‘Waah bhai Sunday bana diya hamara’ – Fans react as India dominate Australia in 2nd ODI, seal series 2-0 with stellar all-round performance

India and Australia clashed against each other in the 2nd match of the 3-match ODI series on Sunday, September 24 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. The Men in Blue sealed the series with a convincing win over the Kangaroos by 99 runs.

Talking about the match, Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first. Josh Hazlewood got opener Ruturaj Gaikwad caught behind in the 4th over of the innings and soon after the Men in Blue were reduced to 16/1 in the 4th over. Shreyas Iyer walked in next and he attacked the bowlers right from the word go and looked really positive since the beginning. 

Along with Shubman Gill, Iyer had a fantastic partnership for the second wicket as the pair was severely punitive against the inexperienced Australian bowlers. In the process, both of them also notched up their centuries as they laid the foundation before they departed. KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan kept up with the momentum and made sure there wasn’t a dip in the run rate. 

Once Kishan was dismissed, it was time for Suryakumar to come out and entertain the crowd. However, Rahul got out after notching up his fifty but Suryakumar made sure to strike regular boundaries as he took India to a massive total of 399 runs with his fantastic knock of 72*(37). 

A brilliant all-round performance by the Indian team

Chasing the target, the Australian team were given some early setbacks as Prasidh Krishna, who was playing in place of Jasprit Bumrah, got back-to-back wickets in his first over and sent Matthew Short and Steve Smith back to the pavilion. But then, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne took charge and steadied the ship. 

They stitched a brilliant 80-run stand for the 3rd wicket at an impressive run rate. But then came the magician, R Ashwin, who broke the crucial partnership by dismissing Labuschagne in the 13th over. He didn’t stop after it and also picked up the wickets of Warner and Josh Inglis in the same over and later the team were bundled out for 217 runs.

Here’s how fans reacted: