Virat-led India lose the (Aus)s(er)ies

India (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Rohit, Umesh Yadav and Mayank Ma(rkan)de way for Shikhar Dhawan, Vijay Shankar and Siddarth Kaul.

Australia made no changes to their playing eleven.

(Aar)On winning the toss, Finch, Australia’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 41, Dhawan’s contribution to it was nine.

Rahul, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 47. Forty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Jhye Richardson. Nathan Coulter-Nile broke the 61-run partnership.

Dhawan, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 14. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Marcus Stoinis. Jason Behrendorff broke the nine-run stand.

Rishabh Pant, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Richardson. D’Arcy Short broke the four-run stand.

India scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While the contribution of Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, to the partnership was 33, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to it was 21. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Kohli’s half-century – which included a boundary and four sixes – came off 29 balls.

India scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 49 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 40. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Dhoni, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Fifty balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Finch. Pat Cummins broke the 100-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 72. He was unbeaten, as was Dinesh Karthik, who faced three balls, scoring eight. His runs came by way of a boundary.

Australia eventually conceded eight extras. India scored 190 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Richardson and Adam Zampa bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 23.

Cummins, Coulter-Nile, Short, and Behrendorff bowled three overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 40, 33, 29, and 17, respectively.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Although Stoinis’ 11-ball innings included a boundary, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls into the chase, Kaul broke the 13-run stand.

Finch, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Shankar broke the nine-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Short’s contribution to the partnership was 25, the contribution of Glenn Maxwell, the player of the match and the player of the series, to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Short, whose 28-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 40. Forty-three balls after Finch’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Shankar broke the 73-run partnership.

Australia scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Maxwell’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 28 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Maxwell’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Peter Handscomb’s contribution to it was 11. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Australia scored 150 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Maxwell’s ton – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and eight sixes – came off 50 balls.

Maxwell, whose 55-ball innings included seven boundaries and nine sixes, eventually scored 113. He was unbeaten, as was Handscomb, who eventually scored 20. His 18-ball innings included a boundary.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Australia, who scored 194 for the loss of three wickets off 19.4 overs, won by seven wickets with two balls to spare.

Yuzvendra Chahal, Krunal Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They scored 47, 33, and 30, respectively.

Kaul, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a wicket.

Shankar, who bowled four overs, conceded 38. He picked up two scalps.

Australia won the two-match series 2-0.