India vs Australia 2017, 2nd ODI: 5 reasons why the hosts won

Australia failed to chase down 164 in 21 overs in the first ODI and the skipper feels it was achievable. Just like it was 30 years ago, the current Australian team will be underdogs against a rampaging Indian side.

Rahane’s was finally run-out in the 24th over and Aston Agar then removed Manish Pandey for just 3 runs to bring the visitors right back into the match.

India skipper Virat Kohli elected to bat after winning the toss against Australia in the second ODI, in Kolkata on Thursday.

Plenty of rain around Eden Gardens means that Smith must keep his options open, both in terms of team selection and the composition of his batting order.

Collectively, Australia must get better against India after failing to last the distance with the ball, nor managing to establish a bridgehead with the bat, in Chennai on Sunday.

The top order. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma rarely fail twice in a row, and the latter’s average at Eden Gardens is a Bradman-esque 99.50. After romping the first game, young brigade of cricketers is going to clash with the opponents in 2nd match today. If India continuous the same as Chennai match, then Aussies should win all other upcoming matches to won the series. Even the Indian captain was often seen on his hunches and didn’t push for the second run in situations when he otherwise would have, which came as a clear indicator of the hostile conditions.

Meanwhile, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who slammed an 83-run knock in the opening ODI, scored two boundaries before being dismissed for 20 runs.

A huge score loomed when he had combined for a 102-run partnership with Ajinkya Rahane (55 off 64), but the opener was run out by Hilton Cartwright and India went on to lose their last seven wickets for 66. This channel is famous in India for telecasting the every live cricket match played by Indian cricket team. Neither Stoinis nor Wade were impressed by Kohli’s call, but the Indian captain also had some words in return. He fell eight short of becoming the second-placed batsmen in the all-time ODI ton-scorer list, after playing a Coulter-Nile ball onto his stumps. But we knew if we had a good start we have a good chance of defending it.

For Australia, Kane Richardson and Ashton Agar were the successful bowlers under the lead of Coulter-Nile.

The second one-day global is an important match for the teams especially for Australia who lost the first match of the ODI series.