Team India slumped to a uncommon ODI collection loss after their 21-run defeat within the third ODI in opposition to Australia on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday (March 22). With this loss, India surrendered the three-match ODI collection 2-1 to Steve Smith’s Australians.
India captain Rohit Sharma got here down arduous on the India batters after they didn’t chase down 270 runs to win, bowled out for 248 with Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa choosing up a four-wicket haul. India misplaced a bilateral ODI collection at house after 4 years and it was Australia underneath Aaron Finch that had crushed Virat Kohli’s aspect again in 2019.
“I don’t think it was too many runs (269). The wicket was a little challenging towards the second half. I don’t think we batted well. Partnerships are crucial, and we failed to do that today,” Rohit Sharma stated on the post-match presentation.
“The mode of dismissals… You are born and brought up on these wickets. Sometimes you need to apply yourself, and give yourself a chance. It was important for one batter to carry on and take the game deep. But all of us were trying our best; it just didn’t happen,” he added.
However, Rohit feels that the 9 house ODIs since January has ensured loads of positives for his aspect forward of this yr’s ODI World Cup.
“The nine ODIs we have played since January, we can take a lot of positives from that,” he stated.
#TeamIndia got here near the goal nevertheless it’s Australia who received the third and remaining ODI by 21 runs.#INDvAUS | @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/1gmougMb0T
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There isn’t any denying that there’s a lot of room for enchancment. “We need to understand where we need to improve. It’s a collective failure, we can take a lot of learnings from this series. Credit to the Australians. Both the spinners applied the pressure and so did their seamers,” the Indian skipper added.
Stand-in Australian skipper Steve Smith summed it up as an ‘enjoyable tour’. Australia misplaced the four-match Test collection 2-1 however managed to qualify for the World Test Championships Final, the place they are going to face India after which as soon as once more got here from behind to win the ODI collection.
“It has been an enjoyable tour. The way we fought back after that (Delhi) Test match. It is just playing conditions for us. This wicket was different… I thought we left a few out there. It was just a really good performance. We continued taking wickets throughout… The way the tail stuck around and got us to 270; at one point, we weren’t getting to 220,” Smith felt.
