Australia [334/5] beat India [313/8] by 21 runs in the fourth ODI, trail series 3-1

[Abdullah719]

India Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Lokesh Rahul

Australia Squad: David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steven Smith(c), Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Peter Handscomb (wk), Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Hilton Cartwright

 

[MenInG]

India v Australia | 4th ODI | Bangalore | September 28th, 2017 | Match Thread

Australia win the toss and elect to bat

Teams:
India (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(w), Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal

Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steven Smith(c), Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Peter Handscomb, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa

 

[shariqnoor]

So what was looking certainly to be a score in excess of 360-370, Australia struggling to reach 320 now.

Great captaincy by Kohli to introduce Jadhav and then Umesh. Got 3 big wickets.

 

[Rafa]

Collapse, Finch and Warner throw away their wickets at wrong time.

 

[ToeCrusher2]

Smith has increased his away ODI average to 28 after this tour )

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Yadav is an awful bowler...

 

[hadi123]

Australia looked like they could get near the 400 mark when Warner and Finch were going well

 

[lehen]

335 should be a cakewalk on this wicket but..don't have much faith on this Indian batting order. Below par score by Aus, 360 looks par here

 

[wasimjunior]

335 should be a cakewalk on this wicket but..don't have much faith on this Indian batting order. Below par score by Aus, 360 looks par here

This is a good score pitch is slowing considerably. Aussie bowling is very poor though

 

[RamLakhan]

Decent start... But there is a void in Indian middle order to feel comfortable about chasing totals these days. Too much pressure on Kohli & Pandya.... (Teams will start to target Pandya from now on!)

 

[Mp812]

India require another 270 runs with 10 wickets and 40.0 overs remaining

 

[mmkextreme_1]

India require another 270 runs with 10 wickets and 40.0 overs remaining

Seems a straight forward chase for India.

 

[Rayyman]

Indian bowlers got destroyed today. As usual.

 

[RamLakhan]

Indian bowlers got destroyed today. As usual.

They did defend an average total the other day on same so called flat pitches!

 

[Specialisttailender]

Within a month Kohli missed out 3 tons.

 

[Syed1]

Another big run chase, another failure for Kohli.



#Kohliiiii nahi hota tughse chase

 

[Benchwarmer]

Pretty sure Pandya would make a strong case for himself at #4 if he gets India close today

 

[troodon]

Rohit's wicket was crucial. He was set for a big ton. Unfortunate runout.

Kohli played on again.

Jadhav cannot be trusted. Manish freezes when the pressure is on. He is already under immense pressure fighting for his place.

Dhoni cannot be trusted to score big runs at this stage of his career.

 

[Benchwarmer]

I honestly haven't seen a spin slaughterer as brutal as Pandya.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

This guy is a beast. Absolutely the best white ball player in the world.

Great fielder, decent enough bowler and just absolutely murderous with the bat.

 

[CanadianG00se]

Too many dot balls played by these two specially Jadhav. Req run rate 8.40

 

[CanadianG00se]

Rohit's wicket was crucial. He was set for a big ton. Unfortunate runout.

Kohli played on again.

Jadhav cannot be trusted. Manish freezes when the pressure is on. He is already under immense pressure fighting for his place.

Dhoni cannot be trusted to score big runs at this stage of his career.

Might as well just give up and end this game, save us some time

 

[CanadianG00se]

OK game over. Pandya gone.

Well played, Aussies

 

[Kaptan]

Jadhav after playing 58 balls still cant rotate strike.

 

[lehen]

kohli made a mockery of an easy chase,what a pity

 

[Kaptan]

Rain stopped play.
India 2 runs behind D/L par score.
Jhadav is shameless, wasted soo many deliveries.

 

[troodon]

Rain stopped play.
India 2 runs behind D/L par score.
Jhadav is shameless, wasted soo many deliveries.

He wanted his 50 to keep the likes of Raina at bay. He got it. Who cares about a JAMODI

 

[Rafa]

It's not heavy as per sources

 

[RamLakhan]

Rain stopped play.
India 2 runs behind D/L par score.
Jhadav is shameless, wasted soo many deliveries.

