The second match of the three-match ODI series between India and Australia was played in Indore where Team India won the series 2-0 under the captaincy of KL Rahul. India also captured the series by winning the second ODI by 99 runs.
Let us tell you that in this match, Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and chose bowling. India batted first and scored 399 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs. In response, due to rain, the overs were reduced to 33 where Australia collapsed for 217 runs.
Iyer-Gill scored a century, Surya played a stormy innings
When Team India came to bat in the second ODI match between India and Australia, the first blow came in the form of Rituraj Gaikwad who returned to the pavilion after scoring 8 runs. After this, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer took over the innings and scored centuries. Gill scored 104 runs in 97 balls with the help of 4 sixes-6 fours, while Iyer scored 105 runs in 90 balls with the help of 3 sixes-11 fours.
After this, when Ishan Kishan was out on 31 runs, Suryakumar Yadav came to the crease to bat. He scored a stormy half-century. Surya completed the fastest half-century in ODI in 24 balls. He scored unbeaten 72 runs in 37 balls with the help of 6 fours and 6 sixes. At the same time, KL Rahul also scored a half-century. Rahul was out after scoring 52 runs in 38 balls with the help of 3 fours and 3 sixes.
KL Rahul’s wisdom
It is worth noting that great wisdom was seen from KL Rahul’s side in this match. He did not make much change in the playing 11 of this match and that too when Bumrah did not play today’s match. He made only one change, which was the return of Prasidh Krishna to the team. Along with this, Rahul also contributed with the bat and played an important role in helping the team reach the target of 399. Along with this, Rahul brought Shami and Jadeja at the right time and they took wickets and led the team to victory.
