Starc’s five-for breaks India’s again to bowl them out for 117

26 overs India 117 (Kohli 31, Starc 5-53, Abbott 3-23) vs Australia

At first, the ticket holders for the second ODI in Visakhapatnam thought the sport would by no means occur due to the in a single day rain on Saturday and extra anticipated on Sunday. And quickly the enjoyment of house followers seeing the rain stop on Sunday morning was agony as India crashed to 117 all out inside solely 26 overs after being put in to bat.

It all began from the toss, the place Steven Smith stated the coated Visakhapatnam floor may assist seamers up prime. Shubman Gill was the maiden wicket within the first over when he drove a full ball from Starc away from his physique and hit it straight to level in what was a repeat of his dismissal from the Mumbai ODI.

It took a unfastened shot from Rohit Sharma, returning to the facet rather than Ishan Kishan, within the fifth over to offer Starc his second wicket. Rohit had moved to 13 by counting on leg-side flicks, however then chased a large ball from the left-arm fast to seek out first slip. The openers may need fallen with two unfastened photographs, however what adopted was a masterclass in swing bowling to interrupt India’s again.

Suryakumar Yadav walked in trying to make up for his first-ball duck from the primary ODI, however he suffered the identical destiny when Starc pitched it up, received the ball to swing in, and get him lbw for an additional golden duck. KL Rahul briefly hung round with Virat Kohli, however the half-centurion from the earlier sport was additionally trapped lbw by Starc with a swinging supply that received him lacking a shot throughout the road.

At 48 for 4, India wanted a restoration job, however that would not come. Abbott received a size ball to Hardik Pandya to bounce extra, and the batter poked at it solely to see Smith take a shocking one-handed diving catch at first slip to rock them additional.

Along with Ravindra Jadeja, Kohli tried to resurrect the innings. But Kohli was trapped lbw by Ellis when, on 31, he swiped throughout the road to a full ball, and did not trouble reviewing the on-field resolution. Ellis then got here across the wicket to get Jadeja guiding a catch to the wicketkeeper Alex Carey.

The accountability of taking India to triple-digits then fell on Axar Patel’s shoulders. He was circumspect at first alongside Kuldeep Yadav as India went previous 100. But when Kuldeep and Mohammad Shami fell in fast succession to Abbott, Axar realised the top was coming quickly.

He smacked Starc for back-to-back sixes however ran out of companions in the long run. The No. 11 Mohammed Siraj turned Starc’s fifth sufferer after seeing his off stump rattled, and Australia went into the break needing 118 to win and stage the ODI collection.