In the final match of the three-match ODI series, the Indian team had to face defeat by 66 runs against Australia. With this, the Indian team’s dreams of achieving a clean sweep were dashed.
Team India will go into the World Cup with a defeat
India had to face defeat in the last match of the three-match ODI series between Australia and India on Wednesday, September 27th, in Rajkot. Australia defeated India by 66 runs in this match. After losing in this match, India’s dreams of giving a clean sweep to Australia for the first time in the ODI series were shattered. This was the last international match between the two teams before the start of the ODI World Cup. Team India will go into the World Cup with a defeat, whereas the Australian team will enter the tournament with a win.
Australia Triumphs by 66 Runs in Rajkot Match, Setting the Stage for ODI World Cup Showdown
In the World Cup too, both teams will face each other in the first match. The teams of India and Australia will start their campaign on October 8th at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Kangaroo team has won the World Cup title 5 times, and the Indian team has won it 2 times. Both teams are contenders to win the trophy this time.
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, the Australian team scored 352 runs, losing 7 wickets in 50 overs. The Indian team, which came into the field to chase the target, was all out for 286 runs in 49.4 overs. This is India’s third defeat in 4 ODI matches in Rajkot. Team India played its first ODI match here against England in 2013. In that match, the Indian team had to face defeat against England. After that, in the second ODI against South Africa in 2015, the Indian team also had to face defeat by 18 runs on this ground. In 2020, there was a win against Australia by 36 runs. The Indian team has now faced defeat against Australia.
Team India Middle Order Poor Performance
Captain Rohit Sharma made the highest score in batting for India. He scored 81 runs. Virat Kohli played an inning of 56 runs, and Shreyas Iyer played an inning of 48 runs. But the Indian middle order was not successful in showing a good performance. Ravindra Jadeja contributed 35 runs, and KL Rahul contributed 26 runs. Washington Sundar was fielded to open as part of Rohit Sharma’s new experiment. Washington Sundar was out after scoring 18 runs.
Suryakumar also could not perform anything special in this match. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 8 runs. Jasprit Bumrah scored 5 runs, and Kuldeep Yadav scored 2 runs and got out. Glenn Maxwell took a maximum of 4 wickets in bowling for Australia. Josh Hazlewood took 2 wickets, and Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, and Tanvir Sangha took one wicket each.
Batting for Australia, Mitchell Marsh played a brilliant inning of 96 runs in 84 balls, with the help of 13 fours and 4 sixes. Apart from him, David Warner scored 56 runs, Steve Smith scored 74 runs, and Marnus Labuschagne scored 72 runs. There was a poor bowling performance from India. Jasprit Bumrah took a maximum of 3 wickets, but he conceded 81 runs in 10 overs.
