India vs Australia 2nd ODI: 3 reasons why Australia starts as the favourites

Warner and Finch decimated the Indian bowling attack in the first ODI
Warner and Finch decimated the Indian bowling attack in the first ODI

#2. The form of the Australian openers

David Warner has been in riveting form in ODI cricket.
David Warner has been in riveting form in ODI cricket.

David Warner and Aaron Finch gave the Indian bowling attack a beat down that will be hard to forget. The way they approached the target, turning the match into an absolute no contest will certainly give Kohli and his men a lot of headaches.

Warner has been in terrific form in ODI cricket right from his return from the infamous ‘sandpaper gate’ scandal. The diminutive batting dynamite scored a staggering 647 runs during the 2019 World Cup, at an average of 71.89, and now has started 2020 with a bang by scoring a whirlwind 128* in the first ODI.

And, to complement him, he has the skipper himself, Aaron Finch. Finch’s 110 acted as the perfect foil for Warner, as the openers went about chasing the target with ridiculous ease. Finch too, has been in excellent form in ODI cricket. In 2019, Finch scored 1141 runs at an average of 51.86, including 4 hundreds and 6 fifties. If these two men continue from they left off in the first ODI, then Australia will gain the upper hand in the second ODI as well.

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Edited by rehaan díaz