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[WatChe]

After a 5-wicket win in the first match of the three-match ODI, India are going for a big win against Australia in the second match. The target for Australia in the second match was 400 runs, 400 runs in 50 overs is very difficult. It is natural that Australia's game will be a bit chaotic where the target is 400 runs. From the beginning they were under pressure to score 400 runs, that's why the Australian batsmen batted under a lot of pressure from the start, as a result of which they lost eight wickets, failing to score 150 runs. Australia need 161 more runs to win this match and India need just two more wickets. Very soon we may see India announced as the winning team of this match.

Whats going in India vs Australia ODI series? India completely dominating the series. Today they scored 399 runs by batting first and that's something not easy to chase. Today there is no Virat and Rohit but still they manage to give such a huge target. India are in great form just before the world cup and that makes them ideal candidate for the World cup. Now the question is whether India can whitewash Australia or Australians can save themselves from such humiliation.

[teosanru]

Team India performed well as Vishal put up a huge score which was very difficult for Australia to match. India's batting team managed to collect 399 runs after defending the wicket very carefully. But the Australian team came to the field after the rain, they lost three wickets and scored 96 runs for 13.2 with only a few runs, so at present the Australian team is under a lot of pressure on the wicket. It will be very difficult for the Australian team to collect these runs today and I can say that Australia will lose today. Because the wickets are lost in the power play and the wickets cannot score runs under pressure because the bowling line of the Indian team is very strong. Warner basically scored few runs and other batting did not perform well.

After a 5-wicket win in the first match of the three-match ODI, India are going for a big win against Australia in the second match. The target for Australia in the second match was 400 runs, 400 runs in 50 overs is very difficult. It is natural that Australia's game will be a bit chaotic where the target is 400 runs. From the beginning they were under pressure to score 400 runs, that's why the Australian batsmen batted under a lot of pressure from the start, as a result of which they lost eight wickets, failing to score 150 runs. Australia need 161 more runs to win this match and India need just two more wickets. Very soon we may see India announced as the winning team of this match.

Today's match was a really big joke, to be honest, with such short boundaries 400 was obviously a very normal total for any good batting side to make but yes Ashwin still made it look as if it's a great turning track. I still almost always think that in pressure situations he can prove to be a better spinner the Kuldeep but I think it's the unorthodox action and being a leg spinner that has always helped Kuldeep. Also now because we have two spin all rounders in form of Jadeja and Axar, Ashwin has really been pulled down in that list of eligible players for the squad of WC.

[Haunebu]

Wow. What the heck happened to Australia? They are definitely not the favorites anymore thanks to their bad form going into the World Cup while India is peaking in form making them one of the favorites in the marquee event.

Am expecting India to whitewash Australia and England along with South Africa are my other favorites to win the cup.

Team India performed well as Vishal put up a huge score which was very difficult for Australia to match.

Dude? Who the heck is Vishal?

[MusaPk]

Today's match was a really big joke, to be honest, with such short boundaries 400 was obviously a very normal total for any good batting side to make but yes Ashwin still made it look as if it's a great turning track. I still almost always think that in pressure situations he can prove to be a better spinner the Kuldeep but I think it's the unorthodox action and being a leg spinner that has always helped Kuldeep. Also now because we have two spin all rounders in form of Jadeja and Axar, Ashwin has really been pulled down in that list of eligible players for the squad of WC.

The match was affected with rain and target was reduced but still Aussies were not able to make it. Boundaries were short for both sides or just for India? Batting first India just destroyed the Aussies pace attack by scoring 399 runs and thats something not easy to chase by any batting side. Good performance from Indian pacers as well as from spinners.

[Marvell1]

Today's match was a really big joke, to be honest, with such short boundaries 400 was obviously a very normal total for any good batting side to make but yes Ashwin still made it look as if it's a great turning track. I still almost always think that in pressure situations he can prove to be a better spinner the Kuldeep but I think it's the unorthodox action and being a leg spinner that has always helped Kuldeep. Also now because we have two spin all rounders in form of Jadeja and Axar, Ashwin has really been pulled down in that list of eligible players for the squad of WC.

