The first ODI India lost at Sydney by errors from the three top batsmen.It was also looked like extreme luck for Australia.After all Cricket sometimes needs luck also beyond talent.Thats how it is often called a GLORIOUS GAME OF UNCERTAINTY.
The Second ODI began at 8-45 (IST) at Adelaide .
Aaron Finch was lucky again to win the toss and select to bat.Finch and ATCarey began the innings of Australia
Promptly when Carey started quick scoring taking the score to 20 when Skipper Aaron Finch fell to Bhubaneswar Kumar for 6 runs as a 101st victim of Kumar clean bowled.The 100th victim for BhubaneswarKumar was also Finch at Sydney when he dismissed him in the first ODI.The score card read 20/1.
SE Marsh joined ATKhawaja in the middle.
However ,just addition of 6 runs on the scorecard saw the exit of AT Carey at26/2 caught Dhawan.b.Shami.
SE Marsh joined Khawaja to advance the score quickly.
But inspite of Khawaja being one of the best top orders of Australia, did not last long as expected.Disaster spelt for Australia when the most vital batsman for Australia Khawaja found himself walking back to pavilion at 83/3 the individual score of Khawaja being just 21 runs.It was Jadeja who seems made it a habit to send crucial batsmen run out with his accurate throw.
Wickets began falling in regular inter
Val's when Handscomb the hero of Sydney,found himself the victim of expert stumping by none other than the best keeper of rrecent past
Bowled by Jadeja.They also had made it their habit to dismiss batsmen in the sane pattern.The fourth wicket fell at a crucial stage of just 134 runs.In the 28th over the run rate prevailed was just under 5 runs per over.
SEMarsh was,however, in good form to find his precious50+ very fast.
He and the newlyjoinedBatsmanto give hm
him company MPStoinis found the Rhythm of batting and added over50runs to the score card when Stoinis a highly promising batsman departed most unexpectedly at 189/5 caught behind by Dhoni .b.Shami for just 29 runs to his credit.That was the second time in e match when Dhoni helped to remove a batsman without any mistake by catching behind..189/5was the score at this stage Not a bad score at all.
Soon Maxwell joined Marsh to take the score 200+.At the end of 42nd over Australia remained at a very healthy score of 218/5.Just ahead 5 runs per over.it looked a score of 270+was on the card at the end of 50 overs.
16 runs scored in the next over threatening & Staring meanacingly at the Indians.300+ seems a possibility now for India to take as a Target.A review at this stage was successful for Australia denying wicket for India.Umpire originally had raised his finger up for out. Part of the game.Third umpire knows better who watches on TV set.
Full toss balls were suitably punished by Marsh without any element of Mercy.
It was not a stage to give him full toss .
In 45 overs it was 262/5.Run rate of 5.2+ was likely to exceed 6 by end of the match.
Marsh really enjoyed his century of 121+(no) from 117 balls which marked his top score in Australia.
His score card at this stage contained 3 Sixes and 11 fours.
A great one hand catch dropped by Rohit Sharma added to the agony of India in the 47th over.
But it was a very difficult catch .He tried his level best to hold on to it.But invain.
As a consolation Glen Maxwell was dismissed caught Karthik .b.BKumar for 48 just 2 short of a hard earned half century.
Part of the game again.
In the same over Mash was also dismissed by B.Kumar caught Jadeja for a fine 131 runs.
The match progressed with more and more thrils.Shami removed Richardson for 2 runs
Peter middle also removed by a running catch by Kohli b.Kumar.Kumar had 4vwickets in his bag.
Fall of wicket of 9/286.
The 10th wicket partnership between Lyon and Behrendorff remained not out in the innings.
It was indeed a matter of credit for Indian Bowlers and Kohli who took an impossible Running Catch did not allow the Australians to reach the Psychological total of 300+
Let us welcome the innings of Indians after a gap of 40 minutes approximately.The target for them is a challenging 299.
India began their innings with determination to win at the same time keeping their wicket in tact .
Shikar Dhavan's intention was very clear.He wanted to score rapidly to give a good start.He began right with the bat.He is the best Left Hander we have in Indian team after Yuvaraj Singh.Dhavan made quick 32 runs from 28 balls with the help of 5fours .
The first wicket India lost in the form of Dhavan's when in the 8 thOver he wanted to play a ball over the midwicket but slightly delayed the shot which slrose up and was enough for Khawaja to make backward run to cool collect the ball.The bowler was Behrendorff.Wicket fell at 47/1.
Then Virat Kohli joined Rohit Sharma The captain and vice captain took the score past 100.
RohitvSharma was playing a bold game by
trying to hit sixes.In total,however,he made 2 sixes and 2 fours.Eventually fell when his individual score was 43.But he gave solid company for Kohli and together took the score to 101/1.
Annatto Raydu joined Virat Kohli and took the score to a safe160 runs.
Both together took score to 160/3.
It was reasonably good score at that stage.Raudu's contribution was 24 runs.
The wicket was given to Stoinis for a safe catch bowled by Glen Maxwell.
160/3 was in the 31st over.
Then MS.Dhoni joined Kohli .
Together they played a safe game taking score past 200. in c37th over the score card read 203/3.
Now the situation is India needs yet another96 runs from 0vers remaining.
Kohli is 87 and Dhoni9.
Still need 90 runs from 12vovers.
72 balls to play from which 90 required to win.
Virat Kohli was the fourth man to return to the pavilion after scoring a comfortable 104 runs caught by Maxwell bowled Richardson.
India still needed a massive 57 run from 38 balls.
Dinesh Karthik and MS.Dhoni, 2cwicketkeepers together was to find India home.
There was no sign of any anxiety from the body language of the two great batsmen cum wicket keepers.In fact, it is a speciality that in most of the cricket playing Nations ,their wicket
keepers used to be very handy with their bats.
Dhoni& DineshKarthik were not exceptions.
When the will power together with willingness to win joined hand in hand a victory was not a matter of suspense.
Finally they won the second ODI at Adelaide with four balls to spare.
MSDhoni's 55 from 54 balls contained 2 sixes in it one was in the last over.
Dinesh Karthik contributed 25 runs towards the total of 299 to win.
Hip!Hip! Hurray for Team India.
SreedharanMundanat
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