The series finale was won by Australia by 21 runs on Wednesday (March 22), and their expert use of the ball allowed them to surpass India and take the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings.
On a dry surface in Chennai, where the spinners were always kept in play, India's chase fluctuated up and down. Similar to Australia, India got off to a strong start against the new ball thanks to the attacking cricket played by both Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, who put on a rapid 65-run stand in the chase of 270.
But, Rohit was the first to go down, dragging Sean Abbott into the deep in the tenth over. Gill quickly followed, getting trapped LBW after Adam Zampa reviewed the situation.
Virat Kohli, who scored his 65th ODI fifty, and KL Rahul's patient partnership, which was worth 69, kept India in the game. However Rahul's attempt to take on Zampa and holing out too long on ended that partnership too. Axar Patel was promoted by India in an effort to reduce the number of right-handers in the middle order, but it did not work out as planned because he was run out for just two runs following a mix-up with Kohli.
With a quickfire start, Hardik Pandya may have caused a slight shift in the momentum, but he quickly lost his partner when Kohli's lofted attempt landed at long off, giving Agar his maiden wicket. In the same over, the spinner solidified his advantage by dismissing a hesitant Suryakumar Yadav for a third consecutive golden duck after the batter missed a skidder. India was put in a difficult situation after losing by a score of 39/4 in 43 balls.
Hardik and Ravindra Jadeja, the last known batting partnership, put on a careful 33-run stand. Yet, when the asking price increased, the pair was compelled to take additional chances. Unfortunately, they both died from mistimed huge shots as a result of their decisions in response to Zampa's excellent bowling and deft field placements, giving the legspinner an admirable haul of 4-45.
Although Mohammed Shami's two boundaries, India's lower order collapsed in sharp contrast to how Australia ended their innings following a very similar innings trend.
Australia had won the powerplay after deciding to bat on a dry surface because of some unrestricted batting by their openers. both Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head. Mohammed Shami and Mohammad Siraj, India's top pacers, took the brunt of their assault. In the opening eight overs, the pair primarily hit boundaries off dot balls, scoring six fours and two sixes. Even after Axar Patel, a spinner, was brought, the assault went on.
India was unable to recover until the eleventh over, when Hardik was brought in. Hardik saw Gill put Head down on 17 with a deep square leg, but he caught Head at third man in the same over to minimize the damage. He got Australia's skipper Steve Smith caught behind in his next over for a duck, adding to his score. Hardik disrupted the batters' free-flowing strokeplay by using a mix of cutters and back of length balls.
The wicket of Mitchell Marsh, who missed out on what could have been three consecutive fifties in the series, was the cherry on top of that stretch. Hardik's cutter saw Marsh hanging back and threw his bat out, only to hit the stumps on the inside.
Australia was put under pressure by Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav's disciplined bowling and quick wickets. The latter, which had longer and more aggressive lines, held David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne back for a short time despite their 40-run stand. However, as the pressure mounted, both gave up on trying to hit Yadav and holing out too far off.
Australia were at risk of being bowled out for a score below par at 138/5. However, Australia was able to surpass the 250-run mark thanks to innovative lower-order partnerships, such as the 58 runs shared by Alex Carey and Marcus Stoinis and the 42 runs shared by Sean Abbott and Ashton Agar. Even though each of them started well, India's spinners kept hitting back. While Stoinis and Abbott attempted to hit Kuldeep, Axar defeated them and spun a shot past Carey's defense. However, in the end, the contributions proved to be crucial to the 21-run victory.
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