Even Pandya missed a trick there... Rain was always on the card, so they should have scored briskly without worrying about preserving their wickets... With the rain (rainy environment) around the pitch will always remain fresh and good for batting....

 

[lehen]

we have lost kohli the chaser fr good, nowadays he runs out partners far too often

 

[Syed1]

Even Pandya missed a trick there... Rain was always on the card, so they should have scored briskly without worrying about preserving their wickets... With the rain (rainy environment) around the pitch will always remain fresh and good for batting....

You do realize wickets also have a big part to play in D/L calculations. Losing more wickets = more runs required to be ahead of D/L par score.

 

[Reddy]

Manish Pandey is talented as hell, should be given a long run in the team.

 

[RamLakhan]

You do realize wickets also have a big part to play in D/L calculations. Losing more wickets = more runs required to be ahead of D/L par score.

You aren't going to lose wickets when the ball is not gripping, you can take risks... D/L based chases should be planned differently...

 

[CanadianG00se]

Seriously, get rid of this Jadhav guy, when required rate is touching 10 and dude is playing dot balls

 

[Syed1]

You have stellar Indian batting juggernaut on one side and then you have Jadhav who would struggle to get into Bangladeshi side

 

[Mp812]

India require another 53 runs with 6 wickets and 30 balls remaining..... interesting finish on cards

 

[vagabond007ti]

Jadhav can't accelerate. He may lose us the match today.

 

[troodon]

Lets see if the Greatest finisher of all time still has it in him. No time to play dots here. This is the role he will have to play until the end of WC 2019.

 

[vagabond007ti]

Dhoni alone cant do much now.. Pandey is also out.

 

[Mp812]

India need 46 runs in 23 balls with only last hope Dhoni on crease

 

[sachin100]

Congrats Australia

 

[Protea Fan]

Dhoni is vulnerable against quality pace these days

Remember rabada defending a last over against him recently

 

[sachin100]

Dhoni struggling

 

[troodon]

Dhoni struggling.

 

[CanadianG00se]

Please get rid off Jadhav and Dhoni ASAP. These two will definately someday cost India an important games in Worldcup

Jadhav is really horrible batsman, not even sure how can he be selected ahead of KL Rahul

 

[DRsohail]

hahhaah what are u doing dhoni,,just retire,,dont harm ur legacy..

 

[sachin100]

Dhoni hacking thin air

 

[sachin100]

Dhoni hacking comes to a hackish end

 

[CanadianG00se]

hahhaah what are u doing dhoni,,just retire,,dont harm ur legacy..

Thats the sad part, Indians players just dont know when to retire.

Sehwag, Yuvi, and now Dhoni all playing for India well past their prime.

 

[Kaptan]

Dhoni

 

[troodon]

Alright.

Dhoni is not a finisher anymore. He is finished as a finisher. India needs someone else to do the job.

 

[Benchwarmer]

Promoting BOTH Jadhav and Pandya above Pandey and Dhoni is ridiculous in my opinion, asking your big hitters to construct a chase and asking Dhoni to get 45 in 25 odd is just baffling.

 

[sachin100]

Anybody who thinks dhoni has any hitting abilities needs to have their eyes checked.

He cannot even score at run a ball

 

[MMHS]

Dhoni

A bit harsh - to his support, I would say, he didn't get enough time today to settle in middle & the asking was too much for a batsman just coming in. Today, if anyone is to be blamed, it had to be that stupid run out & to an extent Kohli.

 

[troodon]

Axar Patel the darter is not a proper spinner. He can't slog as well to warrant a place in the team.

 

[Thomaskutty]

Deadwood Dhoni at it again lol. The sooner India bring in a fresh new keeper , the better chances we have of doing well at the 2019 WC.

 

[DRsohail]

Thats the sad part, Indians players just dont know when to retire.

