India vs Australia 2nd ODI Highlights: Australia defeated India by two wickets in the second ODI in Adelaide to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing 265, Australia wrapped the chase with 22 balls to spare. Matthew Short and Cooper Connolly made good contributions in the cause, while Mitchell Owen lighted up the Adelaide Oval with some fireworks that eased the pressure on the hosts. Short scored 74(78), featuring four boundaries and a couple of maximums; while Connolly returned unbeaten on 61 off 53 balls.
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India vs Australia 2nd ODI Highlights: AUS beat IND by two wickets, take unassailable 2-0 lead
India vs Australia 2nd ODI Highlights: Australia defeated India by two wickets in the second ODI in Adelaide to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing 265, Australia wrapped the chase with 22 balls to spare. Matthew Short and Cooper Connolly made good contributions in the cause, while Mitchell Owen lighted up the Adelaide Oval with some fireworks that eased the pressure on the hosts. Short scored 74(78), featuring four boundaries and a couple of maximums; while Connolly returned unbeaten on 61 off 53 balls.
Among the bowlers, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, and Washington Sundar scalped two wickets each, while Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj registered one wicket each.
Earlier, India managed to post a challenging 264-9 after Australia won the toss and opted to field. The Men In Blue once again got off to a disappointing start as Shubman Gill fell for run-a-ball 9 against Xavier Bartlett, who then trapped Virat Kohli for a duck in the same over, which was his second of the series.
Rohit Sharma, who escaped a run-out scare with a desperate dive earlier in the innings, helped India rebuild along with Shreyas Iyer. He slammed a 97-ball 73, which featured seven boundaries and a couple of maximums, before losing his wicket to Mitchell Starc. Shortly after Iyer was removed by Adam Zampa for 61(77).
Axar Patel held fort as India lost KL Rahul (11 off 15) and Washington Sundar (12 off 14) cheaply. The all-rounder departed for 44(40) off Zampa's bowling as Mitchell Starc collected a superb catch at long-off. Nitish Reddy also couldn't do much, getting stumped for 8(10), which was Zampa's fourth wicket of the match. The dismissal saw India get reduced to 226/8 in the 45th over, following which Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh added some vital runs on the board. Arshdeep was dismissed for 13(14), while Rana returned unbeaten for 24(18).
The hosts had crushed India by seven wickets as fans witnessed a complete top and middle-order failure in the first ODI at Perth.
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🏏2 RunsOver 46.2Australia 264/8
Australia vs India Live Score | Arshdeep Singh to Cooper Connolly : SCORES ARE LEVEL! A bit too full from Singh and Cooper was equally good to it as he gets right on top of this and drives this to deep cover for two.
2 RunsOver 46.1Australia 262/8
Australia vs India Live Score | Arshdeep Singh to Cooper Connolly : On a length around off, Cooper Connolly punches this firmly to the right of long off for a couple.
Dot BallOver 45.6Australia 260/8
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Adam Zampa : Good length around middle and leg, Adam Zampa goes for the flick off the front foot but gets beaten and is hit on the pads. This was going down the leg side.
Adam Zampa 0(1)Cooper Connolly 57(51)
Mohammed Siraj 1/49(10)
10400(W)0
CRR: 5.65 RRR: 1.25
MATCH UPDATE
Australia vs India Live Score | Adam Zampa walks in.
WICKET!Over 45.5Australia 260/8
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc : OUT! CAUGHT! Surely there isn't a late twist? Or is there one? Indian hopes reignite with the wicket of Starc. Back of a length on off, Mitchell Starc looks to play this in the gap through cover but the ball shoots a wee bit on him and Starc spoons this straight to Axar Patel at point. Australia need 5 and India need a couple of wickets.
Dot BallOver 45.4Australia 260/7
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc : Bumper, around off, Mitchell Starc goes for the pull but gets beaten.
FOUR!Over 45.3Australia 260/7
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc : FOUR! Starc finds the fence and Australia are just one big hit away from a victory. Pitched up on off, Mitchell Starc stands tall and punches this on the up through the left of mid off for four runs.
Dot BallOver 45.2Australia 256/7
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc : Good length on off, Mitchell Starc blocks this to cover.
1 RunOver 45.1Australia 256/7
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly : Yorker, wide of off, Cooper Connolly jams this to point for one.
Dot BallOver 44.6Australia 255/7
Australia vs India Live Score | Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Starc : Good length on off, Mitchell Starc defends this out.
