During the ongoing third and final ODI between India and Australia in Canberra, the Indian all-rounders in Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja managed to put an entertaining partnership of 150 runs in the last 18 overs. The Partnership helped the team to reach a respectable total of 302-5 after being reduced to 152/5 in the 32nd over.
Coming in to bat at No. 6 in the 26th over, Pandya scored his first boundary on the delivery he faced in the 30th over. With India losing captain Virat Kohli (63) a couple of over after that, the onus was entirely on Pandya and Jadeja as the duo didn’t disappoint yet again in this series.
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Before the start of the last 10 overs, Pandya had scored another couple of boundaries in addition to his first boundary and Jadeja was looking brilliant with his running between the wickets. It was on the second delivery of the 44th over when Pandya ran a single off Australia all-rounder Moises Henriques to complete his half-century.
Fifties from Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja guide #TeamIndia to 302/5 in the third ODI against Australia.
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Playing his first match of the series, the Australian fast bowler, Sean Abbott was bowling the 46th over and Hardik smashed him for a couple of fours and a six. In the following over bowled by Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood, Pandya hit a couple of huge sixes to up the ante as required.
In the meantime, Jadeja also found his touch as the southpaw smashed three fours and a six in the next over which was bowled by Abbott. Successfully finishing on a high note, Pandya scored his career-best 92* (76) with the help of seven fours and a six.
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Jadeja, on the other hand, scored a well-paced 66* (50) with the help of five fours and three sixes.
Have seen this a lot from both Jadeja & Pandya, talk about entertainers!! 🗡 Now with a score just above 300, will it be enough? Maybe not with a certain Smith in the opposition side
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) December 2, 2020
Highest 6th wkt partnerships for India in ODIs:
160 – Rayudu & Binny v Zim, 2015
158 – Dhoni & Yuvraj v Zim, 2005
150* – Pandya & Jadeja today#AUSvIND— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 2, 2020
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So much to like and admire about this partnership.. Hardik and Jadeja have an added dimension to their batting and it’s a fantastic sign for the team moving forward.. Cannot be overly dependent on the top order again, when the big tournaments come knocking.. #AUSvIND
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) December 2, 2020
Good score by team Indian well played #hardik #jadeja looking forward to see how #Natarajan goes abt his business.What a story… #AUSvIND
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 2, 2020
Outstanding performance by sir Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya many more to come Deserves big applause 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/RUOZQbLnun
— Shrikant (@Shrikan92020749) December 2, 2020
Great partnership by Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja. 150 is no mean feat when top order is struggling, a big big positive for India. Now when Rohit is back we have a great batting lineup👍👍👍👍👍. #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/1pKg8fsySk
— Amit Kumar Pradhan (@its_amit1893) December 2, 2020