The match was affected with rain and target was reduced but still Aussies were not able to make it. Boundaries were short for both sides or just for India? Batting first India just destroyed the Aussies pace attack by scoring 399 runs and thats something not easy to chase by any batting side. Good performance from Indian pacers as well as from spinners.

India had given a very big target of 400. Of course, Australia had problems trying to chase that target. Australia was under pressure from the very start of their innings. And because of the DLS method, Australia had to score  317 in 33 overs. That was definitely a task which was difficult for even the best of the best teams. So of course Australia was unable to reach the total.

In the end, India was able to win the match by 99 runs. By winning this match, India has already secured victory in this series against Australia. And let's be honest, India does look to be in one of the best shape right now. They are definitely going to create problems for all the other teams in the World Cup.

[MusaPk]

India had given a very big target of 400. Of course, Australia had problems trying to chase that target. Australia was under pressure from the very start of their innings. And because of the DLS method, Australia had to score  317 in 33 overs. That was definitely a task which was difficult for even the best of the best teams. So of course Australia was unable to reach the total.

In the end, India was able to win the match by 99 runs. By winning this match, India has already secured victory in this series against Australia. And let's be honest, India does look to be in one of the best shape right now. They are definitely going to create problems for all the other teams in the World Cup.

India from day one are very strong at there home grounds and this win just confirm this fact. This Victory tells alot about Indian preparation for the upcoming ODI WC. Last time India won ODI WC was in 2011 and venue was India. They also have complete dominance over other Asian teams as it was evident from there performance in Asia Cup.

[GigaBit]

Today's match was a really big joke, to be honest, with such short boundaries 400 was obviously a very normal total for any good batting side to make but yes Ashwin still made it look as if it's a great turning track. I still almost always think that in pressure situations he can prove to be a better spinner the Kuldeep but I think it's the unorthodox action and being a leg spinner that has always helped Kuldeep. Also now because we have two spin all rounders in form of Jadeja and Axar, Ashwin has really been pulled down in that list of eligible players for the squad of WC.

The match was affected with rain and target was reduced but still Aussies were not able to make it. Boundaries were short for both sides or just for India? Batting first India just destroyed the Aussies pace attack by scoring 399 runs and thats something not easy to chase by any batting side. Good performance from Indian pacers as well as from spinners.

Yes its a great match for India team. Due to rain, the match was conducted under the DLS method. But whichever way Australia play, they are likely to fail as the target is so high. Playing against such a big score is not an easy task. Moreover, the Indian team is also the best in bowling at the moment. In today's match Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer who managed to score a century. But after these two batsmen, one more batsman managed to score well and that is Suryakumar Yadav who scored 72 runs off just 34 balls. For which the team managed to make a big score. India set a target of 399 runs against Australia and which is a tough challenge for any team.

[JunaidAzizi]

Today's match was a really big joke, to be honest, with such short boundaries 400 was obviously a very normal total for any good batting side to make but yes Ashwin still made it look as if it's a great turning track. I still almost always think that in pressure situations he can prove to be a better spinner the Kuldeep but I think it's the unorthodox action and being a leg spinner that has always helped Kuldeep. Also now because we have two spin all rounders in form of Jadeja and Axar, Ashwin has really been pulled down in that list of eligible players for the squad of WC.

The match was affected with rain and target was reduced but still Aussies were not able to make it. Boundaries were short for both sides or just for India? Batting first India just destroyed the Aussies pace attack by scoring 399 runs and thats something not easy to chase by any batting side. Good performance from Indian pacers as well as from spinners.

Yes its a great match for India team. Due to rain, the match was conducted under the DLS method. But whichever way Australia play, they are likely to fail as the target is so high. Playing against such a big score is not an easy task. Moreover, the Indian team is also the best in bowling at the moment. In today's match Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer who managed to score a century. But after these two batsmen, one more batsman managed to score well and that is Suryakumar Yadav who scored 72 runs off just 34 balls. For which the team managed to make a big score. India set a target of 399 runs against Australia and which is a tough challenge for any team.

