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2017 Australia Tour of India - India Vs Australia Second ODI @ Kolkata Thursday Sep 21,2017


India Vs Australia Second ODI @ Kolkata Preview

India would expect their top order batsmen to make amends for a rare poor show in the series- opener and hope that the spinners continue to torment Australia when the two teams clash in the second One-Dayer, here on Thursday.

Also, the Indian cricket team will storm onto the top spot in the ICC ODI Rankings if they manage to win beat Australia.

 Here is a lowdown on the key numbers about ODI in Kolkata, the India – Australia rivalry and individual records ahead on either side. 

100.00%: Teams batting first have won each of the past 5 ODIs held at Eden Gardens.

296: The average first innings score extrapolated over the last 10 ODIs (excluding abandoned/no-results). The last two ODIs have witnessed the teams batting first scoring 321/8 (ENG v IND) & 404/5 (IND v SL).

55.00%: India’s win rate at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. They have won 11 out of 20 matches, with 8 defeats and 1 no result.

100.00%: Australia’s win rate at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. They have both their matches here, including the Final of the 1987 Reliance World Cup.

2003: The last (and only) time India played Australia in an ODI at Eden Gardens. Australia won that match by 37 runs.

264: Rohit Sharma’s highest score (and the highest in ODIs) came against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens. Amazingly, this has been to date the only ODI he’s played at Eden Gardens.

300: This will be MS Dhoni’s 300th ODI for India. He played 3 ODIs for the Asia XI in 2007 and has played 302 ODIs overall, currently. He will be the 6th Indian to reach this landmark, after Tendulkar (463), Dravid (340), Azharuddin (334), Ganguly (308) & Yuvraj (301).

100: This will be Aussie skipper Steven Smith’s 100th ODI for Australia. He will be the 27th Australian to reach this landmark.

50: This could be Mohammed Shami’s 50th ODI for India if he plays this ODI. 

11: Runs Steven Smith needs to reach 9,000 international runs.

17: Runs Steven Smith needs to reach 5,000 List A runs

33: Runs Travis Head needs to reach 1,000 international runs.

43: Runs Rohit Sharma needs to reach 8,000 List A runs.

29: Runs David Warner needs to be the first Australian to reach 500 ODI runs in 2017

57: Runs Kedar Jadhav needs to be the fifth Indian to reach 500 ODI runs in 2017 

2: Wickets Umesh Yadav needs to reach 100 ODI wickets. If he gets them in this ODI, he will be fifth-quickest Indian to this landmark, after Irfan Pathan (59), Zaheer Khan (65), Ajit Agarkar (67), Javagal Srinath (68) & Ishant Sharma (70).

3: Wickets Pat Cummins needs to reach 100 international wickets. 

4: Wickets James Faulkner needs to be the 17th Australian to 100 ODI wickets. 

10.80: Matthew Wade’s ODI batting average since his even 100* against Pakistan at Brisbane. He’s managed 59 runs in 5 innings.

83.33%: Chances of Kohli getting a fifty-plus score when he’s managed double digits in ODIs in 2017. He’s reached this landmark 10 out of 12 times once he’s passed 10.

5-Match ODI Series Results

First ODI @ Chennai Sunday Sep 17,2017

Scorecard

India 281/7 in 50 Overs
Australia 137/9 in 21 Overs(Target 164 Runs)
Match Result - India won by 26 Runs under D/L
MOM -Hardik Pandya(India) for his 83(66 Balls 4x5 and 6x5) and 2/28(4 Overs)

Second ODI @ Kolkata Thursday Sep 21,2017


Scorecard

India 252,10 in 50 Overs
Australia 202/10 in 43.1 Overs
Match Result - India won by 50 Runs
 MOM - Virat Kohli(India) for his 92(107 Balls 4x8)
Series Result - India lead the 5-Match ODI Series 2-0





India Vs Australia Second ODI @ Kolkata

Series Result - India lead the 5-Match ODI Series 1-0

India won the toss and chose to bat first

Squads


India
 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Ajinkya Rahane, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 Manish Pandey, 5 MS Dhoni (wk), 6 Kedar Jadhav, 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal.

Australia
1 David Warner, 2 Hilton Cartwright, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 Travis Head, 5 Glenn Maxwell, 6 Marcus Stoinis, 7 Matthew Wade (wk), 8 Ashton Agar, 9 Pat Cummins, 10 Kane Richardson, 11 Nathan Coulter-Nile

Australian Captain Steve Smith will be playing his 100th ODI at Eden Gardens and Aussie skipper said: "I will happily take a duck tomorrow if we win the game."

MS Dhoni, who has been nominated for the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award, will take the field for his 300th ODI for India on Thursday Sep 21,2017 during the second one-day international match against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. 


