IND vs AUS: Watch - Virat Kohli deliberately collides with Marcus Stoinis as the former Indian skipper gives a death stare to the Aussie
The former Indian skipper Virat Kohli collides with Marcus Stoinis and gives a death stare during 3rd and final One-day match between India vs Australia. Talking about the series decider game between India vs Australia, Steven Smith opted to bat after winning the toss.
Batting first, Australia posted a quite defendable total of 269 runs after being bowled by the hosts. Mitchell Marsh top scored for his side as he added 47 runs whereas other batters failed to reach the 40-run mark.
Alex Carey has been decent in the middle, scoring 38 runs and the lower order tried their best to put up some valuable runs on the board. Chasing the target, India got a good start from their openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.
Both the batters added 30 and 37 runs before returning to the dressing room. Virat Kohli looked in good touc1126h with the bat as he scored 54 runs before being dismissed by Ashton Agar.
I try to stay in the game and be competitive: Adam Zampa
Despite getting decent contributions from the top order, the middle-order batters Axar Patel and Suryakumar Yadav failed to add some runs for their side. Hardik Pandya tried to get the game to an end but Adam Zampa removed the Indian all-rounder on 40 runs.
In the end, Australia won the match by 21 runs and won the 3-match ODI series by 2-1. Winning the series decider against India, Adam Zampa was named Player of the Match for picking up 4 wickets while conceding 45 runs with the ball.
"I have had some success here. It's a tough place to come, always a huge challenge. I try to stay in the game and be competitive. Ashton Agar changed the game. Kudos to the bowlers who bowled before me as well.
We trust each other, trust our game plan. The message was to trust our process and improve on it," Zampa said during the post-match presentation as quoted by Cricbuzz.
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