Amazing Win by India In 2nd ODI by 50 Runs Against Australia

Amazing Win by India by 50 Runs in 2nd ODI Against Australia
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date: 21st September 2017
Result: India won by 50 Runs
India won the toss and chose to bat as done in 1st. ODI in Chennai on 17th. September 2017 and the decision of batting proved to be a right one.
India scored 252 runs in 50 overs. The major runs are as under:
1. Virat Kohli 92 in 107 balls
2. Rahane 55 in 64 balls
3. Jadhav 24 in 24 balls
4. Pandya 20 in 26 balls
Wickets taken by Australian bowlers:
1. Coulter – Nile 10 overs 3 wickets – 51 runs.
2. Richardson 10 overs 3 wickets – 55 runs.
3. Cummins 10 overs 1 wicket – 34 runs.
4. Agar 9 overs 1 wicket – 54 runs.
Australia scored 202 runs in 43.1 overs. The major runs are as follows:
1. Stoinis 63 in 65 balls
2. Smith 59 in 76 balls
3. Head 39 in 39 balls
4. Maxwell 14 in 18 balls
Wickets taken by Indian bowlers:
1. Kuldeep 10 overs – 3 wickets 54 runs.
2. Bhubneshwar 6. 1 overs – 3 wickets 9 runs.
3. Chahal 10 overs – 2 wickets 34 runs.
4. Pandya 10 overs – 2 wickets 56 runs.
On the eve of Durga Puja festival this amazing win by India is a valuable gift to the people of Kolkata and all concerned who were present in and off the stadium greeting the winning team with big hands and congratulating all players for their brilliant play and team spirit they showed during the whole play – batting, bowling and fielding.
Captain Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Kuldeep play very brilliantly due to which Indian Team stopped at merely 43.1 overs and led the team to victory.
Kuldeep Yadav was declared Jana Bankable player and given Rs. 1 lakh with a trophy.
Virat Kohli was declared the “Man of The Match.” And given Rs.1 lakh.
Virat Kohli also got the winning trophy.
Jadhav became the 3rd. Indian to take ODI Hat Trick after:
1. Chetan Sharma in 1987
2. Kapil Dev in 1991
3. Kuldeep Yadav in 2017 (Today dated 21st. September 2017 in Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal)
I watched the match from beginning to the end and enjoyed it and when I noticed a tri- color flag in the hands of the boys, I recollected my own days when winning the match and coming in squad expressing our joy with:
“ हिन्द का नारा गूंज उठा , जब हाथों में तिरंगा थाम लिया | ”
“ The slogan of India echoed, when we held up the tri- color flag in our hands.”
Durga Prasad – Critic & Analyst
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