Sehwag, Yuvi, and now Dhoni all playing for India well past their prime.

the great sachin did the same...i think dravid and laxman did it on time..dhoni is too much prolonging it.should have retired after 2015 wc..

 

[troodon]

A bit harsh - to his support, I would say, he didn't get enough time today to settle in middle & the asking was too much for a batsman just coming in. Today, if anyone is to be blamed, it had to be that stupid run out & to an extent Kohli.

That is his role as a finisher. So you want him to bat in top order? He will kill all the momentum there too.

MSD is still the best WK in India. But his batting is a liability. He plays a good inning once every 10 matches. He is letting others score big shots while remaining not out. Been hiding for too long. Today he was in spot light and he failed.

 

[CanadianG00se]

Dhoni
Jadhav
Axar
U Yadav
A Rahane

Thats half the team filled with losers. How the hell can India expect to win with such players

 

[DRsohail]

Promoting BOTH Jadhav and Pandya above Pandey and Dhoni is ridiculous in my opinion, asking your big hitters to construct a chase and asking Dhoni to get 45 in 25 odd is just baffling.

agreed...it may work spmetimes but dhoni should bat at4 or 5..

 

[sachin100]

His recent chases have all been when scoring rate is less than 5 runs per over. When ever it is at six even he bungles big time

 

[troodon]

Jaddu is 10 times the player this Axar is. He can at least slog. Axar can't even do that.

 

[sachin100]

the great sachin did the same...i think dravid and laxman did it on time..dhoni is too much prolonging it.should have retired after 2015 wc..

Sachin didn't prolong his ODI career but his test career yes

 

[CanadianG00se]

Where are Jadhav and Dhoni fans eh

R Pant is toying with NZ A team and we are stuck with Dhoni 'Once upon a time great finisher' Dhoni.

 

[troodon]

Dhoni
Jadhav
Axar
U Yadav
A Rahane

Thats half the team filled with losers. How the hell can India expect to win with such players

Rahane played alright. Gave a good start along with Rohit.

Blame goes on Jadav who was playing dots when big hits were needed.

Dhoni is not a finisher. The sooner Indian management figures it out, the better. He should not bat in Top 7. India needs someone like Raina or a Pant to come in at No. 6 and 7 to strike big.

 

[Kaptan]

A bit harsh - to his support, I would say, he didn't get enough time today to settle in middle & the asking was too much for a batsman just coming in. Today, if anyone is to be blamed, it had to be that stupid run out & to an extent Kohli.

Yeah, for today's loss Dhoni should not be blamed.
India lost because of that stupid Jhadav and ignorant Kohli.
But Dhoni must retire now.

 

[MMHS]

That is his role as a finisher. So you want him to bat in top order? He will kill all the momentum there too.

MSD is still the best WK in India. But his batting is a liability. He plays a good inning once every 10 matches. He is letting others score big shots while remaining not out. Been hiding for too long. Today he was in spot light and he failed.

I would have put him at 5. I put it this way - today 4 Indian middle order coming in front of him got out for 21, 41, 67 & 33 - that's well set, on what has to be the best batting surface in IND, under dew, on a smallish ground. I'll bet my house, had MSD been any of those, 9 times out of 10, he would have taken the game to last ball & most probably would have won it.

 

[sachin100]

Dhoni will do nothing in icc tournaments as always like the last champions trophy but his fans are still in denial that his hacking will win games for india

 

[CanadianG00se]

Rahane played alright. Gave a good start along with Rohit.

Blame goes on Jadav who was playing dots when big hits were needed.

Dhoni is not a finisher. The sooner Indian management figures it out, the better. He should not bat in Top 7. India needs someone like Raina or a Pant to come in at No. 6 and 7 to strike big.

Rahane, Jadhav, Dhoni, Axar all must go, they shouldnt even be part of experimentation when we all know they are either done and dusted, or just not good enough. I seriously hate Indian selectors for ruining our chances for upcoming worldcup with selecting crap players. I can bet its matter of time when Jadeja/Ashwi will return and K Yadav/Chahal will made to miss out on WC
I swear if that happens, im just gonna give up on India team for good.

