Hardik Pandya stars as India clinch series with hattrick of wins vs Australia
Updated On Sep 24, 2017 10:41 PM IST
All-rounder Hardik Pandya celebrated his promotion in the batting order with a solid 78 to help India beat Australia by five wickets in the Indore ODI and seal the five-match series 3-0. Three of India's top four batsmen scored 70 or more as the hosts chased down the 294-run victory target with 13 balls to spare. India's ninth consecutive ODI win also ensured they are now the top ranked team both in Tests and the ODI format.
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Riding on Hardik Pandya’s all-round show, India beat Australia by five wickets in Indore ODI to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. (BCCI )
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Earlier, Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat. (BCCI )
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David Warner and Aaron Finch got Australia off to a great start as the duo stitched together a 70-run stand. (BCCI )
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Aaron Finch, who missed the first two ODIs due to a calf strain, looked fluent from the word go. (BCCI )
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Hardik Pandya gave India the first breakthrough when he removed Warner in the 14th over. (BCCI )
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Steve Smith continued to pile on the runs and slammed a half-century. (BCCI )
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Finch smashed his eighth ODI century off 110 balls. It was his second ton against India, having scored 107 in the Canberra ODI in 2016. (BCCI )
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Finch, along with skipper Smith, shared a 154-run stand and negotiated the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal brilliantly. (BCCI )
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Kuldeep Yadav dismissed both Finch and Smith to trigger a collapse as Australia lost five wickets for 51 runs. (BCCI )
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Jasprit Bumrah got rid of Travis Head and Peter Handscomb as Australia were restricted to 293/6 in their 50 overs. (BCCI )
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In reply, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane helped India reach the 100-run mark without losing a wicket. (BCCI )
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Rahane, who smashed a gritty 55 in the Kolkata ODI, continued his great form as he notched his second consecutive fifty in the series. (BCCI )
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The duo put on a 139-run stand before falling in quick succession. (BCCI )
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Batting at four, Pandya hit four sixes and five boundaries to take India close to victory. (BCCI )
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Pandya scored a breezy 78 before falling to Pat Cummins in the 46th over. (BCCI )
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Manish Pandey completed the formality with a quickfire 36* to see his side home. (BCCI )
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