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India: 302-5 (Hardik 92 undefeated, Jadeja 6 undefeated, Agar 2-44)
Australia: 269 (Finch 65, Maxwell 59, Shardul 3-51)
KhabarOnline Desk: In words, the one whose ending is good is good. Whether India is doing well or not will only be known as a result of the test series. But winning a game on Wednesday and breaking a string of losses that they were able to break is quite comforting.
If a team loses early in the series, it becomes very difficult to maintain morale for the rest of the game. In the opening hours of the third ODI, India also appeared to have lost the ODI series and its morale had plummeted.
But the game that Hardik Pandya and Rabindra Jadeja played together in the last twenty overs of innings strengthened the Indian camp. Hardik-Jadeja’s batting frenzy won the final game. They also broke a losing streak of five consecutive ODIs and seven internationals.
The fate of Wednesday’s draw was enormous. That’s why he got an extra advantage in the beginning. He didn’t hesitate to hit after winning the toss.
However, India made four changes on Wednesday to put the team back on a winning streak. But the biggest surprise was T Natarajan. Natarajan was brought in instead of Navdeep Saini. Furthermore, Shardul Tagore entered the team in place of Mohammad Shamir. Kohli replaced Kuldeep Yadav with Jajubendra Chahal. Apart from this, the opening location was also changed. Mayank Agrawal was removed and Shubhaman Gill was incorporated.
Shikhar Dhawan, who has shown form in the previous two matches, returned to the pavilion in the sixth final. After that, Virat and Shubhaman tried to advance the Indian entries. Shubhaman was playing well. Seeing a few shots, it seemed time and again that he might be a long racehorse in the Indian team.
Half a century but Gill was solid. He practically left it on the field. Although he was out for 33 races, Virat didn’t make a mistake for half a century. Although he saw the face of a great race, Shreyas Iyer, who dropped to number four, failed even today. On the other hand, KL Rahul, who dropped to number five, was unable to carry his own score beyond 5.
However, Virat reached the 12,000 run milestone in ODI cricket by reaching 23 individual runs. Kohli also broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the 12,000 fastest races. Playing 56 fewer innings than Sachin, Virat reached the top of this milestone.
It seems that the eclipse has started in a huge century. He hasn’t marked a century in ODI cricket since August 14, 2019. Not even this day. Even India was under tremendous pressure to return. The score barely rose to one hundred and a half then.
Returning to the huge pavilion, Hardik Pandya and Rabindra Jadeja took the helm of the Indian entrances. At first glance, the two Indian SUVs were on the offensive against the Australian bowlers. They both completed half a century with the bat
Hardik and Jadeja’s fierce hitting helped India reach the 300-run mark Towards the end of innings, the two off-roading Indians played well with the Australian bowlers. India added 6 runs without terrain in the last 5 overs.
But who knew, even with so many runs, India would almost lose the match. And this will be the case for someone who has failed miserably at the IPL in the last two months.
Glenn Maxwell was one of the key players in the first two games of the series between India and Australia. To this day, however, Maxwell is not “one of the”, he is the “master” craftsman. Because, if Maxwell’s bat is not running, Australia will not go to the game at all.
In fact, India started the bowling attack quite well that day. But Natarajan gave the surprise. He returned to starter Marnus Labushane in the sixth over. She is the maiden in the third year of her international career.
When Steve Smith came back with just eight runs in seven overs, India began to explode. Then Shardul Tagore also started to play very well. It was thought that India was finally moving towards the desired victory.
Aaron Finch played a beautiful 75-run inning. But Finch couldn’t be as aggressive as he should have been if he had won. So his entries didn’t have much of an impact.
Moses Enriquez, Cameron Green and Alex Carrera have also scored runs. But as soon as Maxwell got to the fold, the fate of the party changed.
Australia needed 92 in 12 overs when the wicketkeeper took place. This is where Maxwell’s ordeal begins. Falling in front of ‘Maxi’, the Indian bowling alley flew like a straw. Natarajan, Shardul, Kuldeep started running again. Maxwell crossed half a century.
But the drama is not over yet. Jaspreet Bumrah returned Maxwell in 45th. But by then the Australian equation has become much simpler. Only 33 are needed in the last five overs.
No, the drama was really abandoned then. Indian bowlers began to put pressure on the lower order of Australia. Shardul Tagore entered the hall. Shardul played well in the match. Shaun Abbott returned with the last ball of 48 overs.
The fate of the match was almost decided when Natarajan Ashton Agar returned the first ball of 48. The rest was just law enforcement.
Australia won the one-day series. But it remains to be seen if India’s morale by winning the last match will have a positive impact on the upcoming T20 series.
