Kuldeep Yadav hat-trick propels India to 2-0 lead over Australia in five-match series
Kuldeep Yadav became the third Indian bowler after Chetan Sharma and Kapil Dev to take a hat-trick in ODIs as India defeated Australia by 50 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. (BCCI)
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Kuldeep Yadav became the third Indian bowler after Chetan Sharma and Kapil Dev to take a hat-trick in ODIs as India defeated Australia by 50 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. (BCCI)
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Rain had dominated the build-up of the second ODI in Kolkata but on match day, the weather relented and play could resume. (BCCI)
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Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bat in overcast conditions in Kolkata. (BCCI)
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Rohit Sharma , who has a great record at the Eden Gardens, started off well. (BCCI)
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Ajinkya Rahane looked in fluent touch as he got going with a couple of deliveries. (BCCI)
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Nathan Coulter-Nile got the big wicket of Rohit Sharma for 7. (BCCI)
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Virat Kohli started well and looked in great touch as he looked to end his poor run against Australia. (BCCI)
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Virat Kohli shared a gritty partnership with Rahane as they steadied the Indian innings. (BCCI)
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Virat Kohli was given good company and the pair put on a solid partnership. (BCCI)
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Ajinkya Rahane scored his 20th fifty and this knock has increased the competition for places in the Indian team. (BCCI)
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Virat Kohli slammed his 45th fifty and his sixth against Australia. (BCCI)
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Australia tried to fight back by taking the wickets of Rahane and Manish Pandey but Kedar Jadhav strung an aggressive fifty-run stand. (BCCI)
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Australia struck with the wicket of Jadhav and proceeded to dent India’s progress in the middle overs. (BCCI)
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Australia picked up wickets on a consistent basis as India’s progress was halted (BCCI)
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Virat Kohli looked good for a 31st century but he was bowled by Nathan Coulter-Nile for 92. (BCCI)
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Hardik Pandya was hit on the head by a straight drive from Bhuvneshwar Kumar but the batsman was alright. (BCCI)
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A short rain break delayed the match for 20 minutes but no overs were lost. (BCCI)
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Kane Richardson picked up three wickets as India were bowled out for 252 at the end of 50 overs. (BCCI)
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck early as he removed Hilton Cartwright cheaply. (BCCI)
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar followed it up with another wicket, this time of David Warner to boost India. (BCCI)
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Steve Smith and Travis Head shared a magnificent partnership as Australia were on track, with the skipper scoring a fifty. (BCCI)
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Yuzvendra Chahal took the big wicket of Travis Head as India came right back in the contest. (BCCI)
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Chahal followed it up with Glenn Maxwell’s wicket and Steve Smith was snapped up by Hardik Pandya. (BCCI)
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Kuldeep Yadav broke Australia’s spirit as he picked up a hat-trick to put India on course for a big win. (BCCI)
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Kuldeep Yadav became the third Indian bowler after Kapil Dev and Chetan Sharma to pick up a hat-trick in ODIs. (BCCI)
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Marcus Stoinis fought for Australia with his maiden fifty but the task was becoming difficult. (BCCI)
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