It was expected to rain in Bengaluru at some point in the match today but instead, it was raining boundaries and sixes from both the sides at the Chinnaswamy stadium. Winning the toss second time in a row, Australian skipper Steve Smith elected to bat on a wicket full of runs. David Warner and Aaron finch fully justified that decision as they played the second string Indian bowling attack to all parts of the square. David Warner brought up his century in his 100th ODI match and Aussies were looking at potentially insurmountable 1st innings total when some disciplined bowling from India only restricted the visitors to 333/5.
Indian openers once again got the home side off to a brisk start. Rohit Sharma was at his absolute ball-striking best as he continued his six-hitting spree from the last game. Just when India was looking in control of the chase, a disastrous mix-up between the skipper and the vice-captain sent Rohit back to the pavilion. Virat Kohli once again chopped onto his stumps and the match drifted away from the home side. Despite some lusty strokes from young superstar Pandya and a handy Knock from Kedar Jadhav, India regularly lost wickets at important stages of the game and eventually came up short.
Australia registered their first win of the tour and an away ODI win after a long string of losses. Twitter congratulated the Aussies on their well-fought win and contemplated on the continuous mystery of the Indian middle order. Here is all the action from the social media site
The change in batting order was a good experiment but it meant Dhoni was batting out of position. It is something to think about
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 28, 2017
6th consecutive loss as captain for Virat Kohli at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Kohli led RCB lost all 5 games in IPL 2017 at this venue #INDvAUS
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) September 28, 2017
Bartender: Sir we lost our 9 match winning streak
Shastri: Yes bro, we need to change! Aisa kar Whiskey chhor, aaj Vodka bana #IndvAus— cricBC (@cricBC) September 28, 2017
Thought Australia's end overs bowling was outstanding and India were short on fire power at the finish.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 28, 2017
They deserved to win on the auspicious occasion of Aus-tami.
— Gabbar (@GabbbarSingh) September 28, 2017
The last team to defeat India at this venue was Australia itself, in 2003. Australia win an away ODI after a year.#INDvAUS
— Nikhil Mane 🏏🇦🇺 (@nikhiltait) September 28, 2017
Fine contest. Aus deserve credit for fightback: with bat & ball. No clean sweep for India. Bit flat today. Need to fix that for last ODI
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 28, 2017
Australia Beat India By 21 Runs. India Fails To Record Their Longest Consecutive Win. #Kohli Stays Level With #Dhoni. (9 Wins). #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/QJAZIzinEN
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) September 28, 2017
End of India's fantastic winning streak – 9 (joint most in their ODI history)
Australia have finally won an away ODI!#INDvAUS— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) September 28, 2017
Finally an ODI win for Australia away from home after 13 games. Their last away win ame a year ago!#INDvAUS
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 28, 2017
JUST IN : Team India slips to No. 2 position in the latest ICC ODI team rankings.
— CricFit (@CricFit) September 28, 2017