India vs Australia Live Score Updates: Can the KL Rahul-led side continue their dominating run against Kangaroos?
India vs Australia Live Score Updates: India vs Australia Live Score Updates: KL Rahul-led Indian side will take on Pat Cummins’ Australia during the 2nd ODI of the 3-match series at Indore’s Holkar stadium today.
India had handed a comfortable defeat to the Kangaroos at Mohali on Friday. Coming to bat first, Australia managed to put on a score of 276 runs in their quota of 50 overs on knocks from David Warner David Warner (52 in 53 balls), Josh Inglis (45 in 45 balls), Steven Smith (41 in 60 balls) and Marnus Labuschagne (39 in 49 balls with three fours).
Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami, who has not been a regular feature in the Indian side recently, was the pick of the Indian bowlers taking 5 wickets while giving away just 51 runs. Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah got a wicket each.
Coming to bat for Men-in-blue, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill put on a dominating 142-run stand, making sure that it was India’s game to lose from there on. Moreover, half-centuries from skipper KL Rahul (58* in 63 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (50 in 49 balls) sealed the game for India.
Ind vs Aus LIVE: KL Rahul says Indian team can ‘recreate’ 2011 WC win
In an interaction with JioCinema, Rahul said, “I was in Bangalore (Bengaluru) and watching the games with a few friends. I remember when we lost two quick wickets, all of us thought the game was gone. Later, when we won, we ended up driving to the busiest area in Bangalore and it was a scene, everyone was jumping and celebrating. It was a proud moment for all of us as Indians and hopefully, we can recreate it for the people in our country,”
Ind vs Aus LIVE: Virendra Sehwag says Suryakumar Yadav is India’s ‘ex-factor’
Suryakumar Yadav’s half-century against Australia in the first ODI has won him much praise from fans and former cricketers. Former cricketer Virendra Sehwag has now called Surya an ex-factor for the Indian team. He wrote on X, “Happy for @surya_14kumar. He is surely an ex-factor. Not many players have the ability to play in the gear that he can and he surely has the game to create fear in the minds of opposition. Great that we have persisted with him and he will be an asset. Congratulations Bharat.”
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