskar in commentary and he is spot on. Everything right about that cover drive from Rohit Sharma – high elbow, positive foot forward and the bat face opening just a little to give the ball guidance. Pure class from Rohit Sharma.
Another boundary for Dhawan
FOUR! Poor stuff from Starc. A juicy half volley down the leg side and Dhawan is not going to miss out on an opportunity like that. He unleashes a booming flick shot and times it to perfection. Zampa at the fine leg boundary did his best but there was too much force in that shot.
Rohit finds touch
FOUR! Just a flick off his legs and the ball races away for a boundary through long leg area. Cummins was guilty of straying down the leg side and Rohit was up for it. Super timing from the bat of Rohit . The Indian openers are looking solid here.
Dhawan gets going
A full face of the bat sends the ball screaming back down the ground and Shikhar Dhawan gets cracking with a lovely drive. He has runs behind his back and should look to kick on a play a decisive innings here in Rajkot.
Top over
Pat Cummins on the money right away. Rohit has played it out with caution. Australia will not let go of this momentum easily, India have to do all the running in this series.
Out come the players
The crowd is buzzing, Aaron Finch has lead his side out onto the field. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan march out. These two have to give India a start, a platform has to be built. India need to hit the ground running with a lot of intensity. Pat Cummins will run in with the new ball.
Landmarks
Virat Kohli needs a century to go past Ricky Ponting and become the first cricketer to score 42 centuries across formats as captain.
Also, he will equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most centuries against Australia.
Playing XIs
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Lokesh Rahul(w), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Ashton Turner, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa
Kohli speaks
We would’ve bowled first as well. But the good thing is that there’s not much dew. It looks really nice and hard. If we put enough runs on the board, we have a good chance of defending. You will be beaten comprehensively by sides like Australia at the International level. It’s about understanding what went wrong. We need to focus on the positives. We are going to be more brave than the last game, that’s for sure. Couple of changes. One forced change; Rishabh is out with a concussion. KL will don the gloves and Manish comes in for Rishabh. Also, Saini replaces Shardul.
Finch wins the toss
Another huge toss won by Australia and Finch has decided to bat first. Kohli would have done the same. India have included Manish Pandey and Navdeep Saini in place of Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur.
The areas India need to fix
The batting order, the bowling depth and more power in the middle order. There is plenty for the Indian team to work on in Rajkot.
Here in this article. we speak about the issues which top the list.
The Kohli vs Zampa battle
The leggie has accounted for the Indian captain as many as 6 times in limited overs cricket (ODIs abd T20I combined) and this has given the game an interesting subplot. Zampa believes Kohli struggles against the leg-spinners early on in his innings.
Here is what he said.
India’s predicted XI
Where will Virat Kohli bat? Will India go in with 5 bowlers? Will Kedar Jadhav come back into the fray?
Here is how we believe India could line up for the second ODI.
What about the weather
The weather in Rajkot will be pleasant. Temperatures will hover around mid 20s and hence, dew could play a part in the match. Thus, the toss will be very important.
Read more about the conditions on offer.
Pant’s replacement
Young Andhra wicket-keeper KS Bharath has been named Rishabh Pant’s replacement.
Pant had suffered a blow on his head when he was batting in the first ODI in Mumbai. Rahul is expected to do the wicket-keeping duties in this match.
Read more about the developments here.
Quotes from the camps
Adam Zampa: “We have spoken about this series and how big this series is, particularly after the disappointing end to the World Cup. We can achieve something pretty special here. It’s going to be a big deal if we can get two away series wins in a row in India, so we have spoken about that briefly.”
Shreyas Iyer: “Well it happens that (sometimes) you are not prepared. Well, the country was not prepared to see us collapsing in such situations but it is a part and parcel of the game. You have to take it in your stride and move forward.”
Series on the line
The famed Australian aura returned at the Wankhede Stadium and they trampled all over India. The hosts are now under pressure to salvage pride and stay afloat in the series. Australia can sense another series victory and as per their own confession, winning two series in India on the bounce is a massive achievement.
Rajkot is a proper belter and expect another high-scoring affair.
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