India got all out for 250 runs on a rather difficult and deteriorating pitch in the second ODI at Nagpur after being put to bat first. Virat Kohli was the top scorer in the Indian innings as he scored 40th ton of his ODI career. He scored 116 runs off 120 deliveries hitting 10 boundaries.
He was well supported by Vijay Shankar who scored 46 runs off 41 balls before he unfortunately got run out. Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu played some ordinary shots to get out cheaply with MS Dhoni also getting out on a golden duck.
After that, Virat had a solid partnership with Ravindra Jadeja partnering for 67 runs before Jadeja fell to Pat Cummins caught by Usman Khwaja.
"Was really hot with a dry wind blowing. Might cool down later on. I think as expected, it was slow at times and low with the ball getting chewed up quickly. Scoring at the back end will be the toughest. Facing spinners will be a real challenge on this track. That happens at the end. They did really well in the middle overs, bowling those dots and creating pressure. They batted well but the bowlers plugged away. He is an excellent batsman and one of our guys need to replicate it. I think it is slightly above par, if we can start well, we can certainly cash in. That part against the new ball, that will be the easiest time to score on this track," said Pat Cummins after bagging 4 wickets in the Nagpur ODI.
It will be interesting to see how the Australians go with the chase with Aaron Finch misfiring badly. Though the good factors for the Australians is Maxwell hitting the ball well and the comeback of Shaun Marsh.
Australia had lost the first ODI in Hyderabad by 6 wickets with MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav taking India across the line.