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AUSTRALIA IN INDIA

Aussies claim Number 1

ODI team spot after clinching

the series 2-1

We didn’t play our best cricket, good enough to get over the line,

says Australian skipper Steve Smith; Rohit Sharma calls defeat a collective failure

OUR BUREAU

Chennai (TN)
A
new World No.1 team has
been crowned in the ICC
Men’s ODI Team Rankings
after Australia defeated India by 21
runs in the final ODI in Chennai on
Thursday.
Australia is the new team at the
top of the ICC Men’s ODI Rankings
after their thrilling win over India in
Chennai. The 21-run win takes Aus-
tralia marginally ahead of India at
the top, with the visitors racking up
113.286 rating points compared to
the Men in Blue’s 112.638. Before
the start of the final ODI, India was
on top with 114 rating points to Aus-
tralia’s 112.

After a cakewalk in Visakhapa-
tnam, Australia was made to

work hard for their victory but
managed to edge past Rohit
Sharma’s men to claim the se-
ries 2-1. With this win, Austra- Mitchell Marsh and Virat Kohli in action during the 3rd ODI against India, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai on Wednesday (ANI)

lia clinched the three-match
ODI series here at MA Chidambaram overs. Openers Travis Head (33) and stand for the sixth wicket, which was
ODI series by 2-1 This is India’s Stadium on Wednesday. “It has been Mitchell Marsh (47) started off the broken by Axar Patel.
Sean Abbott (26) and Ashton
first series defeat at home an enjoyable tour. We did not play innings well with a 68-run partner- Agar (17) put on 42 runs for the
our best cricket, good enough to get
ship. But all-rounder Hardik Pandya
since 2019. over the line. This wicket was entirely swung the tide in India’s favour, dis- eighth wicket and this pushed Aus-
different, we left a few out there with missing both the openers and Steve tralia to 269.
They had previously lost to Aus- the bat. The spinners bowled beauti- Smith (0) to reduce visitors to 85/3. Hardik Pandya (3/44) and
tralia as well 3-2 in an ODI series fully, really good performance. It was David Warner (23) and Marnus Kuldeep Yadav (3/56) were impres-
back in March 2019. a real grind in the field. The way the Labuschagne (28) failed to score big. sive with the ball and provided time-
Virat Kohli’s half-century went tail stuck and got us to 269, got us to Half of the Aussie lineup was back in ly breakthroughs. Mohammed Siraj
in vain as Adam Zampa’s four-wick- a nice total,” said Steve Smith in a the hut for 138 runs. (2/37) and Axar Patel (2/57) also per-
et haul and all-round team efforts post-match presentation. Following this, wicketkeep- formed well.
helped Australia defeat India by 21 After electing to bat first, Austra- er-batter Alex Carey (38) and Mar- In the chase of 270, India was off
runs in the third and last match of the lia was bundled out for 269 runs in 49 cus Stoinis (25) stitched a 58-run Continued on next page... >>

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