India will look to wrap up the one-day worldwide sequence towards Australia when the 2 sides meet right here on the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium for the second ODI on Sunday.
In the sequence opener in Mumbai, the hosts fought again after dropping the early momentum in each phases of the match to submit a five-wicket win and go forward 1-0 within the three-match sequence.
Regular skipper Rohit Sharma will take over the captaincy duties from Hardik Pandya after lacking the primary recreation for private causes. His return will bolster the highest order, which struggled towards Mitchell Starc’s fiery spell on Friday. Ishan Kishan is more likely to make manner for Rohit.
The ongoing sequence is an important a part of the preparations for the World Cup later this yr in India, and the Men in Blue can take coronary heart from the actual fact there have been some vibrant spots after the primary match.
In Jasprit Bumrah’s absence, pacers Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj rose to the event with three wickets every. Notably, 5 of the six have been throughout the center overs, which triggered an Aussie collapse.
With the bat, Okay.L. Rahul guided India to victory with a masterfully crafted unbeaten 75 when the aspect was in hassle at 16 for 3. The Karnataka batter holds the important thing for the crew’s possibilities within the quadrennial occasion as a wicketkeeper batter within the middle-order.
Rahul’s kind was an space of concern after he misplaced his place within the Test squad for the final two matches of the lately concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy towards the Aussies. But in ODIs, the 30-year-old has been one in every of India’s most constant performers during the last three years.
Since 2020, Rahul has been averaging 63 from 19 innings, placing at practically run-a-ball whereas batting within the center order and has owned the quantity 5 place within the line-up.
While the Wankhede pitch assisted the quicks, Vizag has historically been a high-scoring venue with some assist for spinners. There can also be the potential of showers on match day, with town additionally receiving a spell of rain on Saturday night.
In the final worldwide recreation right here, Yuzvendra Chahal spun the house crew to victory towards South Africa in a T20 match. So will probably be attention-grabbing to see if the leg-spinner will get a look-in towards a batting line-up with many right-handers forward of Kuldeep Yadav, who got here underneath assault from Mitchell Marsh in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, Australia will look to place up a greater present with the bat after dropping the final eight wickets for simply 59 runs within the opening fixture. If David Warner and Alex Carey are match to take the sector, it ought to assist issues for the guests. But the larger fear is skipper Steve Smith’s kind, as he has but to attain a half-century on this tour.
In the final seven years, India’s solely ODI sequence defeat in its yard got here towards Australia earlier than the 2019 World Cup (3-2). The crew from Down Under might want to produce a extra disciplined effort on Sunday if it hopes to repeat that feat.
The squads: India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Okay.L. Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Jaydev Unadkat.
Australia: Steven Smith (captain), David Warner, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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