Such a good performance was shown by the Indian team again. I know the Indian team has the potential to beat any team but we do not underestimate the Australian team as they also have a good record. But yeah Indian team is the champions of the Asian Cup so maybe they have good practice but the Australian batsman showed some stupidity just look at their bating and step some of them out just because of their wrong moves and they give 2 wickets at 9 runs. Also, their bowling is also in poor condition but somehow they chase the runs. On the other hand, two Indian batsmen made a century and one made a half-century.  Shreyas did 105 runs on 9u balls which include 6 fours and 4 sixes. Their bowlers also play well and I give congratulations to the Indian team for showing such a good performance.

[hafiztalha]

After a 5-wicket win in the first match of the three-match ODI, India are going for a big win against Australia in the second match. The target for Australia in the second match was 400 runs, 400 runs in 50 overs is very difficult. It is natural that Australia's game will be a bit chaotic where the target is 400 runs. From the beginning they were under pressure to score 400 runs, that's why the Australian batsmen batted under a lot of pressure from the start, as a result of which they lost eight wickets, failing to score 150 runs. Australia need 161 more runs to win this match and India need just two more wickets. Very soon we may see India announced as the winning team of this match.

Whats going in India vs Australia ODI series? India completely dominating the series. Today they scored 399 runs by batting first and that's something not easy to chase. Today there is no Virat and Rohit but still they manage to give such a huge target. India are in great form just before the world cup and that makes them ideal candidate for the World cup. Now the question is whether India can whitewash Australia or Australians can save themselves from such humiliation.

In Asia Cup, India team performance was also remarkable and now in this ODI series too India team set a huge target. India's team is improve its performance day by day. In this ODI series, India is leading 2-0. Today match was affected by rain which created difficulties for  Australia team batting. But I do not think Australia could chased down this big target even if rain had not intervened. Both S. Gill and S. Iyer completed centuries in this match and in previous match S. Gill showed an excellent batting performance. If India continues to perform like this they can easily win next match as well.

[n0ne]

After a 5-wicket win in the first match of the three-match ODI, India are going for a big win against Australia in the second match. The target for Australia in the second match was 400 runs, 400 runs in 50 overs is very difficult. It is natural that Australia's game will be a bit chaotic where the target is 400 runs. From the beginning they were under pressure to score 400 runs, that's why the Australian batsmen batted under a lot of pressure from the start, as a result of which they lost eight wickets, failing to score 150 runs. Australia need 161 more runs to win this match and India need just two more wickets. Very soon we may see India announced as the winning team of this match.

Whats going in India vs Australia ODI series? India completely dominating the series. Today they scored 399 runs by batting first and that's something not easy to chase. Today there is no Virat and Rohit but still they manage to give such a huge target. India are in great form just before the world cup and that makes them ideal candidate for the World cup. Now the question is whether India can whitewash Australia or Australians can save themselves from such humiliation.

In Asia Cup, India team performance was also remarkable and now in this ODI series too India team set a huge target. India's team is improve its performance day by day. In this ODI series, India is leading 2-0. Today match was affected by rain which created difficulties for  Australia team batting. But I do not think Australia could chased down this big target even if rain had not intervened. Both S. Gill and S. Iyer completed centuries in this match and in previous match S. Gill showed an excellent batting performance. If India continues to perform like this they can easily win next match as well.

Good to see Indian batsmen scoring good against the Australia team with much confidence and in a much comfortable manner. What needs to continue is the consistent performance. The problem arises when India tour other countries. Being on the home ground, India team players are good enough to score as well as defend. Away from home venue limited players used to perform well, rest used to return to the pavilion scoring mere runs. Anyhow this is a big win for India team before the start of ODI World Cup.

[ThemePen]

Good to see Indian batsmen scoring good against the Australia team with much confidence and in a much comfortable manner. What needs to continue is the consistent performance. The problem arises when India tour other countries. Being on the home ground, India team players are good enough to score as well as defend. Away from home venue limited players used to perform well, rest used to return to the pavilion scoring mere runs. Anyhow this is a big win for India team before the start of ODI World Cup.

