Twitter Reactions: India stole the victory from Australia to pull off 500th ODI win

Low scoring games are always the most thrilling ones and the 2nd ODI between India and Australia in Nagpur was just another example of that. The hosts proved why they are being considered as one of the favorites to win the World Cup. It’s no more just about India’s batting but the class in bowling is winning them matches these days too.

Aaron Finch won his second toss in a row and this time, he asked India to bat first. The pitch was seemingly difficult to bat on, especially once the ball got old. When most of the batsmen struggled to hold the fort for long, Virat Kohli proved once again why he is a class apart.

India scored 250 in which the captain made 116 from 120 balls. Apart from him, only Vijay Shankar looked comfortable as he made 46 from 41 balls. But his unfortunate run out cut short his knock. However, Kohli carried on to notch up his 40th ODI ton that propelled the side to a respectable total of 250 under testing conditions.

The Australian openers knew that run-making would get difficult later and so, they went after the new ball bowlers. India found the first breakthrough in the 15th over when Kuldeep Yadav trapped Finch in front for 37. His partner Usman Khawaja too departed at the same score courtesy Kedar Jadhav.

That was the opening India needed and they pounced on the opportunity. The runs were dried out and the spinners made it difficult to score. Marcus Stoinis and Peter Handscomb batted well together and threatened to run away with the game at one stage. But Ravindra Jadeja demonstrated his value in the outfield as he ran Handscomb out courtesy a direct hit.

Then, Stoinis and Alex Carry added 47 runs for the 6th wicket. Australia needed 38 runs from the last 6 overs. Kuldeep castled Carry for 22 in the 45th over and brought his team back. The master of death bowling, Jasprit Bumrah, removed 2 more wickets in the next over to bring the game more in favor of India.

Stoinis was still out there and he was waiting for the right bowlers to go after. He played out Bumrah’s last over by just taking a single. Australia needed 20 from 2 overs as the penultimate over was bowled by Shami that went for 9. Shankar had the responsibility for the last over with 11 in the bank. He removed Stoinis off the first ball and 2 balls later, sent Zampa packing as well. India stole the win from the visitors and pulled off their 500th ODI win.

Match Summary

Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first

India: 250/10 in 48.2 overs

Virat Kohli 116 (120), Vijay Shankar 46 (41)

Pat Cummins 29/4 (9), Adam Zampa 62/2 (10)

Australia: 242/10 in 49.3 overs

Marcus Stoinis 52 ( 65), Peter Handscomb 48 (59)

Kuldeep Yadav 54/3 (10), Jasprit Bumrah 29/2 (10)

India won by 8 runs

Player of the Match: Virat Kohli

Here’s how Twitter reacted to India’s thrilling victory

https://twitter.com/AnshumanM86/status/1102962507705131010

https://twitter.com/Rai4Prince/status/1102962562570706944

 

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Low scoring games are always the most thrilling ones and the 2nd ODI between India and Australia in Nagpur was just another example of that. The hosts proved why they are being considered as one of the favorites to win the World Cup. It's no more just about India's batting but the class in bowling is winning them matches these days too. Aaron Finch won his second toss in a row and this time, he asked India to bat first. The pitch was seemingly difficult to bat on, especially once the ball got old. When most of the batsmen struggled to hold the fort for long, Virat Kohli proved once again why he is a class apart. India scored 250 in which the captain made 116 from 120 balls. Apart from him, only Vijay Shankar looked comfortable as he made 46 from 41 balls. But his unfortunate run out cut short his knock. However, Kohli carried on to notch up his 40th ODI ton that propelled the side to a respectable total of 250 under testing conditions. The Australian openers knew that run-making would get difficult later and so, they went after the new ball bowlers. India found the first breakthrough in the 15th over when Kuldeep Yadav trapped Finch in front for 37. His partner Usman Khawaja too departed at the same score courtesy Kedar Jadhav. That was the opening India needed and they pounced on the opportunity. The runs were dried out and the spinners made it difficult to score. Marcus Stoinis and Peter Handscomb batted well together and threatened to run away with the game at one stage. But Ravindra Jadeja demonstrated his value in the outfield as he ran Handscomb out courtesy a direct hit. Then, Stoinis and Alex Carry added 47 runs for the 6th wicket. Australia needed 38 runs from the last 6 overs. Kuldeep castled Carry for 22 in the 45th over and brought his team back. The master of death bowling, Jasprit Bumrah, removed 2 more wickets in the next over to bring the game more in favor of India. Stoinis was still out there and he was waiting for the right bowlers to go after. He played out Bumrah's last over by just taking a single. Australia needed 20 from 2 overs as the penultimate over was bowled by Shami that went for 9. Shankar had the responsibility for the last over with 11 in the bank. He removed Stoinis off the first ball and 2 balls later, sent Zampa packing as well. India stole the win from the visitors and pulled off their 500th ODI win.

Match Summary

Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first India: 250/10 in 48.2 overs Virat Kohli 116 (120), Vijay Shankar 46 (41) Pat Cummins 29/4 (9), Adam Zampa 62/2 (10) Australia: 242/10 in 49.3 overs Marcus Stoinis 52 ( 65), Peter Handscomb 48 (59) Kuldeep Yadav 54/3 (10), Jasprit Bumrah 29/2 (10) India won by 8 runs Player of the Match: Virat Kohli

Here's how Twitter reacted to India's thrilling victory

https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1102961504637267973 https://twitter.com/UPStatsman/status/1102961199388549120 https://twitter.com/AbijitG/status/1102961318687096832 https://twitter.com/mohanstatsman/status/1102961177850601473 https://twitter.com/HashTagCricket/status/1102888848311214080 https://twitter.com/samiprajguru/status/1102959673387376640 https://twitter.com/NikhilNaz/status/1102962035921317889 https://twitter.com/vikrantgupta73/status/1102961844019478528 https://twitter.com/navneet_mundhra/status/1102962121535451136 https://twitter.com/UPStatsman/status/1102962383683833857 https://twitter.com/AnshumanM86/status/1102962507705131010 https://twitter.com/Rai4Prince/status/1102962562570706944 https://twitter.com/cricketaakash/status/1102870942051528704 https://twitter.com/harbhajan_singh/status/1102961815707770880 https://twitter.com/IrfanPathan/status/1102961782698766341 https://twitter.com/cricketwallah/status/1102872159695843328 https://twitter.com/bhogleharsha/status/1102869707982438400   Also Read: Who will win the ODI World Cup 2019? Here are the top 5 contenders Stay updated with all the cricketing action, follow Cricadium on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram