Twitter Reacts After Australia Beat India By 66 Runs At The SCG
Updated - 27 Nov 2020, 07:02 PM
Hardik Pandya and Shikhar Dhawan tried their level-best but in the end, it proved to be a bridge too for India as Australia consigned the visitors to their 4th consecutive defeat in ODI cricket courtesy a 66-run win at the SCG.
Chasing 375, the Indian opening duo of Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal got the tourists off to a rollicking start. The duo took the attack to Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Pat Cummins
India rocketed their way to 0-53 in just 5.2 overs. But just as it looked like the duo, just like David Warner and Aaron Finch- will stitch a big opening stand, Mayank Agarwal, in an attempt to hit Hazlewood over covers, mistimed it straight in the air with Glenn Maxwell taking an easy catch.
Virat Kohli got a lucky reprieve when he stroked a pull-shot against Pat Cummins, only for Adam Zampa to drop it at short fine-leg. Kohli played some audacious strokes against Cummins, the best of them being the nonchalant flick towards backward square-leg.
But, once again, Josh Hazlewood proved to be the partnership-breaker as he knocked over Virat (21) and Shreyas Iyer (2) with short-pitch deliveries in the same over.
KL Rahul threw his wicket away courtesy of a loose drive off Adam Zampa, one that was safely gobbled by Steve Smith at short-cover.
At 4-101 in 13.3 overs, India looked like staring at a heavy defeat. But Hardik Pandya and Shikhar Dhawan’s brilliant partnership ensured that the Men in Blue stay afloat.
Dhawan got two lucky reprieves by Maxwell and Cummins before he compiled his 4th successive 50+ score against Australia. India reached the 200-run-mark in the 29th over as the duo bringing up their 100-run-stand in the process.
The duo continued to chip away at the target in the next few overs, reducing the equation to 148 of the last 16 overs. Adam Zampa eventually broke the partnership after Dhawan, in an attempt to hit the leggie over mid-off, chipped it straight to Pat Cummins.
Adam Zampa then proceeded to kill the game when he induced a false stroke from Hardik Pandya’s bat- who was forced to go for the big shot due to Jadeja’s defensive tactics- at the long-on boundary, ensuring that the last few overs of the Indian innings was all about ascertaining the margin of defeat.
Rampaging Australian batting smash listless India to the tune of 6/374
Earlier in the day, the Indian fast bowling duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami once again failed to provide their team with an early breakthrough. And, David Warner and Aaron Finch cashed-in big time!
The Australian opening pair laid the perfect platform for the likes of Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell to cash-in thanks to a 156-run-stand.
Mohammed Shami eventually got India their first breakthrough when David Warner edged one straight to KL Rahul.
But Steve Smith came out to bat as someone who was on a mission. He looked at ridiculous ease right from the outset and the one opportunity that he offered, India did not cash-in. Shikhar Dhawan made a mess of what would have been a straightforward catch at the long-on boundary had he not been so much inside the boundary line.
Smith survived and he did not look back from thereon. He smashed 5 boundaries in the next six balls and went on to smoke a 66-ball 105 to knock the stuffing out of the Indian attack.
Aaron Finch too complied a brilliant hundred before he was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah. However, Glenn Maxwell’s whirlwind 19-ball 45 and Smith’s belligerence ensured that Australia complied the 3rd highest total against India in ODI history- 6/374.
Here’s how Twitter reacted-
11.09pm.
8 hours and 29 minutes after this game began.
Ridiculous.#AUSvIND
— Brett McKay (@BMcSport) November 27, 2020
in 1992 too, jadeja had played in this jersey! #retrojersey #AUSvIND
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) November 27, 2020
I don't think people are getting it. Jadeja is helping Saini get vital batting practice.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) November 27, 2020
If India are lucky, @ImRo45 will have recovered from his injury and completed his 14-day quarantine by the time this ODI is over #AUSvIND
— Aaron Murphy (@AaronMurphyFS) November 27, 2020
Things that have taken less time than this game: the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. #AUSvIND
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) November 27, 2020
It’s been 7.30 hours since the start of this game….and we have at least one hour of play to go. ? #AusvInd
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 27, 2020
Stoinis a groin strain and next game is Sunday. Cameron Green… come on down #AUSvIND
— Daniel Brettig ? (@danbrettig) November 27, 2020
Trying to understand the Shikhar Dhawan innings. Brilliant up front, 45 runs off his first 50 balls, when wickets were falling around him and the pressure was on. Then once Hardik came in and seemingly took it off, he got 29 off 36. Falls for 74 (86). Hardik is 83*(69) #AUSvIND
— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) November 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/Vishvesh_Waran/status/1332277305025019905?s=19
Last few century stands by Indians for 5th or lower wicket in ODIs:-
Dhawan & Hardik today
Manish & Rahul in 2020
Dhoni & Jadeja in 2019
Dhoni & Kedar in 2019
Dhoni & Hardik in 2019
Dhoni & Manish in 2019
Dhoni & Rohit in 2017
Dhoni & Bhuvi in 2017#AUSvIND— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 27, 2020
Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya have played 38 ODI matches together.
But this is the first time they are sharing a partnership. #AusvsInd
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) November 27, 2020
an ODI now means one whole day? #AUSvIND
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) November 27, 2020
Fewest balls taken to reach 1000 ODI runs:
? Andre Russell ➜ 767
?? Luke Ronchi ➜ 807
?? Shahid Afridi ➜ 834
?? Corey Anderson ➜ 854
?? Hardik Pandya ➜ 857 ?Imagine that as a batting line-up ?? pic.twitter.com/zYrqo9GR7J
— ICC (@ICC) November 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/im_yash2307/status/1332268244565016577?s=19
Watching @hardikpandya7 bat in any format is such a pure joy. So uncomplicated and free flowing . #INDvAUS#INDvsAUS
— Vimal कुमार (@Vimalwa) November 27, 2020
Didn’t bowl, didn’t catch, but can this dude bat.#HardikPandya
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) November 27, 2020
Balle Pandya?? @hardikpandya7 #INDvsAUS
— Ashwin ?? (@ashwinravi99) November 27, 2020
31 ball 50. Hardik showing that he has the game to play purely as a batsman… #AUSvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 27, 2020
Hardik Pandya is so good against spin. When the ball is turning into him, he averages 93 and scores at 9.6rpo. When the ball is turning away, he averages 48 and scores at 8.4rpo. #AUSvIND
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) November 27, 2020
That was ugly way to get out. Weakness against short bowling, the word spreads quite quickly around the cricketing world. #Iyer needs to work on it asap. #AUSvIND
— Arnab B (@TheBongGunner) November 27, 2020
Most number of Indian bowlers conceding 70+ runs in an ODI match
4 – Ind vs SA (Mumbai, 2015)
3 – Ind vs SL (Rajkot, 2009)
3 – Ind vs Aus (Jaipur, 2013)
3 – IND vs AUS (Sydney, 2020)For the first time 3 Indian bowlers conceded at least 70 runs away from home #AUSvIND
— S. Kuila (@sukriti_stats) November 27, 2020
Smith’s scored a ? off 62 ?#KXIP admin #RR admin
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Pain#SaddaPunjab #AUSvIND https://t.co/Sec2zCUP5Q— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) November 27, 2020
Glenn Maxwell hitting sixes. ?
Ki haal hai, @lionsdenkxip? ?#AUSvIND
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) November 27, 2020
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul's reaction after seeing Finch and Maxwell today.#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Z2gLKKgWMQ
— Subhajit Mukherjee (@Subhajit_37) November 27, 2020
Mitchell Starc’s first over…#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/D7WtnsNSZr
— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1) November 27, 2020
.@klrahul11 behind the stumps right now#Maxwell #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/R2EO0872uv
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 27, 2020
Steve Smith fastest ODI centuries:
v India, 2020 – 62 balls
v India, 2015 – 89 balls
v England, 2015 – 93 ballsA standout knock today, in Smith's white ball career. #AUSvIND
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) November 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/FervidCrickster/status/1332242624569176065?s=19
How Maxwell, Finch, Smith ate balls in IPL 2020: pic.twitter.com/ZTmN7ZiLkp
— Mojo Gagan (@Singhlicious) November 27, 2020
preity zinta after seeing Maxwell's innings ….#AUSvsIND pic.twitter.com/TmqjMq8Zgt
— ??〽️ (@Samcasm7) November 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/Goofy__Guy/status/1332226768892174346?s=19
https://twitter.com/benjonescricket/status/1332218425322647552?s=19
Steve Smith today:
9 (10)
19 (20)
30 (30)
57 (40)
75 (50)
95 (60)A 62-ball hundred for him. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/y5pRQPkUX0
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) November 27, 2020
Virat Kohli's scores at the SCG:
21 (27)
3* (9)
1 (13)
8 (11)
3 (8)
21 (21) – today#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Z1QAr6DQHG— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) November 27, 2020
Only once since the 2015 World Cup have India made more runs in the first 10 overs of an ODI innings, as they have today. The three wickets they have lost have left them with still only a 5% chance of victory according to WinViz. #AUSvIND
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) November 27, 2020
Looks like another night at DC for Dhawan.
Pretty soon Stoinis will be bowling at him, that could be confusing. #AUSvIND
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) November 27, 2020
So Australia will also drop catches tonight #IndvsAus
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) November 27, 2020
32 runs from the first two overs in this innings – no ODI since 1999 has seen an innings start quicker. #AUSvIND
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) November 27, 2020
Highest ODI totals vs India
438/4 by SA, Mumbai WS, 2015
411/8 by SL, Rajkot 2009
374/6 by Aus, Sydney 2020
366/8 by Eng, Cuttack 2017#AUSvIND— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) November 27, 2020
Unlike in T20, pacers in ODIs need longer spells. They need to get their rhythm. Shami shouldn't have been taken off after two overs #cricket #AusvInd
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 27, 2020
It's the third-fastest ton by an Aussie too! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/6yntvllbiF
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 27, 2020
1 4 6 2 2 6 1 6 . . 4 4 6 1 . 4
The last 16 balls of this innings. T20 mode ?
Follow #AUSvIND ? https://t.co/CJnCSbUTV6 pic.twitter.com/WWXBql2xH8
— ICC (@ICC) November 27, 2020
When you pick up your first ODI wicket in five games… ?#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/eoBLAsgawg
— ICC (@ICC) November 27, 2020
David Warner in his last seven ODIs against India:
? 124
? 53
? 56
? 128*
? 15
? 3
? 50* ➜ TODAYWhat a player!#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/twjafuuvzk
— ICC (@ICC) November 27, 2020
Fans in the stands ?#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/y7RYyiZb3d
— ICC (@ICC) November 27, 2020
Fourth successive ODI India have gone wicketless in the first Powerplay
54/0 vs NZ Hamilton
52/0 vs NZ Auckland
65/0 vs NZ Mount Maunganui
51/0 vs Aus Sydney#AUSvINDhttps://t.co/CGIjVv7HjP— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) November 27, 2020
#TeamIndia are sporting black armbands to pay their tributes to Dean Jones and in memory of Phillip Hughes, who passed away on this day six years ago.#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/0O8wJT5VIq
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 27, 2020
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