What an excellent performance by Indian team. There were a little delay due to rain but after that India set 400 runs target for Australia. And what a great partnership of Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill both made centuries. Shubman Gill  made 104 runs for 97 balls and Shreyas Iyer made 105 runs for 90 balls and he also got player of the match award.
And in the bowling line India also surprised us and they didn't give chance Australia to go above 250 runs. And with in 29 overs they got all wickets of Australian team. Congratulations to India team.

[Nrcewker]

Now that’s what is quality batting from the Indian batters. I mean Australians are known for their deadly bowling attack, but seeing yesterday’s batting of India against them, this fact has been converted into a myth. I mean the Indian batters didn’t spared anyone. They attacked each and every bowlers of the Aussies. Moreover the favourite player from Yesterday match was Suryakumar. He proved everyone wrong, who used to mock at his performance. Well played Surya and Ashwin.

[Sithara007]

If India can pile up close to 400 runs against one of the best bowling lineups in the world, then imagine what they can do against weak teams such as Bangladesh and Netherlands. There is a good possibility that new records will be created and 500 plus totals will be scored. Anyway, the matches are being played in India and therefore there is good chance of pitches offering zero support for the bowlers (at least for the pace bowlers). Teams that doesn't have quality spinners, such as Australia, England and Pakistan are going to struggle.

[Cheema02]

India had given a very big target of 400. Of course, Australia had problems trying to chase that target. Australia was under pressure from the very start of their innings. And because of the DLS method, Australia had to score  317 in 33 overs. That was definitely a task which was difficult for even the best of the best teams. So of course Australia was unable to reach the total.

India from day one are very strong at there home grounds and this win just confirm this fact. This Victory tells alot about Indian preparation for the upcoming ODI WC. Last time India won ODI WC was in 2011 and venue was India. They also have complete dominance over other Asian teams as it was evident from there performance in Asia Cup.

Right Now india is most favourite team to win the World Cup 2023. India won 2nd Odi by 99 runs DLS method against Australia and lead the 3 match series by 2-0. India set a high total of 400 runs for Australia that seems quite difficult to chase down and Australia bowled out in just 217 runs. India bowling and batting performance were outstanding especially Ravichandran Ashwin who picked up 3 wickets by giving 41 runs in 7 overs and Ravindra Jadeja aslo picked 3 important wickets by giving 47 runs. The player of the match is Shreyas Iyer for his brilliant hundred scoring 105 runs in just 90 balls. now India is looking for whitewash but Australia has the potential to come back in the Final ODI before the World Cup.

[Swordsoffreedom]

If India can pile up close to 400 runs against one of the best bowling lineups in the world, then imagine what they can do against weak teams such as Bangladesh and Netherlands. There is a good possibility that new records will be created and 500 plus totals will be scored. Anyway, the matches are being played in India and therefore there is good chance of pitches offering zero support for the bowlers (at least for the pace bowlers). Teams that doesn't have quality spinners, such as Australia, England and Pakistan are going to struggle.

you are right, India's batsmen have the ability to bat responsibly against any strong bowling attack and score big total. Australian bowlers are very experienced, also I thought Pakistan's pace bowling attack is the best in the world right now.  Against these two teams I have seen Indian batsmen perform brilliantly in recent times, this is why I think India is the most favorite team for this year's World Cup.

But the main problem of Indian batsmen is that their performance is somewhat erratic. We have seen India lose badly against Bangladesh, however I think the team will not make such a mistake in the World Cup. And this is the team we will see in the final of the World Cup...

[Haunebu]

This is why I think India is the most favorite team for this year's world cup. But the main problem of Indian batsmen is that their performance is somewhat erratic . We have seen India lose badly against Bangladesh. But I think the team will not make such a mistake in the world cup . And this is the team we will see in the final of the World Cup...

You guys need to temper your expectations frankly speaking because India usually performs really well in certain matches and underperform badly in critical matches(Eg: Recent WTC final against Australia).

They are number one across all formats which is insane indeed, but high rankings don't always translate to big tournament wins.

