India vs Australia - 2nd ODI Cricket at Kolkata
Kuldeep bags hat-trick as India defend 252
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| 252/10 (50) | 202/10 (43.1) | |
| India won by 50 runs | ||
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| Photo © BCCI |
New-ball swing; awkward, hit-the-deck seam; a pair of wristspinners turning their stock ball in opposite directions; a hustling, bustling, bouncer-happy allrounder. Seldom has an Indian ODI attack contained this much variety. Seldom has it all come together so spectacularly.
During the innings break, India may have felt they could defend 252 on an Eden Gardens pitch that had been a little two-paced through their innings. They may have expected even more help for their bowlers under lights - it was one of the reasons Virat Kohli had cited for choosing to bat first. They couldn't have foreseen the manner in which they would rip through Australia and subject them to their tenth straight defeat in completed away ODIs.
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| Photo © BCCI |
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