IND vs AUS 2nd ODI: Team India also faced defeat at the hands of Australia in the second ODI. The Kangaroos took a 2-0 lead in the series. Lost in ODI in Adelaide after 17 years. Here we will tell you about the 5 villains of the Indian team.
India vs Australia ODI 2025: Australia has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series by defeating India by 2 wickets in the second ODI. In this decisive match, Team India, batting first after losing the toss, had set a target of 265 runs, which the Australian batsmen achieved by losing 8 wickets. Matthew Shott played an excellent match-winning inning of 74 runs and Cooper Conley played a wonderful match-winning inning of 61* runs. In this match, mistakes were seen from many players of the Indian team in batting, bowling and fielding. We will tell you about those 5 players who became villains for India in this match.
Shubhman Gill
The biggest mistake behind the defeat against Australia goes to captain Shubman Gill. With the first bat, Gill scored only 9 runs as an opener and could not give a good start to the team. After that, even under captaincy, he could not use the bowlers properly. At one time it seemed that India could win the match. But, even after Harshit Rana scored a run in the over, Gill backed him and was beaten again. Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Siraj and Washington could not even utilize Sundar properly. Gill was out on 10 runs in the first match also.
Virat Kohli
After about 7 months, Virat Kohli, playing ODI for Team India, was out on 0 for the second consecutive time. This happened for the first time in his career, when he could not open the account in both consecutive innings. Team India had to suffer the consequences of his poor batting. Due to his bat not working, India was not able to get off to a good start. Virat Kohli has been amazing especially on the Adelaide grounds. Despite this, he disappointed the team and the fans.
Mohammad Siraj
Mohammad Siraj made a big contribution in Australia’s run chase. He took an easy catch of the highest run scorer Matthew Shot at the score of 51, after which he shifted the momentum back to the opposition team by hitting 2-4 shots. What happened was that Washington Sundar’s shot in the over tried to hit a boundary towards the off side, but the ball went in the air. There, Siraj was standing and the ball went in his hand, but he missed it. From there the course of the match changed.
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Harshit Rana
Although in batting, Harshit Rana contributed 24* runs in 18 balls for the team. But, when it came to bowling, he could not bowl the ball on the right line and length. However, at one point India made a comeback when he dismissed Mathew Shot. But, by bowling a bad ball in front of Mitchell Owen, he got a chance to open the bat. After which Owen released the pressure by hitting 4-5 boundaries. Rana gave 59 runs in 8 overs. At the same time, took 2 wickets in his name.
Nitish Kumar Reddy
The list also includes all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who has had a disappointing performance with both bat and ball. At 223, India had lost 7 wickets and 6 overs of play were left. In such a situation, he should have played carefully so that the runs could increase. But, he got stumped while trying to hit a six off Adam Zampa’s ball. He scored only 8 runs. When he was given bowling, he gave away 24 runs in 3 overs. Apart from this, he also missed a catch. Although the catch was difficult, such catches are made at the international level.
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