AUS vs IND 2nd ODI: Australia wrapped up the ODI series 2-0 with a composed run chase in Adelaide, overcoming a spirited Indian effort that saw the visitors push the hosts deeper into the contest than expected. Despite early promise and a more disciplined performance than in the first game, India’s struggles with the new ball in testing conditions once again proved costly.
Adam Zampa took four, while Cooper Connolly and Matt Short really stepped up with the bat.
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First Defeat in 18 Years
This is India’ first defeat at Adelaide Oval in 18 years. Which has come under the captaincy of Shubham Gill. Chasing a tricky target, Australia began cautiously as openers Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh took time to settle against India’s new-ball attack. Marsh was the first to fall after a tentative start, and soon after, Head followed suit, falling victim to Harshit Rana. At that stage, India sensed a chance to apply pressure.
However, the momentum shifted as Matthew Short and Matt Renshaw steadied the innings with a solid partnership. Both batters rotated the strike well, finding timely boundaries to keep the scoreboard ticking. India’s fielding let them down during this crucial phase – Short was dropped twice and made the visitors pay by bringing up a well-made fifty.
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Owen-Connolly’s Crucial Partnership
After Short’s dismissal, Owen joined Cooper Connolly at the crease, and the pair kept Australia in control. Connolly, showcasing maturity beyond his years, played a composed innings, mixing aggression with control. Owen fell just before the finish line, and although Bartlett departed shortly after, Connolly remained unbeaten, guiding Australia to victory with another impressive half-century.
Earlier in the day, India’s batters had to endure tough conditions. The Adelaide pitch offered sharp seam and swing movement early on, making run-scoring difficult. Shubman Gill fell cheaply, while Virat Kohli suffered the rare misfortune of registering back-to-back ducks in ODIs for the first time in his career. Rohit Sharma weathered the storm with grit, compiling a fluent 70 before falling to Mitchell Starc. Shreyas Iyer also contributed a half-century, but wickets at regular intervals derailed India’s progress.
It was only thanks to the late resistance from Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh that India pushed their total past 250. Yet, in the end, it wasn’t enough.
Despite the loss, India showed greater fight and adaptability than in the first ODI, but Australia’s balance, discipline, and superior handling of the conditions made the difference once again. With this win, the hosts sealed the series 2-0, reaffirming their dominance at home while India head back to the drawing board in search of answers ahead of the final match in Sydney.
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