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Historic win for Team India
Highlights
India Beat Australia By 9 Wickets In 2nd ODI, Kohli Scored The Fastest ODI Century By An Indian. 2nd highest run-chase in ODIs India create history. Overhauling Australia's mammoth score of 359 for five in 43.3 overs, India comfortably beat Australia by nine wickets in their second ODI at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Wednesday.
Rohit, Virat slam tons, Dhawan scores 95; India chase 360 runs target.
Superlative batting by Rohit Sharma (141 not out), Virat Kohli (100 not out) and Shikhar Dhawan (95) helped India comfortably chase down Australia's mammoth target of 359 for five in 43.3 overs and win their second ODI by nine wickets at the Sawai Mansingh stadium here Wednesday.
India scored 362 for one to record their highest and the overall second highest ODI chase so far, tying the seven-match ODI series against the visitors 1-1.
Having put up 359 for five, Australia seemed to have batted India out of the game but Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Kohli played superbly to comfortably overhaul the Australian score.
Kohli's 100 off 52 balls became the fastest century by an Indian and the seventh fastest ODI hundred.
India started the chase with a 176-run opening stand between Dhawan and Rohit. Things, however, could have been different had wicketkeeper Brad Haddin not dropped Dhawan on 18.
The left-hander smashed his way to 95 off 86 balls before a loose shot cost him his wicket. After that it was all Kohli's show as the Delhi batsman blasted seven sixes and eight fours in his blitzkrieg innings.
In between all the Kohli mayhem, Rohit Sharma completed a much-awaited third career century with a fine innings. He had to wait for three years for this feat and was visibly elated.
Both players looked in a hurry to head back to the dressing room, piling on the pressure on the Aussie bowlers.
Earlier, Australia got off to another quick start courtesy Aaron Finch (50). The right-hander, who has made his way into the national squad thanks to his performances with Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League, hit seven boundaries and a six.
Phil Hughes (83) and Shane Watson (59) then added to India's woes with an 108-run stand for the second wicket.
Captain George Bailey picked up from where Watson left off and smashed 92 off 50 balls. Glenn Maxwell (53) gave him good company as the duo put together a 96-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
Bailey and Maxwell batted at a tremendous rate scoring at more than 11 runs per over.
Brief Scores: Australia 359 for five (George Bailey 92no, Phil Hughes 83, R Vinay Kumar 2/73) lost to India 362 for 1 in 43.3 overs (Rohit Sharma 141no, Virat Kohli 100no, Dhawan 95)
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