The 5 Best ODI wins for India versus Australia in Australia

The Indians are starting the ODI series as firm favourites
The Indians are starting the ODI series as firm favourites

#4 Adelaide 2012

Gambhir made an impressive 92
Gambhir made an impressive 92

This was India’s 3rd match of the triangular series with India having lost their first match against Australia and won their second match against Sri Lanka.

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. Australia reached 269 for 8 in 50 overs with contributions from Michale Clarke(39), Peter Forrest(66), David Hussey(72) and Daniel Christian(39).

The Indian openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag gave India a solid start scoring 50 before Sehwag got out in the 10th over. Though India lost Kohli cheaply, Gambhir was at his best reaching his 50 off 63 balls. India reached 100 for 2 in the 21st over with Gambhir and Rohit Sharma at the wicket.

Gambhir and Rohit Sharma added 76 runs for the third wicket and brought down the target to below 100. But both Rohit(38) and Gambhir(92) departed one after the other in quick succession. Gambhir made a solid 92 off 117 balls. He certainly deserved a hundred that day. The loss of two quick wickets brought India’s two best ODI batsmen, Suresh Raina and M.S. Dhoni to the wicket with India needing 92 runs in 16 overs, at 5.75 runs per over.

Dhoni was so slow to start with scoring a mere 2 runs in his first 15 balls. However, Raina made up for that reaching 16 off 15 balls. The batting powerplay of 5 overs produced a meager 18 runs for India. At the end of Powerplay, India needed 68 in 9 overs and the required run rate jumped up to 7.55.

It was Raina who broke the shackles and lifted Doherty over deep mid-wicket for a big six. At the other end, Dhoni was still slow on 18 off 39 balls. However, Raina kept the required run rate under control by easing McKay through extra cover for a four.

India now needed 31 runs in 4 overs with the well set Raina and the struggling Dhoni at the wicket. However, Doherty bowling the 47th over of the innings, turned the match in Australia’s favour first by cleaning up Suresh Raina and then conceding just 4 runs in that over. The required run rate shot up to 9 in the last 3 overs.

India managed to score 10 runs in the 48th over bowled by McKay. It was once again Doherty who titled the match in Australia’s favour by giving away 4 runs and removing Ravindra Jadeja in the 49th over of the innings.

India needed 13 runs in the last over bowled by Clint McKay with Ashwin on strike. For India, it was all up to captain cool who had come to India’s rescue on innumerable occasions in the past. After playing out a dot ball, Ashwin gave back the strike to Dhoni.

12 needed off 4. That was when McKay erred in length and bowled a length ball outside the off-stump. Dhoni was waiting for the length ball in his radar as he smacked that ball over long-on for a six.

6 needed off 3. Off the fourth ball, Dhoni was caught at mid-wicket but it was a no-ball for height and Dhoni survived. Meanwhile, 3 runs were added to the total.

3 needed off 2. Dhoni pulled the next ball to square leg and ran 3. India won the match in dramatic fashion with 2 balls to spare. It was once again left to Dhoni to finish off the match for India. Dhoni did not let his fans down on the day. However, India failed to qualify for the final of the triangular series which was won by Australia.

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Edited by Aditya Hosangadi