Shubman Gill, who became the captain, did not get the taste of victory! Australia take ODI series in Adelaide, win second match by 2 wickets

Thanks to the strong innings of Matthew Short and Cooper Connolly, Australia defeated India by 2 wickets in the second ODI played in Adelaide. With this, Australia took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Batting first, India scored 264 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. In reply, the Australian team won the match by losing 8 wickets with 22 balls to spare. India lost an ODI in Adelaide for the first time in 17 years. Shubman Gill’s ODI captaincy did not start well. Gill lost his first series as captain. Indian bowlers could not defend 264 runs. The half-centuries of Rohit Sharma (73 runs) and Shreyas Iyer (61 runs) were foiled by the Australian batsmen. Chasing the target of 265 runs, Australia got off to a bad start. Captain Mitchell Marsh was out after scoring 11 runs and Travis Head was out after scoring 28 runs. Given the inexperienced middle order, it looked as if the Indian bowlers would not allow the Australian batsmen to reach the target, but number three batsman Matt Short rescued his team by putting on a 155-run partnership for the third wicket with Matt Renshaw (30 off 30 balls). However, another twist occurred in the middle order. After Renshaw was out, Alex Carey was also out after scoring just 9 runs. The Kangaroos lost four wickets for 132 runs. It looked like Team India would make a comeback but Cooper Connolly dashed their hopes. Short scored his third half-century in ODI cricket. He scored 74 runs in 78 balls, which included four fours and two sixes. Short’s dismissal revived India’s hopes but Mitchell Owen hit back. Owen scored 36 runs in just 23 balls with the help of two fours and three sixes. Cooper Connolly scored an unbeaten 61 runs off 53 balls with the help of five fours and one six and played an important role in Australia winning the match. Share this story Tags