Mitchell Starc 0(3)Cooper Connolly 56(50)
Arshdeep Singh 2/36(8)
11(1WD)10(W)000
CRR: 5.67 RRR: 2
Dot BallOver 44.5Australia 255/7
Australia vs India Live Score | Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Starc : Good length, down the leg side. Mitchell Starc goes for the flick on the leg side but gets beaten. Starc is stunned by the decision of the umpire not to call it wide. Maybe the umpire reckons that it brushed something on the way to the keeper.
Dot BallOver 44.4Australia 255/7
Australia vs India Live Score | Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Starc : Absolute jaffa. Good length pitching around the fourth stump and shaping away from the batter. Mitchell Starc prods in front and looks to punch this down the ground but gets beaten.
MATCH UPDATE
Australia vs India Live Score | Mitchell Starc is in next with Australia needing 10 runs for the win.
WICKET!Over 44.3Australia 255/7
Australia vs India Live Score | Arshdeep Singh to Xavier Bartlett : OUT! CAUGHT! On a length, angling away from the batter. Xavier Bartlett stands still and looks to loft this over mid off. Gets it off the bottom of his bat and hangs it over Shubman Gill at mid off. Gill backtracks and takes a good catch around the circle. Australia still need 10 and they have got 3 wickets in hand. Easy pathway for the Aussies from here despite this wicket.
1 RunOver 44.2Australia 255/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Arshdeep Singh to Cooper Connolly : Good length on middle and off, Cooper Connolly smashes this to deep cover for one.
Over 44.2Australia 254/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Arshdeep Singh to Cooper Connolly : WIDE! Bumper, around off, Cooper Connolly looks to pull but misses out. A polite appeal from KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh but the umpire shrugs this off. Waits to see the reaction of the Indian players to see if they are looking to send this upstairs or not. Once he sees that it was just a soft appeal, the umpire gestures for a wide for height.
1 RunOver 44.1Australia 253/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Arshdeep Singh to Xavier Bartlett : Good length wide of off, Xavier Bartlett hits this to deep mid-wicket for one.
Dot BallOver 43.6Australia 252/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly : Slower bumper, around off, Cooper Connolly tries to pull but misses out and takes a soft blow on the helmet.
Cooper Connolly 55(49)Xavier Bartlett 2(3)
Mohammed Siraj 0/44(9)
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CRR: 5.73 RRR: 2.16
Dot BallOver 43.5Australia 252/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly : On a length around middle and leg, Cooper Connolly flicks this to the bowler's left and Mohammed Siraj does well in his followthrough to save a run for the side.
2 RunsOver 43.4Australia 252/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly : Short-pitched, on off, Cooper Connolly pulls this to deep square leg for a couple.
Dot BallOver 43.3Australia 250/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly : Slower one, around middle and off. Cooper Connolly defends this off his front foot.
1 RunOver 43.2Australia 250/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Xavier Bartlett : Back of a length around middle and leg, Xavier Bartlett dabs this around silly mid off for a single.
1 RunOver 43.1Australia 249/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly : Very full, on off, Cooper Connolly squeezes it out to deep backward point for a single.
1 RunOver 42.6Australia 248/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Washington Sundar to Cooper Connolly : Fractionally short, on off, Cooper Connolly punches it to long off for a single.
Cooper Connolly 52(44)Xavier Bartlett 1(2)
Washington Sundar 2/37(7)
111(1WD)0(W)011
CRR: 5.77 RRR: 2.42
1 RunOver 42.5Australia 247/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Washington Sundar to Xavier Bartlett : Full and on off, Xavier Bartlett eases it through covers for a single.
MATCH UPDATE
Australia vs India Live Score | The partnership between Cooper Connolly and Mitchell Owen has killed the game for India.
WICKET!Over 42.3Australia 246/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Washington Sundar to Mitchell Owen : OUT! CAUGHT! Mitchell Owen holes out! Flat and short by Sundar, sliding across the right-hander. Owen stays back to flat bat it down the ground. The bat turns a bit in Mitchell's hand and he gets it only as far as long on, where Arshdeep Singh takes a simple catch. A quickfire 36 off 23 from Owen. Australia are 246/6, needing 19 more runs.
Over 42.3Australia 246/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Washington Sundar to Mitchell Owen : Wide! Sundar tries to keep it away from the batter's arc but sprays it beyond the tramline on off. Owen lets it be.
