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2nd ODI, India vs Australia: As it happened
After Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli all shone with the bat, the Indian bowlers came to the fore to bundle out Australia for 304 runs and clinch a 36-run win in the second ODI in Rajkot on Friday.
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India bundle out Australia for 304 runs to clinch 36-run win! Australia 304 (49.1 overs)
WICKET!! Two wickets in an over for Saini. Mitchell Starc was stumped by KL Rahul on the third delivery of the 47th over. Australia 279/9 (47 overs)
WICKET!! Ashton Agar went back to pavilion after scoring 25 runs as he was caught leg before wicket on the first delivery of the 47th over by Saini. Australia 274/8 (46.1 overs)
Navdeep Saini conceded five runs to Australia before Mohammad Shami gave away six runs. The visitors now need 67 runs from 24 balls, with Agar (25) and Starc (6) batting at the crease. Australia 274/7 (46 overs)
WICKET!!! Back-to-back wickets for Mohammad Shami. Ashton Agar and Pat Cummins were clean bowled by the Indian bowler for 13 and a duck, respectively on the first and second balls of the 44th over. Australia have now lost seven wickets. Australia 262/7 (44 overs)
12 runs off the last two overs. Agar (9) dabbed the first ball of the 41st over by Jasprit Bumrah towards Navdeep Saini at deep third man for four runs. Australia 247/5 (42 overs)
14 runs off the last two overs. Australia now need 106 runs from 60 balls, with Ashton Turner (7) and Ashton Agar (2) batting at the crease. Australia 235/5 (40 overs)
Ashton Turner and Ashton Agar are currently batting at the crease for Australia.
WICKET!! Steve Smith fell just two runs short of a century. The Australian batsman's valiant knock came to an end after he was clean bowled by Kuldeep Yadav on the fifth delivery of the 38th over. Australia 221/5 (38 overs)
WICKET!! Alex Carey fell for 18. The Australian batsman hit the second delivery of the 38th ove by Kuldeep Yadav straight to extra cover, only to see Kohli take the simplest catch. Yadav has now completed 100 wickets. Australia 220/4 (37.2 overs)
26 runs off the last two overs. Carey (16) smeared the fourth delivery of the 34th over towards cow corner for a maximum before Smith (89) also pulled back a six on a Jadeja delivery in the very next over. Australia 209/3 (35 overs)
Eight runs off the last two overs. Smith continues to stand strong at the crease at 78 and is looking for support from Carey (14) after losing Labuschagne. Australia now need 155 runs from 17 overs. Australia 186/3 (33 overs)
Alex Carey is the new batsman in!
WICKET!! Ravindra Jadeja has give a sigh of relief to India by breaking Steve Smith-Marnus Labuschagne's partnership. Labuschagne handed a comfortable catch to Mohammad Shami near mid-off on the fifth delivery of the 31st over. Australia 178/3 (31 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith continue to stand strong at the crease at their respective scores of 45 and 69. The duo is approaching a 100-run partnership for the third wicket. Australia 171/2 (30 overs)
Seven runs off the last over. Labuschagne (42) smashed the fourth delivery of the 28th over straight down the pitch and it beat mid-on with ease for four runs. Australia now need 178 runs from 22 overs. Australia 163/2 (28 overs)
Navdeep Saini conceded just a single in the 26th over before Jadeja gave away seven runs to the visitors. Labuschagne drove the last delivery of the 27th over aerially over extra cover for four runs. Australia 156/2 (27 overs)
12 runs off the last two overs. Smith (60) went back on the fourth delivery of 25th over and flicked it past short fine leg for four runs. Australia now need 191 runs from 25 overs. Australia 151/2 (25 overs)
FIFTY!! Steve Smith (50) has brought up a half-century off just 47 balls. He reached the mark by picking up a single on the last delivery of the 21st over. Australia 127/2 (21 overs)
18 runs off the last two overs. Labuschagne (12) pulled back four runs on the fifth delivery of the 16th over by Kuldeep Yadav before Smith (36) punched the fourth delivery of the 18th over to the left of extra cover for a boundary. Australia 104/2 (18 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne is the new batsman in for Australia!
WICKET!! Finch (33) opened his body up to smash the first delivery of the 16th over by Jadeja towards extra cover, only to see KL Rahul whip the bails off when the Australian skipper's foot was out of the crease. Australia 86/2 (16 overs)
Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack!
