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.