March 29, 2024

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Australia skipper Steve Smith Continues to Marmalise Team India

Australia skipper Steve Smith Continues to Marmalise Team India

By: Tarish Bhatt

Steve Smith

Steve Smith loves playing against India, doesn’t he? He had scored heavily against India last summer, and he has started on a similar note this time as well.

The Australia skipper slammed a match-winning century at the WACA, and guided his team to a comprehensive win in the 1st ODI of the five-match series.

When India scored 309, and then made early inroad by dismissing Aaron Finch and David Warner through Barinder Sran, the target was looking difficult.

This, however, didn’t happen as Australia chased down the target pretty easily at the end, with four balls to spare, handing India a five-wicket defeat in Perth.

Smith constructed his innings on ones and twos, and was supported by George Bailey pretty well from the other end. Bailey also made a fine hundred.

Both Smith and Bailey rescued the Australian team, and constructed a 200+ partnership for the third wicket to take the game completely away from the Indians.

India did fought back towards the fag end of the innings by dismissing Bailey and Glenn Maxwell in quick successions, but it proved to be a touch too late.

Earlier, India skipper MS Dhoni elected to bat first, and the openers provided a decent start. But Josh Hazlewood dismissed Shikhar Dhawan cheaply.

Rohit Sharma, then, joined hands with Virat Kohli to play through the new-ball, and then scored a magnificent century. Kohli was unfortunate to have missed out on a ton.

India skipper MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja provided the finishing touch, but it was Rohit, who ensured that India post an imposing total on a flat WACA pitch.

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