After losing the Mohali ODI against Australia, Team India was in a desperate need of the win as the series is leveled at 2-2 after the fourth ODI. The series-decider is currently being played at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. After winning the toss, the Australian skipper, Aaron Finch decided to bat first and even the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli wanted to do the same. However, now the hosts need 273 runs to seal the series.
However, India made some surprising changes in the squad as KL Rahul and Yuzvendra Chahal were replied by Jadeja and Mohammed Shami. On the other hand, Australia replaced Shaun Marsh and Jason Behrendroff with Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Lyon.
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Australia had a decent start to their innings as they were standing at 76 without loss after the 14-over mark. Then came Jadeja for the bowling the 15th over of the game and he got the breakthrough for the hosts by dismissing Finch (27). However, after that dismissal, Peter Handscomb (52) and Usman Khawaja (100) again started to build a partnership which was broken in the 33rd over, but only after latter scoring his 2nd ODI century.
The match-winner of the Mohali ODI was dismissed by none other than Kuldeep Yadav in the 42 over of the game. After that dismissal, the Aussies were badly struggling as at one point with the tally of 230/7 in the 46 overs but in the next two over of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, Jhye Richardson (29) and Pat Cummins (15) managed to score 30 runs with some luck on their side.
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However, India again made a comeback by conceding just 12 runs in the last two over and picking 2 wickets as well and restricted the Aussies at 272/9, who was at one point looking to go past 300 when Handscomb and Khawaja were batting. For India, Bhuvi was the pick of the bowlers as finished the game with the figures of 3/48 in his quota of 10 overs.
Here is how Twitterati reacted after India’s bowling display:
THERE IT IS! A second ODI hundred for Khawaja and what a knock it's been! He gets there from 102 deliveries, AUstralia 1-173
LIVE: https://t.co/aCzUs03Z2A #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/MSbEcIRcTF
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) March 13, 2019
Most runs in a 5-match ODI series vs India in India:
359 runs* – USMAN KHAWAJA, This series
358 runs – AB de Villiers, 2015
353 runs – Gordon Greenidge, 1983
353 runs – Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2009#INDvAUS— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) March 13, 2019
No player has now scored more runs in a five-match bilateral ODI series against India in India than Usman Khawaja. Khawaja has now gone past AB de Villiers' record of scoring 358 runs which he scored in 2015.#INDvAUS
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) March 13, 2019
This is an excellent start from Australia. The alarms after the Finch dismissal have gone. Khawaja is in prime form but I am also mighty impressed with Handscomb.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 13, 2019
Australia's 9-272 is the highest ODI total at Feroz Shah Kotla since the Windies scored a venue-high 8-330 eight years ago.
The last time India made more than 272 at FSK was 23 years ago, 3-289 v NZ. Tendulkar was POTM #INDvAUS
— Sam Ferris (@samuelfez) March 13, 2019
India have fought back well after Usman Khawaja's century had Australia on 175/1 inside 33 overs to restrict the visitors to 272/9 – will they chase it down for the series win in Delhi?#INDvAUS LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/wddooT6AeU pic.twitter.com/NAvLYFi1tz
— ICC (@ICC) March 13, 2019
So India are going with 5 bowlers which is a good idea. And Jadhav and Vijay Shankar go back to being 6th bowlers which is what they are. Now, would like to see Jadeja rediscover his batting form.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 13, 2019
Australia finish with 272/9 at the end of their 50-overs. Who is winning this series?#CricketMeriJaan #INDvAUS
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 13, 2019
💯 by Usman Khawaja in 5th ODI against #India
He is in such a good form in india #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/9Fd7EextP2— Shazziya Mehmood (@shaziyaaM) March 13, 2019