Glad that i have baseball to fallback GO BLUEJAYS

 

[ExpressPacer]

Jaddu is 10 times the player this Axar is. He can at least slog. Axar can't even do that.

Exacrly. The baffling thing is, he wasn't even trying to hit big.

 

[sachin100]

Rahane played alright. Gave a good start along with Rohit.

Blame goes on Jadav who was playing dots when big hits were needed.

Dhoni is not a finisher. The sooner Indian management figures it out, the better. He should not bat in Top 7. India needs someone like Raina or a Pant to come in at No. 6 and 7 to strike big.

Why should he be selected if he cannot hack in the first place. He eats so many balls to settle and he is not a rotator of strike in the middle overs

 

[Shafi]

Dhoni
Jadhav
Axar
U Yadav
A Rahane
Duo I
Thats half the team filled with losers. How the hell can India expect to win with such players

Dhoni is the looser? How ungrateful people can be. He is the living legend. He won ICC cups with nothing bowlers

 

[CanadianG00se]

I would have put him at 5. I put it this way - today 4 Indian middle order coming in front of him got out for 21, 41, 67 & 33 - that's well set, on what has to be the best batting surface in IND, under dew, on a smallish ground. I'll bet my house, had MSD been any of those, 9 times out of 10, he would have taken the game to last ball & most probably would have won it.

Stop hyping up on Dhoni. He is done and dusted. A well knowledgeable poster like yourself should know that, everyone except the selectors know that. Whats more scary thing is, R Shastri already declared Dhoni will be in WC 2019

I can bet my bottom dollar, if Dhoni/Jadhav/Rahane are part of WC team then India will not even reach semis. An embarrassing WorldCup(like 2007) waiting ahead

 

[CanadianG00se]

Dhoni is the looser? How ungrateful people can be. He is the living legend. He won ICC cups with nothing bowlers

Just because he won us worldcup once upon a time doesnt mean he will now cost us games. He should retire gracefully, rather than being dumped for good. Just an fyi, Yuvi won us 2011 WC and we all know he just got dumped as well.

 

[sachin100]

Dhoni is the looser? How ungrateful people can be. He is the living legend. He won ICC cups with nothing bowlers

Haha. So u mean to say india won only due to his captaincy and not due to players performances?

 

[troodon]

I still want MSD in the team. But he should come at No.8.

Axar should be replaced by Jaddu if Kuldepe is not available.
Jadhav should be replaced by Raina or Pant. Someone who can hit big.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Stop hyping up on Dhoni. He is done and dusted. A well knowledgeable poster like yourself should know that, everyone except the selectors know that. Whats more scary thing is, R Shastri already declared Dhoni will be in WC 2019

I can bet my bottom dollar, if Dhoni/Jadhav/Rahane are part of WC team then India will not even reach semis. An embarrassing WorldCup(like 2007) waiting ahead

This is exactly what people said during the CT earler this year too. But India did reach CT Finals. It's not about just Dhoni or Jadhav. These 2 people alone don't define the success of Indian team. We failed today collectively and that's the best way to put it.

 

[sachin100]

Thats the problem with hacks like jhadav and dhoni. Even after hitting a four they play two to three dot balls and pressure will increase and they play high risk shots and get out after that

 

[Tyler Durden]

I still want MSD in the team. But he should come at No.8.

Axar should be replaced by Jaddu if Kuldepe is not available.
Jadhav should be replaced by Raina or Pant. Someone who can hit big.

How about trying Krunal Pandya in place of Axar or Jadhav? He has the potential and zeal to fill up that spot. What's your take on this?

 

[sachin100]

This is exactly what people said during the CT earler this year too. But India did reach CT Finals. It's not about just Dhoni or Jadhav. These 2 people alone don't define the success of Indian team. We failed today collectively and that's the best way to put it.

What is their contribution in champions trophy tell me? U want dhoni in the team as a specimen so that others perform and carry him as a player? Tell me why he merits a place in the team as a batsman?