For India
India lost the bilateral ODI Series against Australia by a margin of 3-2. Virat Kohli once again showcased his skills as he scored 310 runs where he scored 2 centuries and in this ODI Series he scored his 41st ODI century. Rohit Sharma scored 202 runs where he scored 2 half centuries and he was well supported by his companion Shikhar Dhawan as he scored 177 runs which included 1 century. It was seen that India’s batting lineup was too much dependent on their top three batsmen and whenever Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma departed/ dismissed the entire batting line up collapsed. With World Cup just being around the door steps away India haven’t found their No.4 batsman who can handle tough situations and take the team out of the trouble which is a big worry for team India as India’s top 3 batsmen are not going to score runs in each & every match.
In the bowling department of India Kuldeep Yadav was the leading wicket taker for India as he took 10 wickets and his variations were hard to pick for the Australian batsman. Jasprit Bumrah was at his best when he was bowling at the death as he took 7 wickets and he was well accompanied by Mohammed Shami who took 5 wickets. The bowling department of India looks fine but the question remains about the death over bowling as India conceded a lot of runs in the death overs.
For Australia
Australia won the bilateral ODI Series against India by a margin of 3-2. Australia won the ODI Series in India after a span of 10 years; earlier under the captaincy of the legend Ricky Ponting Australia had won ODI Series. India had won the first two matches and had taken a lead of 2-0 but then Australia came out all guns blazing and won the ODI Series by 3-2. Usman Khawaja was the leading run scorer in this ODI Series as he amassed 383 runs in which he scored 2 centuries and 2 half centuries and he looked in a splendid form. Usman Khawaja played the role of an opener in a perfect manner and he made sure that he was scoring runs on a healthy strike rate too. Peter Handscomb had a very good ODI Series as he scored 236 runs which included 1 century and 1 half century and he made sure that the runs were coming on a consistent basis and he rotating the strike consistently. Finally Aaron finch the Australian skipper find some form as he scored 157 runs which included 1 half century. Australia’s each and every batsman contributed to the team’s success and there was a never to say die attitude present in Australia’s each and every game. Australia made a statement just before the start of the World cup that they are a team to beat and no one should take an Australian Team lightly even in the absence of the star players
In the bowling department of Australia Patrick Cummins was the leading wicket taker as he took 14 wickets which included 1 five wicket haul and he was well accompanied by Jhye Richardson as he took 8 wickets. Patrick Cummins was given the new ball and he made sure that he was picking wickets on a regular basis whenever the team required. In the spin department Adam Zampa was the leading wicket taker among the spinners as he took 11 wickets and in the middle overs he was picking up wickets on a consistent basis.
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