“Real Australia Comes out in a flat track”- Netizens in split after watching Australia score runs easily on FLAT Rajkot track
Australia in the third ODI, chose to bat first and put on 352/7 on the board in their 50 overs.
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In the second and third ODI matches between India and Australia, the pitches have been batter-friendly. The second ODI was played at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, while the ongoing third ODI is being played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday (September 27).
In the second ODI, India scored 399/5 in their 50 overs after batting first. Australia in the third ODI, chose to bat first and put on 352/7 on the board in their 50 overs. The batters from Down Under struggled a lot in the first two ODIs.
After a 78-run stand between the Aussie openers, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh, the scoreboard still kept running at a faster rate. Warner played a 34-bal 65-run knock, while Marsh missed hitting his century by four runs. He took 84 balls to score 96 runs with 13 fours and three sixes.
Later, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne led the attack with their half-century knocks. Smith smacked 74 runs from 61 balls, while Labuschagne blasted 72 runs off 58 balls. The four half-centuries powered the Aussies to the 300-plus score.
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Fans mock Australia for scoring lots of runs on a flat Rajkot track
Though the Aussies turned their beast mode on in the third ODI, netizens left unimpressed. They pointed out how the visitors were struggling badly in the series and could score runs only on flat pitches. Fans mocked Australia by saying that their batting has been exposed before the ODI World Cup.
India have started their run chase and started it with a bang. Captain Rohit Sharma is on fire as he is playing with the Aussie pacers with fours and sixes. He was rested for the first two ODIs but came back for the third to display his batting prowess. He took 57 balls to score 81 runs with five fours and six maximums before he became a victim of caught and bowled by Glenn Maxwell.
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