India’s first bilateral ODI series win Down Under

Did you know that India’s first bilateral ODI series win against Australia in Australia happened only in 2019? It was a three match series that India won 2-1, after losing the first ODI.

India headed into the series in a confident mood after the three-match T20 series finished 1-1 and India had won the four Test series 2-1.

India, however, lost the opening game as Australia won the match played at the Sydney Cricket Ground by 34 runs.

In the second match at the Adelaide Oval, India chased down 299 with four balls remaining as captain Virat Kohli struck a brilliant 104 off 112 deliveries.

With the ODI series tied, it went to the decider at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Yuzvendra Chahal worked his magic, picking up six wickets while giving away just 42 runs in his 10 overs. His spell of six for 42 helped India restrict Australia to 230.

MS Dhoni, who had scored an unbeaten 55 in the second ODI, followed it up with another fifty. He top-scored with an unbeaten 87 and was ably supported by Kedar Jadhav, who was 61 not out, as they reached the target with four balls to spare.

The come-from-behind series victory handed India their first bilateral ODI series win in Australia.

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