[jasonjm]

If India can pile up close to 400 runs against one of the best bowling lineups in the world, then imagine what they can do against weak teams such as Bangladesh and Netherlands. There is a good possibility that new records will be created and 500 plus totals will be scored. Anyway, the matches are being played in India and therefore there is good chance of pitches offering zero support for the bowlers (at least for the pace bowlers). Teams that doesn't have quality spinners, such as Australia, England and Pakistan are going to struggle.

It is important to mention that this is not Australia's full-strength bowling attack, but still, the way India is batting, it will be difficult for a bowling attack to restrict them at a low score. We have seen their batting against Pakistan in the Asia Cup against one of the best bowling attacks. I think it will be a rare occasion for a team to go past 400 runs, as the pitches for the World Cup will be different along with World Cup pressure. So a 300 total will be a par score in the World Cup, with few exceptions.
Yes! Spinners will be crucial in this World Cup, and the teams you mentioned do not have a quality spin attack. Those middle overs are important in deciding the fate of the ODI game, and if a team loses the momentum in middle overs, they will lose the match.

[MusaPk]

It is important to mention that this is not Australia's full-strength bowling attack, but still, the way India is batting, it will be difficult for a bowling attack to restrict them at a low score. We have seen their batting against Pakistan in the Asia Cup against one of the best bowling attacks. I think it will be a rare occasion for a team to go past 400 runs, as the pitches for the World Cup will be different along with World Cup pressure. So a 300 total will be a par score in the World Cup, with few exceptions.
Yes! Spinners will be crucial in this World Cup, and the teams you mentioned do not have a quality spin attack. Those middle overs are important in deciding the fate of the ODI game, and if a team loses the momentum in middle overs, they will lose the match.

I think India was also not playing with there full strength in yesterday game. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are not playing in yesterday's game. KL Rahul was Indian Captain in place of Rohit Sharma. Both teams are giving rest to there main players to avoid injury ahead of ODI WC. With recent wins its very much clear that India is favourite to lift WC trophy.

[HONDACD125]

I think India was also not playing with there full strength in yesterday game. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are not playing in yesterday's game. KL Rahul was Indian Captain in place of Rohit Sharma. Both teams are giving rest to there main players to avoid injury ahead of ODI WC. With recent wins its very much clear that India is favourite to lift WC trophy.

Without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, it was certainly a remarkable performance for the Indian team to make such a big score; Key players of both these teams were not involved in the match, but India's performance so well is a moment of concern for all the teams. The Australian players did not have the enthusiasm that the Australian players are known for. The Indian team easily controlled them.

The way the Australian team is playing matches against India is very disappointing, and Australia will have to revise it. Indian team will definitely be favorites to win the World Cup but nothing can be said too early in cricket as there are strong cricket teams apart from Australia who can be expected to do well. For example, there are teams like South Africa, England and New Zealand. That has the potential to cause problems for any good team

[Marvell1]

I think India was also not playing with there full strength in yesterday game. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are not playing in yesterday's game. KL Rahul was Indian Captain in place of Rohit Sharma. Both teams are giving rest to there main players to avoid injury ahead of ODI WC. With recent wins its very much clear that India is favourite to lift WC trophy.

Without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, it was certainly a remarkable performance for the Indian team to make such a big score; Key players of both these teams were not involved in the match, but India's performance so well is a moment of concern for all the teams. The Australian players did not have the enthusiasm that the Australian players are known for. The Indian team easily controlled them.

The way the Australian team is playing matches against India is very disappointing, and Australia will have to revise it. Indian team will definitely be favorites to win the World Cup but nothing can be said too early in cricket as there are strong cricket teams apart from Australia who can be expected to do well. For example, there are teams like South Africa, England and New Zealand. That has the potential to cause problems for any good team

I think this shows how well the next gen of India has improved. Once the older gen eventually retires, I think India is not going to have any problems throughout the transition period. And of course India did very well in the last match against Australia. I didn't expect that India is going to win the match so easily. But the performance that India actually put on was incredible and I don't think that anyone will deny India deserving to win the match.

But we can also say that Australia was actually unlucky. The rain interrupted the match at the most inconvenient time for Australia. The track was not best suited for batting after the rain. Son that is one reason for Australia not doing well at all in the match.