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India vs Australia 2019, 5th ODI Latest Match Updates, Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Australia win 5th ODI by 35 runs, complete turnaround to win series 2-3. What a way to end the series. The Aussies huddle up and celebrate win. Fantastic performance by the team from Down Under. India and Australia lock horns in the 5th ODI at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.
To follow the full scorecard of the 5th ODI, click here. IND vs AUS 5th ODI Match Preview: India will have to quickly put behind a massive bowling failure, sloppy fielding and tactical mistakes to tame a resurgent Australia in the series-deciding fifth ODI here on Wednesday. The cricketing world has applauded India’s current bowling attack as one of its most potent but the failure to defend a mammoth total in Mohali came as a reality check for it. [caption id=“attachment_6250851” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] India skipper Virat Kohli (L) and Australia captain Aaron Finch. AP[/caption] Even the ever-reliable Jasprit Bumrah was taken to cleaners by Ashton Turner with ease, though the way captain Virat Kohli handled his quota of overs did leave many perplexed. Kohli and the Indian team definitely missed the calming presence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose understanding of game situations has been helpful in pressure situations. Without doubt, the PCA stadium pitch was flat, offering nothing to the bowlers but a world-class attack was expected to defend a 350-plus total. The blazing knock by Turner, who was helped by the Indian team’s butter-fingered fielders helped Australia turn it around. In Ranchi the team bowled first and in Mohali, Kohli opted to bat first, taking the dew into consideration but on both days, the opposite happened. It was dry when India chased in Ranchi but dew helped Australia’s chase in the fourth ODI with the Indian bowlers struggling to grip the ball. At the Feroze Shah Kotla ground, the wicket is usually low and slow but the team would not like to be surprised in the key game which makes the toss crucial. Not many runs have been scored in the last two ODI matches played here with India losing to New Zealand by six runs in October 2016 and winning against West Indies by 48 runs in October 2014. The Twenty20 games have been full of runs, though. The hosts can heave a sigh of relief with Shikhar Dhawan striking form. The Delhi left-hander managed to silence critics who had been after him due to a prolonged lean patch. At his home ground, he would look to get some more runs but it remains to be seen if the batters get a surface which assists stroke-play. Going by history, the surface should be ideal for wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal as the slow bowlers have done well in the previous games. Usman Khawaja has been the man for Australia this series. His stellar show at the top has been instrumental in the visitors’ turnaround in the series. Getting him early would be crucial to India’s chances. With skipper Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb and new sensation Turner contributing in the team’s good run, this Australian side is definitely on the right track to regain its status as one of the most formidable sides. The winner-take-all contest will also be the Indian team’s last in the 50-over format before the World Cup, making ti the players’ final chance to make an impression on the selectors minds. Vijay Shankar has done a reasonably fine job with the bat in the limited chances he has got but Rishabh Pant did not do any good to his wicket-keeping reputation by missing chances in Mohali. As a batsman, though, his utility is beyond doubt. The top and middle-order is largely settled and tomorrow’s game will be one last chance for Pant, Shankar, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja to do something special and prove their worth. Jadeja may figure in the playing XI tomorrow, considering that his left-arm spin on the Kotla wicket would be effective. Teams (from): India: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Rishabh Pant, Vijay Shankar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Australia: Aaron Finch (captain), Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Jhye Richardson, Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Alex Carey, Nathan Lyon and Jason Behrendorff. Match Starts: 1:30 pm. With PTI inputs
Highlights, India vs Australia, 5th ODI at Delhi, Full cricket score: Visitors win by 35 runs, clinch series 3-2
India vs Australia 2019, 5th ODI Latest Match Updates: Australia win 5th ODI by 35 runs, complete turnaround to win series 2-3. What a way to end the series. The Aussies huddle up and celebrate win. Fantastic performance by the team from Down Under.
 "Highlights, India vs Australia, 5th ODI at Delhi, Full cricket score: Visitors win by 35 runs, clinch series 3-2")
Usman Khawaja is Player of the Match and also Player of the series for scoring 100 off 106 in this match and amassing 383 runs in the series
Khawaja: Lot of fun scoring hundreds. We came down after being 0-2 down. Great to be on winning side. I just played whatever wicket came in front of me. It is a really good team performance. Partnerships were important. Finchy batted really well. Wickets have been high-scoring. Everyone chipped in. Great bunch of guys there. Even when we lost first two games, there were positive vibes.
Most wickets taken in a 5-match bilateral ODI series against India in India:
43 by Australia in 2000/01
43 by Australia in 2018/19*
40 by South Africa in 2105/16
No sane person in the world would have backed this Australian side to beat India in their home conditions with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Jasprit Bumrah all playing (MS Dhoni was available for three games). After India won the first two games, it seemed the writing was on the wall, but the Aussies ensure their Never say die spirit is still smouldering. Great series just before the all-important World Cup. Australia are back in contention.
For India their are more than few areas of concern and in a way it is fantastic eye opener ahead of the marquee tournament.
Australia win 5th ODI by 35 runs, complete turnaround to win series 2-3.
What a way to end the series. Jubiliant scenes in the Aussie camp the players huddle around and celebrate the win. Fantastic performance by the team from Down Under to comeback from being 2-0 down.
