India secured a resounding victory in the second ODI in Indore, with KL Rahul and his teammates delivering outstanding performances. Ravindra Jadeja claimed the final wicket, dismissing Sean Abbott for 54 runs, leading India to a 99-run (DLS) victory over Australia. This win gives India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Shreyas Iyer was declared player of the match for his outstanding hundred.
Originally, India had set a target of 400, but rain altered the equation. Following the rain delay, Australia needed to chase 317 runs in 33 overs. However, Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja dismantled the Australian batting lineup after the break.
While Sean Abbott and Josh Hazlewood entertained the crowd with a 77-run partnership, India eventually sealed the game in the 29th over.
Earlier, Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first. India lost the first wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad on 8, dismissed by Josh Hazlewood. After that, the run feast started. Centuries by Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and late fireworks by Suryakumar Yadav in death overs helped India reached 399/5 in 50 overs, their highest against Australia in a 50-over match, during the second ODI of the three-match series at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, on Sunday.
Following this, opener Shubman Gill, along with Shreyas Iyer, started to rebuild the innings. Iyer seemed to find gaps at will and hit boundaries easily, helping India reach the 50-run mark in 7.3 overs.
Gill-Iyer brought up their 50-run stand in just 29 balls. At the end of the first powerplay, India was 80/1 in 10 overs. India raced to the 100-run mark in 12.5 overs.
Gill reached his half-century in 37 balls, with two balls and two sixes. The batting by the duo was such that they brought up their 100-run stand in just 65 balls.
Iyer reached his fifty in 41 balls, with seven fours and a six. A 150-run was up for India in 19.3 overs.
Iyer reached his third ODI ton in 86 balls, with 10 fours and three sixes.
The 200-run partnership between the duo broke when Sean Abbott removed Iyer for 105 in 90 balls with 11 fours and three sixes after he was caught by Matt Short at deep midwicket. India was 216/2 in 30.5 overs.
Gill reached his sixth ODI century in 92 balls with six fours and four sixes.
KL Rahul reached his half-century in 35 balls, with three fours and three sixes, including one that went out of the park.
Suryakumar set the stadium alight, smashing Green for four successive sixes in the 44th over. India reached the 350-run mark in 45.3 overs.
Surya reached his second successive ODI fifty in 24 balls, with three fours and five sixes. He seemed to be cracking the ODI code with this innings, slipping into his role as a death-over accelerator effortlessly.