M S Dhoni recently became sixth Indian cricketer to play 300 ODIs, joining Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin TendulkarSourav GangulyRahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh



Kuldeep Yadav Takes Hat-trick as India Crush Australia to Rise to No.1 in ICC ODI Rankings

Scorecard
India 252,10 in 50 Overs
Australia 202/10 in 43.1 Overs
Match Result - India won by 50 Runs
 MOM - Virat Kohli(India) for his 92(107 Balls 4x8)
Series Result - India lead the 5-Match ODI Series 2-0

Virat Kohli struck a magnificent 92 while Kuldeep Yadav became only the third Indian ever to scalp an ODI hat-trick as India crushed Australia by 50 runs in the second match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday Sep 21,2017

With this win, India have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series and the 'Men in Blue' have also risen to the numero uno spot in the ICC ODI rankings.

Chasing a fighting target of 252, Australia didn't have the best of starts, as Bhuvneshwar Kumar wrecked the Aussies top order with his scintillating swing and pace. The right-arm pacer first castled Hitlon Cartwright for 1 and then in his next over, he got rid of Aussie vice-captain David Warner for 1.

Skipper Steve Smith and Travis Head steadied the ship for the visitors and the duo added 76 runs for the fourth wickets. Head was also given a lifeline by Rohit Sharma, who dropped the catch of the southpaw in the slip while he was batting on 15.

The big partnership was finally broken by Yuzvendra Chahal in the 17th over when Head hit a full-toss straight into the hands of Manish Pandey who was fielding at mid-wicket. Maxwell was the next to depart as he was stumped by the brilliance of Dhoni off the bowling of Chahal for 14.

Smith continued to hold the innings from one end as he notched up his 18th ODI fifty. But Smith's (79) vigil out in the middle finally came to an end as he gave away an easy catch to Ravindra Jadeja at mid-wicket off the bowling of Hardik Pandya.

Kuldeep Yadav then took over and became only the third Indian ever to take an ODI hat-trick. Kuldeep scalped the wickets of Matthew Wade (2), Ashton Agar (0), Pat Cummins (0) to also become only the third cricketer ever — after Kapil Dev (1991) & Harbhajan Singh (2001) — to take a hat-trick at Eden Gardens across all formats.

Marcus Stoinis slammed his maiden ODI fifty but it wasn't enough as the visitors fell short by 50 runs. With this loss, Australia are now win-less in their last 13 ODIs away from home. Amongst away/neutral matches to have produced a definitive result, Australia have lost now lost 10 on the trot.

Earlier, skipper Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane slammed fifties before Australian bowlers made a stunning comeback to restrict the hosts to 252 all-out.

India didn't have the best of starts after opting to bat first, opener Rohit Sharma was dismissed early by Nathan Coulter-Nile for just 5. However, from there on, Kohli and Rahane joined forces in the middle and took the attack to the visitors.

Kohli looked in great touch and along with Rahane shared 102 runs off just 111 deliveries for the second wicket to set the base for the total. Kohli's 107-ball knock included eight boundaries, while Rahane hit seven fours during his 64-ball innings. 

But just when it seemed that India are on their way towards a huge score, the visitors forged a brilliant fightback with medium pacers Nathan Coulter-Nile (3/51) and Kane Richardson (3/55) doing most of the damage. 

Rahane's was finally run-out in the 24th over and Aston Agar then removed Manish Pandey for just 3 runs to bring the visitors right back into the match. But Kohli kept going and was on course towards his 31st ODI ton. Kohli and Jadhav added 55 runs for the fourth wicket to steady the ship after two quick blows. 

However, Coulter-Nile's twin strikes (Jadhav and Kohli) in successive overs titled the balance in favour of the visitors. Kohli was castled by the right-arm pacer, while Jadhav was caught by Glenn Maxwell while he was attempting a cut shot. 

Brought in place of James Faulkner, Richardson picked up the key wickets of last match heroes Mahendra Singh Dhoni (5) and Hardik Pandya (20) to further peg back India. There was also an injury scare for Pandya, who was hit hard on the grill of his helmet by a shot from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and the all-rounder was down on the ground for couple of minutes.

With 15 balls remaining in the innings, a passing shower held up the game for almost 20 minutes with India placed at 236 for 7. 

Pacer Pat Cummins (1/34) and left-arm spinner Ashton Agar (1/54) also picked up a wicket each for Australia as India were bowled out in the last ball of the innings after they comfortably placed at 186 for three in 35 overs


Kuldeep Yadav becomes the third Indian to take a hat-trick in  ODI's after Kapil Dev and Chetan Sharma.



The 22-year-old Kuldeep had not enjoyed success in his first seven overs and gave away 39 runs. But he dismissed Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar and Pat Cummins in his eighth over to turn the match in India's favour.

Kuldeep's triple strike snuffed out Australia's hopes of squaring the series as the visitors were reduced to 148-8 in the 33rd over. 

The left-arm spinner finished with figures of 3-54 in his quota of 10 overs.



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