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Australia v India - ODI
Australia v India - ODI

#3 Yuzvendra Chahal among the wickets again

Chahal took a 6-fer in the final match at MCG
Chahal took a 6-fer in the final match at MCG

Yuzvendra Chahal has been part of the Indian ODI set up since 2016 and since then he has formed a formidable bowling partnership with Kuldeep Yadav. Both of them generally bowl in tandem and pick wickets as a pack, but Chahal's form has recently taken a slide.

In England, he picked up just 2 wickets in the three-match series and in the Asia Cup where the conditions were spin-friendly, Chahal picked up just 6 wickets in 5 matches. The series against West Indies wasn't that great either.

With Jadeja, India has a great fielder and a good batsman along with his world-class left-arm spin, so the pressure was mounting on Chahal. Since Kuldeep was looking ineffective in the series, Chahal finally got his chance at the MCG and grabbed it with both hands.

Chahal bowled with guile and tricked the batsmen in his bowling. He picked up 6 wickets in the match and registered the best bowling figure by an Indian at the MCG and also the best bowling figures in Australia by an Indian spinner in ODIs. His 6 for 42 was a massive contributing factor in India's exceptional bowling performance that restricted Australia to just 230 runs.

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