11 runs off the last two overs. Finch (30) put the fifth delivery of the fourth over away behind square leg for four runs. Australia 74/1 (14 overs)
Eight runs off the last two overs. Australia now require 278 runs from 38 overs remaining, with Finch and Smith currently batting at their respective scores of 22 and 18. Australia 63/1
(12 overs)The visitors added 22 runs in the last two overs, including five boundaries. Finch (17) crunched a square drive behind the point on the first ball of the ninth over before he beat the deep fine leg fielder easily on the third delivery by Shami to notch up another boundary. Smith (15) then smashed Navdeep Saini for three fours in the next over. Australia 55/1 (10 overs)
Another maiden over by Jasprit Bumrah before Navdeep Saini conceded just three runs in his very first over. Australia now need 308 runs from 42 overs, with Finch (8) and Smith (3) batting at the crease. Australia 33/1 (8 overs)
Steve Smith is the new batsman in!
WICKET!! Mohammad Shami gives a breakthrough to India as early as in the fourth over. Warner (15) spanked the second delivery of the fourth over toward cover, only to see Manish Pandey take a clean single-handed catch. Australia 23/1 (4 overs)
Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan got hit on the rib-cage on his right side. He will not be taking the field for the rest of the match. Yuzvendra Chahal comes in as his substitute.
Good first over by Jasprit Bumrah as he conceded just one run to Australia. Warner (1) went back on the fourth delivery of the over to tip it behind square for a single. Australia 1/0 (1 over)
David Warner and Aaron Finch have walked down the crease to begin Australia's chase. Jasprit Bumrah to open the attack for India.
Innings Break!
India post a mammoth total of 340 for six in their stipulated 50 overs. India 340/6 (50 overs)
WICKET!! KL Rahul went back to pavilion after scoring a blistering knock of 80 runs. The Indian batsman fell short of the crease after Alex Carey made a direct hit at stumps on the fourth delivery of the last over. India 338/6 (49.4 overs)
Richardson conceded seven runs to India before Starc bowled an expensive 15-run over. Jadeja (7) got off the mark by pulling back four runs on the third delivery of the 45th over before Rahul (58) smashed Starc for a boundary and six to complete a half-century off just 37 balls. India 302/5 (46 overs)
Ravindra Jadeja is the new batsman in!
WICKET! Manish Pandey fell cheaply for two runs. The Indian batsman was taken by Ashton Agar on the first delivery of the 45th over by Kane Richardson. India 285/5 (44.3 overs)
Manish Pandey is the new batsman in!
WICKET!! Adam Zampa removes Virat Kohli yet again. The Indian skipper (78) lofted the first delivery of the 44th over straight back over his head, only to see Ashton Agar take a clean catch about six inches from the rope. India 276/4 (43.1 overs)
21 runs off the last two overs for the Men in Blue. Kohli (76) smashed the fourth delivery of the 41st over into the gap between deep midwicket and long-on for four runs before Rahul (38) lofted the third delivery of the 42nd over back over the bowler's head for a maximum. India 270/3 (42 overs)
Eight runs off the last over. Rahul (26) pulled the last delivery of the 40th over behind square to notch up four runs. The Men in Blue are approaching the 250-run mark. India 249/3 (40 overs)
15 runs off the last two overs. Kohli (63) whipped the first delivery of the 36th over by Pat Cummins through midwicket for a boundary before he drove the very next delivery through extra cover for four more runs.India 225/3 (37 overs)
FIFTY!! Virat Kohli (50) has brought up his 56th ODI fifty off 50 balls. He reached the mark by picking up a single on the fifth delivery of the 35th over. India 216/3 (35 overs)
KL Rahul comes to bat at No.4!
WICKET! Shreyas Iyer departed for seven after being clean bowled by Adam Zampa on the fourth delivery of the 33rd over. India 199/3 (32.6 overs)
The Men in Blue are approaching a 200-run mark, with Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer batting at the crease at their respective scores of 38 and seven. Iyer smashed the fourth delivery of the 31st over past midwicket in the ring through wide long-on to notch up four runs. India 194/2 (31 overs)
Shreyas Iyer is the new batsman in!
WICKET!! Shikhar Dhawan (96) fell just four runs short of a century after being caught by Mitchell Starc at fine leg on the fourth delivery of the 29th over by Kane Richardson. India 184/2 (29 overs)
The Men in Blue continue to pile runs on the scoreboard as they added 20 runs in the last two overs. Dhawan (87) sliced the first delivery of the 26th over to the backward point for four runs before he smashed Ashton Agar for a six and a four on successive deliveries in the 27th over. India 171 (27 overs)
The Men in Blue have added 15 runs in the last two overs to cross the 150-run mark. Dhawan (70) lifted the fourth delivery of the 25th over by Ashton Agar over midwicket for four runs before he beat the third man fielder in the very next delivery for another boundary. India 151/1 (25 overs)
13 runs off the last two overs. Dhawan (58) hammered the fifth delivery of the 22nd over by Mitchell Starc hard enough the edge beating a leaping wicketkeeper for a boundary. India 136/1 (23 overs)
FIFTY!! Shikhar Dhawan has brought up another half-century off just 60 balls. He reached the mark by picking up a single on the second delivery of the 22nd over. India 125/1 (21.2 overs)
India have now crossed the 100-run mark, with Dhawan (40) and Kohli (17) batting at the crease. Kohli pulled the third delivery of the 18th over straight to the backward square rope for four runs. India 107/1 (18 overs)
11 runs off the last two overs. Virat Kohli (10) got off the mark by hitting the third delivery of the 15th over by Pat Cummins into the gap between extra cover and mid-off. The Men in Blue are approaching the 100-run mark. India 93/1 (16 overs)
Indian skipper Virat Kohli comes to bat No.3!
WICKET!! Rohit Sharma, who was looking good at the crease, fell short of a half-century after being caught leg before wicket on the third delivery of the 14th over by Adam Zampa. The Indian opener departed for 42. India 82/1 (14 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma continue to stand strong at the crease at their respective scores of 34 and 38. Rohit used his stretch arms to whack the third delivery of the 13th over towards wide mid-on for a boundary. India 76/0 (13 overs)
Australia conceded 12 runs to India in the last two overs. Dhawan (32) pulled a Kane Richardson delivery with ease behind square to end the 11th over with a boundary. The visitors need to break this partnership in order to avoid the Men in Blue set a mammoth total. India 64/0 (11 overs)
Rohit Sharma (25) and Shikhar Dhawan (26) have brought up a 50-run stand for the opening wicket. Dhawan flicked the last delivery of the eighth over by Cummins down to fine leg for four runs before Rohit crunched the second delivery of the next over through the offside to add another boundary to the scoreboard. India 52/0 (9 overs)
Sharma (18) and Dhawan (20) have added 16 runs in the last two overs. Rohit drove the second delivery of the fifth over towards the cover region for four runs before he showcased brilliant wristwork on the last delivery of the 6th over to work the ball from off stump down to the fine leg for another boundary. India 39/0 (7 overs)
Nine runs off the last two overs for the Men in Blue. Dhawan (18) sent the fifth ball from Starc in the fourth over past fine leg for another boundary. India 23/0 (5 overs)
14 runs off the last two overs. Dhawan (10) got off the mark by flicking the first delivery of the second over by Starc straight back down the ground for four runs. Rohit, on the other hand, smashed the fifth delivery of the third over by Cummins in the gap towards the square leg to open his account with a boundary. India 14/0 (3 overs)
Mitchell Starc to share the new ball.
A maiden first over by Pat Cummins. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are yet to get off the mark. India 0/0 (1 over)
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have walked down the crease to begin India's innings. Pat Cummins to open the proceedings for Australia.
India have made two changes in their Playing XI. Manish Pandey have been called up in place of injured Rishabh Pant while Navdeep Saini have been named as Shardul Thakur's replacement.
Lineups:
India XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli (capt.), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia XI: David Warner, Aaron Finch (capt.) Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Alex Carey (wk), Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa.
Australia win toss, opt to bowl first against India!
The toss for the second ODI will take place shortly.
Australia win toss, opt to bowl first against India in second ODI at Rajkot.
After Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli all shone with the bat, the Indian bowlers came to the fore to bundle out Australia for 304 runs and clinch a 36-run win in the second ODI of the three-match series against India at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Friday. With the win, India have now leveled the three-match series 1-1.
Asked to bat first, Rohit Sharma (42) and Shikhar Dhawan provided India with a perfect start as the duo shared an 81-run stand for the opening wicket. Following Rohit's dismissal, Indian skipper Virat Kohli (78) and Dhawan (96) joined forces to put 103 runs on the scoreboard.
Subsequently, KL Rahul--who came to bat at No.5 spot after Shreyas Iyer's dismissal, smashed a blistering 80-run knock off just 52 balls to help India post mammoth 340 for six in their stipulated 50 overs.
In reply, first drop Steve Smith (98 off 102 balls) and Marnus Labuschagne's (46 off 47 balls) decent performance with the bat went in vain as Australia were bundled out for 304 runs with five balls to spare.
Mohammad Shami was the pick of the bowlers for India as he finished with the figures of three for 77. Navdeep Saini, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav all claimed two wickets each, while Jasprit Bumrah also chipped in with a wicket.
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