IND vs AUS: Another Streak Broken! India’s 17-year record gets thrashed as Australia seals ODI series in Adelaide

IND vs AUS: The Indian Cricket Team registered an unwanted record in the ODIs as they for the first time in 17 years lost the ODI match at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide. Not only this, it was also the first time in 441 days that the Men in Blue lost consecutive ODI matches.

India achieved the unwanted feat in the second match of the IND vs AUS three-match series against Australia at Adelaide Oval in Oval, where Australia registered another brilliant win in the series they thrashed India by two wickets. 

Asked to bat, India had a poor start with the bat yet again in the series. Rohit Sharma (73) struggled badly at the start and this put pressure on Shubman Gill, who lost his wicket for nine. In the same over, Virat Kohli also perished as India were left reeling at 17 for two. 

With the team struggling, Rohit eased himself into the innings and played a decent hand, slamming a fifty. He along with Shreyas Iyer (61) added 118 runs for the third wicket. However, both batters lost their wickets quickly after that but Axar Patel (44) held the fort and kept India in the game. 

But, Australia made a strong comeback, leaving India at 226 for eight. In the end, Harshit Rana (24*) came up with a vital hand that powered India to 264 for nine. For Australia, Adam Zampa picked four wickets. 

India fail to defend the target as Australia takes a 2-0 lead in the series

In the chase, Australia were also off to a shaky start with the bat. Mitchell Marsh fell early before Travis Head (28) wasted his start. With two wickets already down inside 13 overs, Matthew Short (74) played a brilliant hand, locking his place in the team. 

He was well supported by Matt Renshaw (30) as the duo put on 55 runs for the third wicket. India made a comeback after that, reducing Australia to 187 for five. However, Mitchell Owen (36) and Cooper Connolly (61*) took the game away from India. 

While Cooper played the role of an anchor, Owen was in a hurry to finish the game as the duo added 59 runs together. Although, Australia lost a few wickets in the end, Cooper held his nerves and took his team home with two wickets in hand. 

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