1 RunOver 42.2Australia 245/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Washington Sundar to Cooper Connolly : Floated up, on the pads, Cooper Connolly works it behind square on the leg side for one.
1 RunOver 42.1Australia 244/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Washington Sundar to Mitchell Owen : Short and going across the right-hander, slapped away to deep cover for a single.
2 RunsOver 41.6Australia 243/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly : FIFTY FOR CONNOLLY! Maiden ODI half-century for Cooper. Connolly has looked busy ever since his arrival and he will want to be there when the winning runs are hit. On a hard length, on middle and leg, Cooper Connolly stays back and gets his hands high to shovel it to the right of deep fine leg for a couple of runs.
Cooper Connolly 50(42)Mitchell Owen 35(21)
Mohammed Siraj 0/40(8)
6011(1LB)42
CRR: 5.79 RRR: 2.75
FOUR!Over 41.5Australia 241/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly : FOUR! Put away with ease! Siraj goes short, over middle. The height does not trouble Cooper Connolly at all as he swivels and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Over 41.4Australia 237/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Owen : Leg bye! This slants back into the right-hander, on a back of a length. Mitchell Owen has a swipe across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away on the off side for a leg bye. The 50-run stand comes up!
1 RunOver 41.3Australia 236/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly : On a back of a length, on off, Cooper Connolly drops it with soft hands in front of cover for a single.
Dot BallOver 41.2Australia 235/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly : Bangs it in short, over off, Cooper Connolly sways away from the line of the ball.
MATCH UPDATEOver 41.1Australia 235/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly : SIX! Welcome, Siraj, says Connolly! Full and going across the left-hander. Cooper gets the width to free his arms and just presses forward to carve it over cover for a biggie.
SIX!Over 40.6Australia 229/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Axar Patel to Mitchell Owen : SIX! That has gone many rows back into the stands! Fractionally short by Axar, on middle and leg. Mitchell Owen goes on the back foot in a flash and picks the bones out of it. Pulls it way over deep mid-wicket for a six. 13 runs off the over for Australia. They need 36 more.
Mitchell Owen 35(20)Cooper Connolly 37(37)
Axar Patel 1/52(10)
101146
CRR: 5.59 RRR: 4
FOUR!Over 40.5Australia 223/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Axar Patel to Mitchell Owen : FOUR! In the gap! Floated up, in the hitting arc, on middle and leg. Mitchell Owen clears the front leg, gets low and smears it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
1 RunOver 40.4Australia 219/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Axar Patel to Cooper Connolly : This skids through and stays a bit low, on middle, Cooper Connolly goes deep in the crease to a full ball but manages to get it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
1 RunOver 40.3Australia 218/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Axar Patel to Mitchell Owen : Pushed through, on the shorter side, punched down to long off for one.
Dot BallOver 40.2Australia 217/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Axar Patel to Mitchell Owen : Full and speared in on the off stump. Mitchell Owen lunges to block it out.
1 RunOver 40.1Australia 217/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Axar Patel to Cooper Connolly : Short and sliding across, Cooper rocks back and punches it to deep point for a single.
MATCH UPDATE
Australia vs India Live Score | Time for Powerplay 3! Harshit Rana has gone off the field after completing the over.
1 RunOver 39.6Australia 216/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Cooper Connolly : On a length around off, Cooper Connolly pushes this through cover for one.
Cooper Connolly 35(35)Mitchell Owen 24(16)
Harshit Rana 2/59(8)
6011(1WD)001
CRR: 5.40 RRR: 4.90
Dot BallOver 39.5Australia 215/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Cooper Connolly : On a length around off, Cooper Connolly blocks this out.
Dot BallOver 39.4Australia 215/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Cooper Connolly : Back of a length on off, Cooper Connolly punches this to point for no run.
Over 39.4Australia 215/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Cooper Connolly : WIDE! Bumper, a bit too high on off. Cooper Connolly leaves it. Wided.
1 RunOver 39.3Australia 214/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Mitchell Owen : Good length, wide of off, Mitchell Owen punches this to sweeper cover for one.
Dot BallOver 39.2Australia 213/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Mitchell Owen : On a length around off, Mitchell Owen pushes this to mid-wicket for no run.
SIX!Over 39.1Australia 213/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Mitchell Owen : SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Owen can see the finish line and he seems to be in some hurry to cross it with strokes like this. Back of a length on off, Mitchell Owen settles well behind the line of it and pulls this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six.
