Shikhar Dhawan Misses Out on his 18th ODI Century, Kane Richardson Dismissed the Indian Opener During India vs Australia 2nd ODI 2020 in Rajkot
At the start of the series, many people believed that KL Rahul should open the Indian innings with Rohit Sharma instead of Dhawan but the batsman silenced his critics in style. He was watchful at the start but took the attack to the opposition after settling his feet.
Shikhar Dhawan missed out on a well-deserving ton during India vs Australia second ODI at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Extending his love affair with the Aussie bowlers, the opener scored 96 runs but fell four runs short of his 18th hundred in ODIs. However, he continued his good form scoring a fighting 74 in the opening game. The southpaw didn’t put a foot wrong in the ongoing clash and smashed the opposition bowlers to all parts of the ground. Trailing 0-1 in the three-match series, this clash is certainly a do or die encounter for the home side and it was the southpaw who rose to the occasion and played a scintillating knock. India vs Australia, Cricket Score 2nd ODI Match.
At the start of the series, many people believed that KL Rahul should open the Indian innings with Rohit Sharma instead of Dhawan but the batsman silenced his critics in style. He was watchful at the start but took the attack to the opposition after settling his feet. He was scoring runs at a rapid pace but failed to time a big shot and gave an easy catch to Mitchell Starc over Kane Richardson’s delivery.
Earlier in the match, Aaron Finch again won the toss and invited India to bat first. Both Rohit and Dhawan gave the home side a good start and set a great platform for the other batsman to pile up a big first-innings score. After a 10-wicket loss in the first came, the Men in Blue certainly have made a good comeback and are looking all set to pile up a mammoth score.
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