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Usman Khawaja, Adam Zampa's heroics help Australia win final ODI to complete remarkable turnaround with series win over India

FirstCricket Staff March 14, 2019, 13:09:44 IST

Australia defeated India by 35 runs in the fifth ODI at Delhi to clinch the five-match series 3-2 despite losing the first two matches.

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Usman Khawaja, Adam Zampa's heroics help Australia win final ODI to complete remarkable turnaround with series win over India

[caption id=“attachment_6258701” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Australia’s players celebrate with the winning trophy after they win one day international series 2-3 against India in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Australia’s players celebrate with the winning trophy after they win ODI series 2-3 against India in New Delhi. They clinched the series with a 35-run win in the final match. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6258691” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] us Usman Khawaja laid the foundation for Australia with his second century of the series as Australia posted 272/9 after batting first. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6258681” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] rf Peter Handscomb assisted Khawaja perfectly as he scored 52 off 60 balls from No 3 spot. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6258671” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] India’s Rohit Sharma plays a shot as Australia’s Jhye Richardson looks on during the final one day international cricket match between India and Australia in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Rohit Sharma scored a half-century to keep India in the hunt despite another top-order failure as he also reached the 8000-run club in ODIs. However, his dismissal on 56 put Australia in the driving seat. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6258651” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] rf Kedar Jadhav threatened Australia’s chances with an admirable fight from the lower order as he scored 44 and put up a 91-run stand for the seventh wicket with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who made 46. However, the dismissal of the duo exposed the tail as visitors quickly cleaned up the remaining batsmen to clinch a massive win. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6258661” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] rf While Kuldeep Yadav struggled at New Delhi, Adam Zampa returned with match figures of 3/46, playing a major role in Australia’s series win. AP[/caption]

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