Teams winning an ODI series after being 0-2 down:
SA v Pak in 2003
Ban v Zim in 2005
Pak v Ind in 2005
SA v Eng in 2016
Australia v India in 2019*
After 49 overs,India 230/9 ( Kuldeep Yadav 3 , Jasprit Bumrah 0)
Richardson has good final over with couple of singles and a wicket of Mohammed Shami, ending with figures of 1/47 off his 10 overs. Bumrah is welcomed with few bouncers. He was struck on the shoulder as well but Bumrah is able to get bat on ball for the last delivery that is pitched up but Kuldeep denies the number 11 his first run
OUT! Short ball gets big on Shami, who is looking to smash an almighty pull, hits him on the splice of the bat with the ball simply ballooning up. Richardson hares to compelete the catch of his bowling. Australia one wicket away.
Shami c and b J Richardson 3(7)
Most wickets in a bilateral ODI series against India in India:
17 – P Patterson, 1987/88
15 – P Jarvis, 1992/93
15 – Naved-ul-Hasan, 2004/05
14 – Mitchell Johnson, 2007/08
14 – Pat Cummins, 2018/19*
After 48 overs,India 228/8 ( Mohammed Shami 2 , Kuldeep Yadav 2)
Cummins completes his quota giving away two runs off his final over. He has bowled brilliantly to end with figures of 1/38. Shami and Kuldeep are swinging but the target now is beyond them.
Require 44 off 12 balls.
After 47 overs,India 226/8 ( Mohammed Shami 1 , Kuldeep Yadav 1)
The new ball bowlers — Cummins and Richardson — come back in the death overs and strike both the set batsmen and ensure the match and the series doesn’t slip away from India’s grasp. Australia can sense it. They haven’t won an ODI series in a while, this is going to be massive.
India’s tail need to blast 48 off 18 to make the improbable happen
OUT! That should be the game and series for Australia. Richardson bangs one short, angled into Jadhav’s body, not enough room there to get all the power behind the pull shot and Maxwell gets around at deep mid wicket and clings on to the catch. Two wiickets in two balls has doused India’s hopes of pulling off a late hiest
Kedar Jadhav c Maxwell b J Richardson 44(57)
After 46 overs,India 223/7 ( Kedar Jadhav 44 , )
Cummins bowls a wide after the boundary of the first ball and that tells the the pressure has been transferred back on to the Aussies. Remarkable fight back by India. Jadhav runs the first one hard and draws an error in the field making the second run very easy, but India’s hopes are pegged back, perhaps dashed with Bhuvi’s wicket off the last ball.
India need 50 off 24 balls. Australia need three wickets.
OUT! Cummins rolls his fingers over the ball and keeps the length full on middle and leg. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was looking to loft it over the mid off fielder but doesn’t get enough to clear Aaron Finch, who back paddles and takes a good catch. India’s hopes once again crushed. Cummins with his second wicket.
Bhuvneshwar c Finch b Pat Cummins 46(54)
What a mature knock from him! Can Jadhav and Bhuvi pull this off?
Bhuvi is batting like the senior partner #INDvAUS
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After 45 overs,India 214/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 41 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 41)
Bhuvi had outscored MS Dhoni in the run chase against Sri Lanka last year, he is currently on level with Jadhav here (41). A six along with four singles means India have taken 10 runs from the over. The home side need 59 runs off 30 balls. Very much possible.
After 44 overs,India 204/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 40 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 33)
Cummins comes back into the attack. A big swing and miss from Bhuvi in the over after two singles from the first two deliveries. Jadhav and Bhuvi check with the umpire regarding the bowlers, who have overs remaining up their sleeves.Four runs of the over. After the 44th Cummins has two, Richardson has three. One over needed from Stoinis or Maxwell as Zampa and Lyon have bowled out their quota.
India need 69 off 36 balls. The required rate is 11.5.
After 43 overs,India 200/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 38 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 31)
Jadhav realises this is Zampa’s last over and he doesn’t take any risks against the leggie but Bhuvi doesn’t give two hoots as he smacks a biggie over midwicket. The fans, who have stayed back are now believing, the ones who left must be regretting, the 200 is on the board for India. The partnership has already added 68 runs. Zampa’s final over costs nine runs and he ends with figures of 3/46
After 42 overs,India 191/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 37 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 23)
Finch not really learning from Maxwell’s previous over as he tosses the ball once again towards him. India procure nine runs from the over and need 82 off 48 balls.
After 41 overs,India 182/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 29 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 22)
Zampa returns into the attack. He has two overs left, including this over. Four singles of the over that bring the 50-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Jadhav and Kumar
After 40 overs,India 178/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 27 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 20)
Couple of boundaries from Maxwell’s over. Don’t think Finch will continue to bowl him. The crowds are now back on their feet. Jadhav and Bhuvi providing late hope for the Indian side. Maxwell was trying to stop a single but has a collision into the non-striker Jadhav, with both men toppling over. The crowd gets into it but Maxwell and Jadhav shake hands and exchange smiles, so all’s good.
India require 95 off 60
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