Stand-in captain Steve Smith led Australia to a uncommon ODI sequence win over Team India with a 21-run win within the third and remaining ODI in Chennai on Wednesday (March 22). Thanks to the win, Australia turned the brand new world No. 1 crew on the ICC Men’s ODI Team rating, changing India on the prime by the barest of margins due to their 2-1 sequence win.
The 21-run win in Chennai takes Australia marginally forward of India on the prime, with the guests racking up 113.286 ranking factors in comparison with the Team India’s 112.638. Before the beginning of the ultimate ODI, India had been on prime with 114 ranking factors to Australia’s 112.
After a cakewalk in Visakhapatnam within the second ODI which they received by 10 wickets, Australia had been made to work laborious for his or her victory however managed to edge previous Rohit Sharma’s males to assert the sequence 2-1. Chasing 270 to win, the house aspect had been bundled out for 248 with Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa claiming a four-wicket haul.
We have a brand new World No.1 _
Australia climb to the highest of the @MRFWorldwide ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings after the sequence victory in opposition to India _
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Zampa was adjudged because the ‘Player of the Match’ within the third ODI for claiming 4/45 together with the wickets of KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya. “I have had some success here. It is a tough place to come; always a huge challenge. I have had some reward… Ashton Agar changed the game. I don’t think I deserve this tonight. Kudos to the guys who bowled before me as well. We had trust in each other, in our process and in our game plan,” Zampa stated within the post-match presentation.
Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who opened the innings in an ODI for the primary time on this sequence, was adjudged the ‘Player of the Series’ for scoring 194 runs within the three video games, together with a run-a-ball 47 within the third ODI.
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