India beat Australia by 36 Runs,level the 3- Match Series 1-1
Scorecard
India 340/6 in 50 Overs
Rohit Sharma 42(44 Balls 4x6)
Shikhar Dhawan 96((0 Balls 4x13 and 6x1)
Virat Kohli 78(76 Balls 4x6)
K L Rahul 80(52 Balls 4x6 and 6x3)
Australia 304/10 in 49.1 Overs
Steve Smith 98(102 Balls 4x9 and 6x1)
Labuchagne 46(47 Balls 4x4)
Match Result - India won by 36 Runs
MOM - K L Rahul(India)
Series Result - India level the 3- Match Series 1-1
Sparkling half-centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli, followed by a whirlwind 80 from KL Rahul helped India set a challenging 340-run target
India lost wickets in two braces, which reduced them to 198 for 3 and 280 for 5, but Rahul played a part in pulling India out of strife on both occasions
This was a memorable match for Kuldeep Yadav as he was able to become the fastest Indian spinner to reach 100 ODI wickets, taking 58 ODIs to achieve this feat. He broke the record previously held by Harbhajan Singh, who took 76 ODIs to reach the landmark back in 2003.
Kuldeep Yadav is the third fastest Indian bowler overall to achieve this feat behind Jasprit Bumrah (57) and Mohammad Shami (56). Afghanistan's Rashid Khan is the fastest bowler to reach 100 ODI wickets taking 44 ODIs, while Mitchell Starc took 52 games to reach the landmark.
First win for India in three ODI in SCA Stadium, Rajkot
- Lost by 9 runs vs Eng, 2013
- Lost by 18 runs vs SA, 2015
- Won by 36 runs vs Aus, 2020
Most runs in an ODI in India without an individual 100
- 644 Ind(340) v Aus(304) Rajkot 2020
- 643 Asia(337) v Africa(306) Chennai 2007
- 641 Eng(325) v Ind(316) Rajkot 2013
- 637 Eng(321) v Ind(316) Kolkata 2017
For India Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav rocked Australia in the middle overs with two big wickets each. Jadeja kept India in the contest with tight overs and wickets of Aaron Finch and Marnus Labuschagne, and Yadav ended the chase with the strikes of Steven Smith and Alex Carey in the same over.
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