India vs Australia 2nd ODI Stats Review: Shubman Gill's masterclass, Ravichandran Ashwin's feat and other stats

A 200-run-stand between Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill followed by Suryakumar Yadav’s masterclass and three wicket-haul by Ashwin helped India beat Australia by 99 runs in a rain-curtailed second ODI against Australia. They won the series 2-0.

Speaking about the game, the visitors won the toss and opted to bowl first. India lost Ruturaj Gaikwad early on, as Josh Hazlewood provided the first wicket for Australia. Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill set the tone for the host with a 200-run stand for the second wicket, both players went on to register their respective centuries with Gill scoring 104 and Iyer scoring 105 runs, respectively.

Skipper KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav stunned the crowd with ruthless power-hitting scoring 52 and 72, respectively. While Ishan Kishan smacked an 18-ball 31, to help India post 399/5. Cameron Green was taken to the cleaners as he ended his expensive spell at 2/103 in 10 overs, while Sean Abbott went for 91 runs in his 10 overs and picked up one wicket. Hazlewood and Zampa were bowled decent spells.

Chasing a massive 400, Australia got off to a horrible start as Prasidh Struck twice in two balls dismissing Matthew Short for 4 and Steven Smith for golden duck. Australia was battling at 56/2 before the rain arrived. As a result, the game was reduced to 33 overs and 317 was set as a target.

David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne added 80 runs for the third wicket before Ravichandran Ashwin cleaned up Labuschagne. Warner soon fell after scoring 53 runs as Ashwin trapped him LBW while in the next over Josh Inglis fell against Ashwin being his third victim. Sean Abbott (54) and Josh Hazlewood added 77 runs for the 9^th wicket, but their stand helped only to reduce the margin of defeat as Australia was bowled out for 217, eventually losing the second ODI of the series by 99 runs.

 Let us look at the stats and numbers from the second ODI between India and Australia:

399/5 - India registered their highest ODI total against Australia, surpassing their previous tally of 383 scored in Bengaluru in 2013.

1 - India became the first team to hit 3000 sixes in ODIs

103 - Cameron Green conceded 103 runs, the most by an Australian bowler against India in ODIs. Clint McKay conceded 89 runs previously in 2013 in Bangalore.

24 - Suryakumar Yadav scored his fifty off 24 balls, the fastest by an Indian against Australia in ODIs. Kohli is next on the list with 27 balls.

1917 - Shubman Gill has scored 1917 runs in his 35 innings, the most by a batter after 35 innings.

54 - Sean Abbott registered his highest score of 54 in ODIs bettering his previous best of 49 against Pakistan in Lahore in 2022.

77 - Sean Abbott and Josh Hazlewood put together 77 runs, second highest ninth-wicket partnership for Australia against India in ODI. Clint McKay and James Faulkner who previously added 115 runs in 2013.

144 - Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 144 international wickets against Australia, the most by an Indian bowler against a team. Anil Kumble has taken 142 wickets against Australia.

5 - Sean Abbott has smashed 5 sixes in the game, the second most number of sixes by a batter at number 8 or below for Australia against India. James Faulkner has hit 6 sixes against India in 2013.

200 - Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill added 200 runs for the second wicket, the third-highest second-wicket partnership for India against Australia in ODIs. 212 run-stand between Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli tops the list followed by 207 between Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

6 - Shubman Gill has 6 centuries after 35 innings in ODIs, the second joint highest by batter after completing 35 innings. He shares this along with Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Imam-ul-Haq and Upul Tharanga. Babar Azam tops the list with seven centuries.