Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels :rocket: Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here Following this, skipper KL Rahil (52 off 38 balls) and Ishan Kishan (31 off 18 balls) maintained the momentum. But it was SKY (72 not out off 37 balls) who gave all the adrenaline rush to his fans. In the last 10 overs, India yielded 103 runs, which led it to their highest-ever total against Australia in ODIs.
Now, chasing a mammoth score of 400 is never easy for even 5-time World Cup champions. With a bad start, Australia lost two quick wickets to India pacer Prasidh Krishna. Then the rain interrupted the match due to which, 11 overs were lost and Australia got a new target of 317 to 33 overs.
When the match resumed, Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja made things difficult for Australian batters. But how can they stop David Warner, who also plays for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League and was the skipper too? Warner, well-known for his switch hits against spinners, decided to start batting right-handed. A left-hand batter, in the 13th over turned right-handed as he decided to take a right-hander's stance.
Taking Ashwin's first delivery lightly for a single, Warner unleashed a brilliant sweep shot that raced to the fine-leg boundary. This stunned Pat Cummins, who was left in splits. Despite Warner's efforts, the Australian batting order fell like a pack of cards and by all out for 217.
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