The Best of 2017: 5 Best comebacks by Team India
Here we pick such games where the team showed great character to pull out a win from the jaws of defeat.
4. Chennai ODI v Australia (17 September 2017)
Dhoni arrives in Chennai in grand style.
MS Dhoni arrived at Chennai for the first time after his IPL franchise, Chennai Super Kings, was reinstated on the IPL roster. Much to the joy of the fans, their ‘thala’ provided them yet another reason to rejoice on the occasion. Chennai hosted the first ODI of Australia’s tour of India 2017. Australia got off to a dream start on the tour with Nathan Coulter-Nile running through the Indian top order.
At 11/3, which soon got converted to 64/4, and then 87/5, team India stared right at embarrassment. However, it was MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya, who had some other plans. The duo added 115 runs for the sixth wicket to bail India out of trouble. It was carnage of the highest degree with both batsmen showing some clean and brutal hitting.
Whilst Pandya scored 83 off just 66 deliveries, MS Dhoni amassed 79 off 88 balls. The hosts ended with 281/7 in their 50 overs. The Australian team could not do much after they were set a revised target of 163 runs in 21 overs after a long rain interruption. India won the match by 26 runs (DL method).
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