Australia Vs India 2Nd Match
Carlton Mid One-Day International Tri-Series Australia, England, India in Australia - 2015 (2014/15) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 18 January 2015
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Rohit Sharma top-scored with 138 for India. Mitchell Starc took 6/43.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Carlton Mid One-Day International Tri-Series Australia, England, India in Australia - 2015 (2014/15)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 18 January 2015
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mitchell Starc
- Captains
- MS Dhoni (India), George Bailey (Australia)
- Debut
- Gurinder Sandhu (Australia)
- Umpires
- JD Ward and HDPK Dharmasena
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Gurinder Sandhu's first ODI.
India batted first and made 267 for 8. Rohit Sharma top-scored with 138 off 139 balls, and Suresh Raina made 51. Mitchell Starc took 6 for 43 for Australia. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the fourth wicket between Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma, 47% of the total.
Chasing 268, Australia made 269 for 6. Aaron Finch top-scored with 96 off 127 balls, and Steven Smith made 47. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the third wicket between Aaron Finch and Steven Smith.
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).
INDIA: 267 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikhar Dhawan | c Aaron Finch b Mitchell Starc | 2 | 4 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Glenn Maxwell b Mitchell Starc | 138 | 139 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Brad Haddin b Gurinder Sandhu | 12 | 22 |
| Virat Kohli | c George Bailey b James Faulkner | 9 | 16 |
| Suresh Raina | c Glenn Maxwell b Mitchell Starc | 51 | 63 |
| MS Dhoni | b Mitchell Starc | 19 | 31 |
| Axar Patel | lbw b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | not out | 14 | 20 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammed Shami | not out | 2 | 3 |
Did not bat: Umesh Yadav
Extras 20 · Total 267 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 10 | 2 | 43 | 6 |
| Pat Cummins | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| James Faulkner | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Shikhar Dhawan, 0.5 ov), 2-33 (Ajinkya Rahane, 7.2 ov), 3-59 (Virat Kohli, 12.5 ov), 4-185 (Suresh Raina, 34.6 ov), 5-237 (MS Dhoni, 44.2 ov), 6-237 (Axar Patel, 44.4 ov), 7-262 (Rohit Sharma, 48.4 ov), 8-262 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shikhar Dhawan (2) and Rohit Sharma (1) | 3 | 5 |
| second | Rohit Sharma (14) and Ajinkya Rahane (12) | 30 | 39 |
| third | Rohit Sharma (14) and Virat Kohli (9) | 26 | 33 |
| fourth | Suresh Raina (51) and Rohit Sharma (69) | 126 | 134 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (19) and Rohit Sharma (29) | 52 | 56 |
| sixth | Rohit Sharma (0) and Axar Patel (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Ravichandran Ashwin (12) and Rohit Sharma (11) | 25 | 24 |
| eighth | Ravichandran Ashwin (0) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Ravichandran Ashwin (2) and Mohammed Shami (2) | 5 | 7 |
AUSTRALIA: 269 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | c MS Dhoni b Umesh Yadav | 96 | 127 |
| David Warner | c Suresh Raina b Umesh Yadav | 24 | 22 |
| Shane Watson | b Axar Patel | 41 | 39 |
| Steven Smith | c Ravichandran Ashwin b Mohammed Shami | 47 | 52 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c & b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 20 | 23 |
| George Bailey | c MS Dhoni b Ravichandran Ashwin | 5 | 11 |
| Brad Haddin | not out | 13 | 11 |
| James Faulkner | not out | 9 | 9 |
Did not bat: Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Gurinder Sandhu
Extras 14 · Total 269 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 9.5 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Umesh Yadav | 10 | 1 | 55 | 2 |
| Mohammed Shami | 8.1 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Axar Patel | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 9 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Suresh Raina | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-51 (David Warner, 9.1 ov), 2-115 (Shane Watson, 22.4 ov), 3-216 (Steven Smith, 39.4 ov), 4-219 (Aaron Finch, 40.1 ov), 5-230 (George Bailey, 43.2 ov), 6-248 (Glenn Maxwell, 46.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aaron Finch (23) and David Warner (24) | 51 | 55 |
| second | Shane Watson (41) and Aaron Finch (23) | 64 | 81 |
| third | Aaron Finch (49) and Steven Smith (47) | 101 | 102 |
| fourth | Aaron Finch (1) and Glenn Maxwell (1) | 3 | 3 |
| fifth | George Bailey (5) and Glenn Maxwell (4) | 11 | 19 |
| sixth | Brad Haddin (3) and Glenn Maxwell (15) | 18 | 19 |
| seventh | Brad Haddin (10) and James Faulkner (9) | 21 | 15 |
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