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The concentration is going to as soon as once more be on KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja when India tackle Australia within the second ODI on Sunday, with common captain Rohit Sharma returning to steer the aspect after lacking the opening sport in Mumbai.
India defeated Australia by 5 wickets in a low-scoring sport on the Wankhede Stadium, with Rahul, who struggled to search out kind through the Border-Gavaskar collection resulting in him being dropped for the third and fourth Assessments, scoring a affected person unbeaten 75 because the hosts cantered house.
Jadeja, enjoying ODI cricket after practically eight months because of a knee damage and subsequent surgical procedure, scored an unbeaten 45 within the chase of 188 on Friday. He additionally bowled a good spell and returned figures of two/46 to be declared ‘Participant of the Match’.
With the ODI World Cup being hosted by India later this 12 months, an in-form Rahul and a fully-fit Jadeja will probably be an asset, and the three-match collection will assist the selectors assess the duo’s progress.
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India would look to take an unassailable 2-Zero lead within the collection and likewise attempt to make amends with the bat, after they had been in a spot of trouble at 4/39, and later 5/83, earlier than Rahul and Jadeja got here collectively on the crease to information the hosts to victory with 61 balls to spare.
Rohit Sharma’s return to captaincy duties will definitely give solidity to the highest order, which crumbled to the tempo and variations of Australian fast Mitchell Starc.
The lanky left-arm pacer’s three-wicket burst firstly put India below great strain, with Virat Kohli (4), Suryakumar Yadav (0) and Shubman Gill (20) departing in fast succession after Marcus Stoinis had made an early dent by dismissing Ishan Kishan for 3 runs.
Indian batters have sometimes appeared tentative towards high quality left-arm pacers, and going through Starc within the remaining two video games ought to give them good apply in house situations, with efforts centered in direction of making preparations for the World Cup in October-November.
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With Sharma set to open, Kishan will seemingly make means for the common captain.
Whereas not a lot needs to be learn into Kohli and Gill’s below-par scores within the first ODI, Suryakumar Yadav not with the ability to discover his mojo within the 50-over format is a motive for concern.
A marauder with the bat in T20Is, Suryakumar is evidently nonetheless discovering his toes in ODIs. He has gone with out a fifty in all 5 ODIs this 12 months. Surya has now performed 15 ODIs (13 innings) with out a rating exceeding 50.
Nevertheless, with no timeline set for Shreyas Iyer’s return, India will maintain auditioning Suryakumar for the position at No. 4.
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India’s bowling did an incredible job in Mumbai with pacers Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj flourishing on a pace-friendly Wankhede pitch. However wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav couldn’t make a powerful impression.
Nevertheless, the staff administration will not be anticipated to tinker with the bowling line-up, with Pandya enjoying the position of a 3rd seamer to perfection in Mumbai.
The climate forecast for the second ODI is of scattered thunderstorms not less than within the first half, which additionally signifies that pacers from both aspect can swing the ball if the situations are windy.
Australia need to check out completely different combos through the collection. On Friday, they went in with 4 all-rounders — Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Inexperienced, Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell — and nonetheless couldn’t bother India a lot, which might be a priority for captain Steve Smith.
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As a makeshift opener within the absence of David Warner, Marsh offered a speedy begin with a 65-ball 81 however Australia misplaced the way in which within the center overs, crashing from 129/2 to 188 all out towards high quality tempo in Mumbai. The guests misplaced six wickets for a meagre 19 runs regardless of having a deep batting line-up, one thing that they may look to work on.
Smith and Marnus Labuschagne might have encountered ‘troublesome’ pitches within the Take a look at collection however the wickets for ODIs in India are normally batter-friendly, and each the Aussie mainstays will probably be anticipated to do extra.
Smith has not crossed the 50-run mark to date on this India tour. For somebody who has a mountain of runs towards India, the Australian stand-in skipper will look to finish the drought.
Australia’s quick bowling appeared terrific in Mumbai, with Sean Abbott maintaining a lid on the Indians with tight traces and Inexperienced and Stoinis additionally chipping in.
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Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ok L Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Umran Malik, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Jaydev Unadkat.
Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Inexperienced, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
Match begins: 1:30pm IST
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