India vs Australia 2nd ODI Live Updates:Rohit struck a boundary before he was dismissed leg before wicket by Zampa. Virat Kohli walks out to bat at number three and is off the mark with a single off the first ball of the over. Successful over for Australia.
Preview:Australia started off their India tour in style with a thumping 90 – wicket win over the hosts at the Wankhede. David Warner and Aaron Finch left the Indians stunned as they chased down the 256 – run target with ease shattering records en route.
The action now moves to Rajkot for the 2nd ODI and India would be looking to bounce back hard. It was Australia’s meticulous bowling plan that undid the Indian batting line-up. It was also a lack of batting plan from the Indian camp that brought about their downfall. Defending a below-par score at Wankhede, the bowlers did show any semblance of a fight and ended up wicketless as finch and warner piled up a 823 – run opening stand, the highest for any wicket against India.
The experiment of playing three openers did work and that is something which Kohli admitted that he would have a rethink about. Should they got with the theory that your best batsman should bat as higher up the order as possible?
“(On batting at 4) We’ve had this discussion many times in the past as well. Because of the way KL (Rahul) has been batting, we have tried to fit him in the batting line-up. But I don’t think it’s gone quite our way whenever I batted at four so probably will have to rethink about that one, “Kohli saidat the post- match presentation ceremony.
“It’s about giving some guys opportunities. Every now and then, it’s about putting people up there and testing them. People need to relax and not panic with one game. I am allowed to experiment a little bit and fail at times . Today was one of the days it did not come off, “he added.
Kohli would also be hoping for a much-improved bowling display. There are chances that Navdeep Saini might get a look in, in place of Shardul Thakur who had a rough day in Mumbai. Rajkot traditionally produces good batting tracks and with the kind of form the Aussie batsmen are in, the Indian bowlers might again be in for a tough time.
Australia wouldn’t be looking to tinker too much with the winning combination. They have been in brilliant form in all formats and would look to continue the momentum and seal the series in Rajkot.
Squads:
India Team Players:Shikhar Dhawan,Yuzvendra Chahal,Shivam Dube,Shreyas Iyer,Manish Pandey,******** (Rishabh Pant(wk),KL Rahul),Virat Kohli (c),Ravindra Jadeja,Kuldeep Yadav,************** Shardul Thakur,Jasprit BumrahNavdeep Saini,************** (Rohit Sharma,Mohammed Shami,Kedar Jadhav
Australia team players:Aaron Finch (c),Alex Carey(wk),Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar,**************** Peter Handscomb, (Josh Hazlewood,Marnus Labuschagne,Kane Richardson,D’Arcy Short, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc) , Ashton Turner, David Warner, Adam Zampa
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