IND vs AUS 2nd ODI: Shot of the Day - KL Rahul launches Cameron Green out of the stadium

India and Australia are locking horns in the second ODI of the three-match series on Sunday, September 24 at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Being 1-0 ahead in the series, India were invited to bat first by Australian captain Steve Smith. However, the Men-in-Blue were rocked by an early dismissal of the opener Ruturaj Gaikwad in just the fourth over of the innings with just 16 runs on the board.

After the early blow, the Indian innings was stabilised with a 200-run stand between Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill. Once their stand got broken, captain KL Rahul walked to the crease and meant business right from the word go as he began dealing in boundaries. During the 35^th over of the innings, the wicketkeeper batter launched a short delivery by Cameron Green soaring into the sky as it went outside of the stadium. The ball travelled a mammoth 94 metres as it made a crunch sound after it left his bat.

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Captain KL Rahul smacks one out of the park 💪#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank | @klrahul pic.twitter.com/4qCMjkcayK

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 24, 2023

Rahul went on to play a brilliant knock of 52 (38) smashing three fours and three sixes in his innings. Suryakumar Yadav also continued his brilliant form from the first ODI and played a breathtaking innings of 72* (37) clobbering six fours and six sixes in his innings. Courtesy of their sensational hitting, India managed to post their highest total vs Australia of 399/5 in their allotted 50 overs.

Ashwin-Jadeja star with the ball for India

In the second innings, Australia got a double whammy in the second over itself as Prasidh Krishna got rid of Matthew Short (9 off 8) and Steve Smith (0 off 1) off consecutive deliveries. David Warner (53 off 39) tried his best to keep Australia in the game with his second consecutive fifty of the series. However, he didn’t find much support from others. Ravichandran Ashwin (3/41, 7 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (3/42 in 5.2 overs) picked three wickets each for India. 

As a result, Australia got bundled out for 217 runs handing a 99-run win for India. Courtesy of their win, India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series with one game to play.

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